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The fresh (table grape) harvest was 910,400 short tons (825,900 t) and selling at a price of $1,300 per short ton ($1,433/t), this sector was worth $1,183,520,000 for the season. [3] The table grape and wine grape sectors are represented by the Table Grape Commission [4] and the California Association of Winegrape Growers. [5]
This list of grape varieties includes cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana). For a complete list of all grape species, including those unimportant to agriculture, see Vitis .
Green California Table Grapes can also be found under the names Autumn King or Blanc Seedless. ... Unlike many seedless grape varieties that struggle with hardiness during winter (the vines are ...
In the United States, California remains the largest single producer of table grapes with over 85,000 acres under cultivation. According to the USDA over 70 varietals are grown in the state, but the bulk of shipments are limited to a dozen mainly seedless varieties often sold domestically under generic green, red, or black descriptors.
Autumn Royal is a seedless table grape variety first produced in California, and released in 1996. Its parentage includes many types of grapes, including Black rose, Calmeria, Flame Seedless and Ribier.
Niabell grape or California's Concord is a type of table grape that is used to make grape juice because of its sweet taste. This type of grape, which has a similar taste to Concord grape, is grown in temperate climates. In the United States, the San Joaquin Valley has many vineyards for growing this type of grape due to the favorable climatic ...
Dr. Harold Olmo. Olmo grapes are wine and table grape varieties produced by University of California, Davis viticulturist Dr. Harold Olmo.Over the course of his nearly 50-year career, Dr. Olmo bred a wide variety of both grapes by means of both crossing varieties from the same species or creating hybrid grapes from cultivars of different Vitis species.
Despite the vast differences in climate, elevation, and soil that make California such a prime place to grow grapes, much of the state’s 615,000 acres of vineyard land are planted to just a ...