Viticultural Information
Fiesta
Description
Species: Vitis vinifera The 'Fiesta' variety is the result of a complex cross made in 1965 by John H. Weinberger of the USDA Agricultural Research Service at the U.S. Horticultural Field Station in Fresno. It was released for commercial production in December 1973. 'Fiesta' was selected for its ability to produce high quality raisins and its early fruit ripening. Increases in 'Fiesta' plantings in California have been gradual since its introduction in 1973. This modest rate of expansion was influenced by industry concerns in the late 1970s over the seed trace content of 'Fiesta' raisins. These concerns were found to be exaggerated and the variety is now widely accepted by raisin packers. It is not used as a table grape because of its sensitivity to gibberellic acid.
Links
Foundation Plant Services at UC Davis is the source of Foundation grapevine material for the nursery industry, and the staff can provide information about possible sources for obtaining this stock. The National Grape Registry (NGR) contains information about varieties of wine, juice, and table grapes, raisins, and grape rootstocks available in the United States. Growers, nurseries, winemakers and researchers can find background information and source contacts for those grape varieties in this single convenient location.
Publications
Christensen, L.P. 2000. Raisin Grape Varieties (PDF). Pages 38-47 in: Raisin Production Manual. University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources Publication 3393, Oakland, CA. Buy book
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