CLONAL SELECTIONS

Choosing a varietal for your vineyard planting can be challenging in itself. Today, with the vast clonal diversity available, the decision can be even more complex. California Grapevine Nursery has many options for today’s grower when it comes to making this decision. We offer a wide array of selections and clones which we grow in our increase blocks for use in our grafted vine program.

California Grapevine Nursery is one of the only three licensed agents in California of the authentic Entav-Inra® clones from France. Please refer to the French Wine Grape Clonal Selections chart to view the clones and selections available and pending introduction. This chart also lists the rootstock varieties in the program. Design Solutions please enter link to entav website here


“National Technical Establishment for Improvement of Viticulture”
  • Authenticity – the ENTAV-INRA® trademark validates the origin and authenticity of the clones
  • 40 years of research dedicated to the collection, certification and conservation of French clonal material
  • 10 years on average of rigorous testing and research before a clone becomes certified and is assigned a CTPS number
  • Clonal diversity promoting new flavors and complexity for winemaking
  • A library of over 700 certified French clones for 135 wine grape varieties
  • ENTAV-INRA® certified clones are trademarked in over 50 countries throughout the world
  • Micro-vinification of each clone to identify wine character and quality

California Grapevine Nursery also offers a large assortment of California selections for use in our grafting program. Many of these selections were originally obtained from Foundation Plant Services (FPS), a department of UC Davis, for planting in our increase blocks. FPS produces, tests, maintains and distributes premium disease-tested plant propagation material. Use this link here to visit the FPS website – fps.ucdavis.edu

Please refer to the California Wine Grape Clonal Selections chart to view the selections and clones available.

– California Wine Grape Clonal Selections Chart
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