Gold
Vitis vinifera L.
Gold is a grape variety recorded in the Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), passport no. 4997.1
Its berries are white.1
VIVC gives its country or region of origin as United States.1
VIVC lists its parents as California A 3- 94 × California K 3- 78, confirmed by DNA markers.1
Crossed in 1951 by Olmo, Harold P.1
It is not in the University of Adelaide area database: no vineyard area is recorded for it in 2000–2023.2
In the atlas it is a parent of 2 varieties.1
parentCalifornia A 3- 94
parentCalifornia K 3- 78
Gold
confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)
Other names
California Q 17-16
Offspring
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 4997. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
- Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3