U.S. patent number PP33,963 [Application Number 17/351,072] was granted by the patent office on 2022-02-22 for grapevine plant named `ejg two`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to E. & J. Gallo Winery. The grantee listed for this patent is E&J Gallo Winery. Invention is credited to Peter Samuel Melugin Cousins.
United States Patent |
PP33,963 |
Cousins |
February 22, 2022 |
Grapevine plant named `EJG Two`
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of grapevine plant named `EJG Two`
characterized by its production of grapes with a distinct and
pleasant sweet herbal and mint flavor. The grapes are suitable for
making white wine with sweet herbal and mint flavors and aromas.
`EJG Two` vines are fertile with spur pruning.
Inventors: |
Cousins; Peter Samuel Melugin
(Modesto, CA) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
E&J Gallo Winery |
Modesto |
CA |
US |
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Assignee: |
E. & J. Gallo Winery
(Modesto, CA)
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Appl.
No.: |
17/351,072 |
Filed: |
June 17, 2021 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/207 |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
6/88 (20180101); A01H 5/08 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/207 |
Primary Examiner: Para; Annette H
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Goodwin Procter LLP
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A new and distinct variety of grapevine plant named `EJG Two`,
substantially as illustrated and described herein.
Description
Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: The plant
claimed relates to a new and distinct variety of Vitis
interspecific hybrid.
Variety denomination: The plant claimed shall be known as `EJG
Two`.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
The present invention is not a subject of any federally sponsored
research or development.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The new and distinct grapevine described and claimed herein
originated from a wine grape breeding program. Hand pollination of
the flowers of Symphony grape (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,013) as the
seed parent variety with pollen of a non-patented pollen parent
variety was performed in May 2013, and the resulting seeds were
germinated in a greenhouse. The seedling vines were planted in a
vineyard near Ripperdan, Madera County, Calif. in April 2014. The
present variety of grapevine was selected as a single plant in
August 2016 based on fruit yield, flavor, and composition, and was
first asexually propagated by hardwood cuttings at Arroyo Grande,
San Luis Obispo County, Calif. in February 2017. The resulting
propagules were planted in the vineyard in May 2017 near Ripperdan,
Madera County, Calif., as a replicated planting of ten vines. The
resulting vines were found to be true to type, showing attributes
of the original vine when observed in fruit for at least two
seasons. Wine was made from fruit harvested from these ten vines
and the wine was evaluated through chemical and sensory
testing.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following description relates to the `EJG Two` grapevine when
grown under normal horticultural practices near Ripperdan, Madera
County, Calif. Some of the characteristics of the grapevine may
vary depending upon changes in crop load and/or change of location
of cultivation.
The `EJG Two` grapevine is characterized by producing medium-large
dense clusters of medium-large grapes (alternatively referred to
herein as "fruit" or "berries") with a distinct and pleasant sweet
herbal and mint flavor. `EJG Two` grapes have green-yellow skin,
which is commonly recognized in viticulture and enology as "white."
The grapes ripens for winemaking each year in August. `EJG Two`
flowers are perfect and self-fertile with functional stamens,
viable pollen, and a functional pistil. `EJG Two` grapes have
normal development of seeds. `EJG Two` is fertile with spur
pruning. `EJG Two` grapes are suitable for white wine production
and the wine is distinguished by positive and enjoyable sweet
herbal, mint, and eucalyptus aromas and flavors, which demonstrate
the usefulness of `EJG Two`.
`EJG Two` differs from its pollen parent by producing berries with
normal seed development, while its pollen parent produces grapes
with stenospermocarpic seed development, which is an incomplete
form of seed development in grapevine that results in effectively
seedless berries that do not develop hard seed coats.
Microsatellite (e.g., simple sequence repeat) markers were used to
develop a DNA fingerprint of `EJG Two`, and comparison of the `EJG
Two` DNA fingerprint to an extensive, non-public database of
grapevine variety DNA fingerprints showed that the `EJG Two` DNA
fingerprint was different from all the other DNA fingerprints. This
observation is consistent with the origin of a `EJG Two` as a
distinct grapevine that arose from a seed that was the result of
pollination between varieties.
The commercially grown wine grape varieties that are the most
similar to `EJG Two` are Muscat blanc (also known as Muscat
Canelli; non-patented) and Symphony (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,013),
which is the seed parent of `EJG Two`. `EJG Two` differs from
Muscat blanc in several important ways. For example, `EJG Two` has
larger clusters than Muscat blanc, and the berries of `EJG Two` at
harvest are greener in color than the berries of Muscat blanc. At
harvest, Muscat blanc berries are more yellow than `EJG Two`
berries. `EJG Two` also differs from its seed parent, Symphony, in
several important ways. For example, `EJG Two` produces grapes with
a strong sweet herbal and mint flavor, while Symphony produces
muscat-flavored grapes that lack the flavor of sweet herbs and
mint. `EJG Two` ripens for winemaking in August, substantially
before Symphony, which is ordinarily harvested in September. Both
Symphony and Muscat blanc berries are distinctly muscat flavored,
while `EJG Two` does not produce distinctly muscat flavored
grapes.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The accompanying photographs illustrate `EJG Two` in full color.
The colors are as nearly true as is reasonably possible in a color
representation of this type. For reference, many of the photographs
include the following: a 24-color card sold by CAMERATRAX, a code
number (13028028) that was used for testing `EJG Two`, and
gridlines in which each square is 1 cm.times.1 cm. The grapevines
and portions thereof shown in the photographs were grown in the
vicinity of Ripperdan, Madera County, Calif. The photographs were
obtained during the year 2020 when the grapevines were about three
(3) years old.
FIG. 1 includes a photograph of a grape cluster on `EJG Two` during
August.
FIG. 2 includes a photograph of a grape cluster, three grapes, and
six seeds during September. A grape in the middle of the three
grapes has been cut in half.
FIG. 3 includes a photograph of an abaxial surface of a mature leaf
during July.
FIG. 4 includes a photograph of an adaxial surface of a mature leaf
during July.
FIG. 5 includes a photograph of an abaxial surface of a young leaf
during July.
FIG. 6 includes a photograph of an adaxial surface of a young leaf
during July.
FIG. 7 includes a photograph of a shoot base during July.
FIG. 8 includes a photograph of a shoot tip during July.
FIG. 9 includes a photograph of a dormant cane during December.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The following detailed description sets forth the distinctive
characteristics of `EJG Two`. Colors refer to the designations of
the Munsell Book of Color Glossy Collection, Part No. 40115B,
Serial No. 55635311119. The descriptions pertain to grapevines
grown in the vicinity of Ripperdan, Madera County, Calif. that were
observed during 2020 and other years, and the descriptions are
believed to apply to plants of the variety grown under similar
conditions elsewhere. The vines from which the observations were
made were grown on their own roots (not grafted). Buds: Bud break
date.--Apr. 2, 2020. Cluster: Berries per cluster.--70. Cluster
density.--Dense. Cluster length.--182.1 mm. Cluster width.--120.3
mm. Clusters per shoot.--2. Peduncle length.--46.2 mm. Rachis
color.--5GY 5/6; Green-Yellow. Weight.--187 g. Flower: First bloom
date.--May 5, 2020. Full bloom date.--May 18, 2020. Flower
diameter.--2.0 mm. Flower length.--3 mm. Flowers per cluster.--709.
Node location of first inflorescence.--4. Type.--Self-fertile
hermaphrodite (perfect) with erect stamens. Fruit:
Attachment.--Easy to detach. Berry flesh color.--Colorless. Berry
skin color.--5GY 5/4; Green-Yellow. Berry diameter at
equator.--18.4 mm. Berry length.--17.8 mm. Berry diameter at
base.--3.4 mm. Berry weight.--2.5 g. Brush length.--6.2 mm.
Firmness.--Soft. Harvest date, day of year.--223. Juiciness.--Very
juicy. Pulp texture.--Soft. Skin thickness.--Thin. Juice:
Color.--Colorless. Leaves: Arrangement of mature leaves
(phyllotaxy).--Alternate. Color of mature leaves, base
abaxial.--7.5GY 4/4; Green-Yellow. Color of mature leaves, base
adaxial.--7.5GY 2/4; Green-Yellow. Color of mature leaves, midpoint
abaxial.--7.5GY 4/4; Green-Yellow. Color of mature leaves, midpoint
adaxial.--7.5GY 2/4; Green-Yellow. Color of mature leaves, terminal
abaxial.--7.5GY 4/4; Green-Yellow. Color of mature leaves, terminal
adaxial.--7.5GY 2/4; Green-Yellow. Color of veins on mature leaves,
abaxial surface.--2.5GY 8/2; Green-Yellow. Color of veins on mature
leaves, adaxial surface.--7.5R 3/4; Red. Color of young leaves,
base abaxial.--5P 8/2; Purple. Color of young leaves, base
adaxial.--2.5GY 5/6; Green-Yellow. Color of young leaves, midpoint
abaxial.--5P 8/2; Purple. Color of young leaves, midpoint
adaxial.--2.5GY 5/6; Green-Yellow. Color of young leaves, terminal
abaxial.--5P 8/2; Purple. Color of young leaves, terminal
adaxial.--2.5GY 5/6; Green-Yellow. Length of mature leaves.--157
mm. Thickness of mature leaves.--0.4 mm. Width of mature
leaves.--150.1 mm. Leaf pubescence on young leaves, abaxial
surface.--Minimal. Leaf pubescence on young leaves, adaxial
surface.--Minimal. Margin of mature leaves.--Serrate with large and
small teeth. Marginal teeth height.--3.6 mm. Marginal teeth
width.--6 mm. Number of lobes on mature leaves.--5. Petiole sinus
of mature leaves.--Lobes half open. Pubescence on mature leaves,
abaxial side.--Present. Pubescence on mature leaves, adaxial
side.--Absent. Shape of mature leaves.--Pentagonal. Surface texture
of mature leaves, abaxial side.--Smooth. Surface texture of mature
leaves, adaxial side.--Smooth. Vein color of young leaves, abaxial
side.--10Y 8/2; Yellow. Vein color of young leaves, adaxial
side.--10Y 8/2; Yellow. Venation of mature leaves.--Usual.
Petioles: Color of mature petioles.--7.5R 3/6; Red. Color of young
petioles.--2.5GY 6/6; Green-Yellow. Length of mature petioles.--133
mm. Thickness at base of mature petioles.--4.8 mm. Pubescence on
mature petioles.--Abundant. Shape of mature petioles.--Round. Seed:
Color.--5R 4/2; Red. Length.--6.4 mm. Number per berry.--1. Seed
development.--Complete, producing typical hard brown seeds. Seeds
present/absent.--Present. Shape.--Pyriform. Weight.--0.04 g.
Width.--4.3 mm. Shoots (current-season canes): Color of
shoots.--5GY 5/6; Green-Yellow. Length of internode above
cluster.--70.6 mm. Node color.--5GY 5/6; Green-Yellow. Shoot
attitude.--Semi erect. Width at node bearing cluster.--11.8 mm.
Tendrils: Color of mature tendril.--10Y 6/8; Yellow. Length.--205.1
mm. Thickness at base.--2.7 mm. Node location of first tendril.--8.
Phyllotaxy (pattern).--Intermittent. Ramification.--Branched.
Texture.--Smooth. Trunk: Color.--10YR 6/2; Yellow-Red. Diameter at
30 cm above soil level.--184.6 mm. Shape.--Round. Vine: Density of
foliage.--Dense. Growth vigor.--High. Productivity.--High.
Size.--Large.
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