jim wrote:

Very interesting!

I wonder, if all the varietal vines in the
wine-regions of the world are clones of the
mother variety,

I believe that is pretty much the case. DNA
analysis has been of great help lately
determining the parentage of some varieties and
sorting out the different names for the same
grape in various parts of the world.

Nature does create its own hybrids also.
For example Cabernet Sauvignon has Cabernet Franc
and Sauvignon Blanc as parents. Sauvignon Blanc
is a white grape but the red pigment from the
Cabernet Franc is dominant in the gene pool.

does that mean that eventually
the plant will become senile as is said to be
happening to the banana clones which we enjoy
currently?

Can't comment on that except that drinkers of the
fermented juice of the grape (like myself) may
become senile.


I wonder how long the sap-line of the current
varietals has been providing wine on this
planet?

Probably as long as there is history of wine
making.

Thanks Rossman for this thread.

Jim


On Sep 12, 5:16 am, AxisOfBeagles
wrote:
Yes, they do. As Paul mentioned, they may not
reproduce "true" to variety, but you can play
with creating your own variety.

An easier, faster, and more predicatble way of
getting vines without buying stock is to take
cuttings from existing plants and rooting them
(creating clones of the original plants). It's
really easy - and you can have vines growing
the very next season. Drop me a note here if
you'd like details.

In article

. comrossmann10@verizo

n.net wrote:
Does anyone know if you can germinate grape
seeds?

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