Caminante Blanc

This white wine grape is 97% V. vinifera and has tested highly resistant to Pierce’s Disease after repeated greenhouse evaluations.

Wines have been made from Davis fruit and field trials are underway at Pierce’s Disease hot spots in Ojai and Napa. It has small berries and small compact clusters. It blooms relatively late and ripens mid-season. The vine
has medium productivity. UC Davis has made wines from Davis-grown fruit and they have ranked well. Tasting comments include: light straw-gold color, apple-melon, lychee, floral aromas, pineapple, green
apple, juicy, harmonious, well-balanced.

This variety was bred by Dr. Andrew Walker and is 62.5 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 12.5% Chardonnay, and 12.5% Carignane.