Listán Prieto (not to be confused with

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) is a red

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variety that is believed to be originated from the Castilla-La Mancha region in

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. Listán Prieto has disappeared from Spain mainland, but there are still 29 ha planted on the

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in 2008.J. Robinson et.al. ''Wine Grapes, A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'', pp. 550–552 Pinguin Books 2012 In 2007,

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done by the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología in

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discovered that the

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that was widely planted in the earliest

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vineyards in the Americas was a genetic match to Listán Prieto. Despite the genetic match, there is enough clonal variation that has occurred over the centuries of geographical separation that the Mission grape of the Americas and the Listán Prieto grape of the Canary Islands are classified by the

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as two separate grape varieties.VIVC '
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and sexual propagation and thus more likely to have slight differences from the parent vine than propagation through cuttings.J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition, p. 729 Oxford University Press 2006

History

It is thought that Listán Prieto was widely planted in the Castile region during the 16th century. Settlers to the Canary Islands brought the vines with them and eventually Listán Prieto made its way to the Spanish colonies in Mexico and Peru. From there, the grape spread throughout North and South America where it developed clonal variations that became grape varieties that are now known as Mission in

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and

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.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'', pp. 97 & 111 Oxford University Press 1996

Synonyms

Principal synonyms include: Criolla Chica, El Paso, Hariri, Listrão, Misión, Mission's Grape, Negra Antigua, Negra Corriente, Negra Peruana, País, Palomina Negra, Rosa del Perú, Uva Chica negra, Uva Negra, Uva Negra Vino, Uva Tinta, Viña Blanca, Viña Negra. Listán Prieto is often mistaken for Jacquez, Listán Negro and Negramoll.J. Robinson et.al. ''Wine Grapes, A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'', pp. 550–552 Pinguin Books 2012 It can also be confused with Moscatel Negro, as Spanish Missionaries often planted it alongside Listán Prieto as they established their missions.

References

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