An early season, white seedless raisin grape. Origin: developed by David Ramming and Ronald Tarailo, USDA Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, Fresno, Calif. C66-144 × DOVine; cross made in 1988; sel. in 1991; tested as C51-110; introd. in 2001; not patented. Tree: Fruit: white; medium, 2.0 g; ripens early, one week before DOVine and two weeks before Fiesta; sugar content 21%or higher; skin medium-thick and adheres to flesh; berries contain one to two aborted seeds which are small and rarely noticeable; raisin quality when dried on trays better than Thompson Seedless and Fiesta; can be dried on the vine following cane cutting and mechanically harvested, or harvested for drying in trays; not recommended for fresh fruit use due to potential development of astringent flavor. Cluster: medium; conical; well-filled.
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