provenance of the material can be traced back to Californian- imported budwood from Meursault in 1882. FPS 1 was withdrawn from distribution in 1961 because it was thought that its tendency for hen and chicken was caused by leafroll virus – but not before State Viticulturalist Bill Jamieson had secured these ‘Old Farm’ or ‘Old Foundation’ cuttings and planted them at Valencia (nowadays known as Moondah Brook Vineyard), at Gingin, north of Perth, Western Australia.
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