Flame Tokay

Post-Prohibition. The repeal of Prohibition found eastern viticulture, what there was left of it, in deep depression. Unlike California, it was not helped by the huge grape deal directed at home winemakers and it had lost much of the fresh fruit market to Thompson Seedless, Flame Tokay, and Emperor from the Central Valley, short on flavor but long on shipability. 

Cultivar. It is obvious that the variety or cultivar is of fundamental importance. As mentioned earlier, the composition and size of the grape varieties of the different types vary considerably. This genetic inheritance is fundamental but variations in other factors can influence the expression of the potential quality in the particular cultivar. Thus, while a cultivar such as the Flame Tokay table grape does best in the Lodi region of California, it will produce fruit recognizable as table grapes in many of the other climatic regions of California. 

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