Harold Olmo
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Dr. Harold Olmo (b. July 31, 1909 -June 30, 2006) was a pioneering viticulturalist and professor at the University of California, Davis.
In the 1950s, he helped to establish California's first quarantine facility on the UC-Davis campus to permit California growers to import foreign vines. This lead to an expansion of California's wine industry as more vitis vinifera was introduced to the area.
Dr. Olmo also developed more than 30 new grape varieties, including Ruby Cabernet.
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- Wine Spectator magazine "Grapevine", September 30, 2006 issue pg 24
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