ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. PP37,368, issued on April 14, was assigned to Kangaru Enterprises LLC (Solvang, Calif.).
"Grapevine plant named 'KE-wz1'" was invented by Steven Gerbac (Solvang, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is a new and distinct variety of grapevine plant named 'KE-wz1', which is vegetatively identical to 'Zinfandel' (not patented) but is characterized by white fruit with high acidity and distinctive aromatic characteristics suitable for producing improved white Zinfandel wine and premium white wines."
The patent was filed on March 10, 2025, under Application No. 19/075,188.
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