The French have applied for Protected Geographical Indication status for the term KIWI DE L'ADOUR. According to the description in the Official Journal of the European Union this is a kiwifruit which is

"produced by a subtropical dioecious perennial (Actinidia deliciosa, ‘Hayward’) growing in the Pays de l'Adour, the kiwi is a plump, firm fruit with excellent organoleptic characteristics. It has a melting, juicy texture when ripe, with bright green, fragrant and slightly acidic flesh. The ‘kiwi de l'Adour’ has a characteristic brown to reddish green skin, covered with silky fine hairs.

Production of the ‘kiwi de l'Adour’ was started by Henri Pedelucq who pioneered the experimental introduction of the plant in the Adour basin. ... Pedelucq realised immediately that the climate of the Pays de l'Adour was conducive to growing kiwis.

The first harvest of kiwis, destined for Germany in 1972, was a huge success which contributed to the sector's launch. Pedelucq therefore decided that year to put the plants on the market.

The growing of kiwis subsequently spread in piecemeal fashion all over France, but the climate and the soils of the Pays de l'Adour soon singled out the region as the most suitable for the crop".

This application marks another remarkable step in the international journey of the fruit in question. Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry, the fruit was branded Kiwifruit in New Zealand, linking it with that country's emblem (a flightless bird) for marketing purposes. That term has since become generic (it was rebranded Zespri) and the fruit is now on its way to becoming a French PGI.

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