Parentage
Kiewa was selected from a cross between the cultivars Tallara and Chandler, made in 1995 at the Institute for Horticultural Development, Knoxfield, Victoria, Australia, and tested under the selection number 95-041-19.

Parentage
Kalinda was selected from a cross between breeding line 92-050-76 and the AVS cultivar Lowanna made in 1997 at the Department of Primary Industries - Knoxfield, Victoria, Australia, and tested under the selection number 97-101-125.