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Baco noir

Variety of grape

Field	Value
name	Baco noir
color	Noir
image	Baco Noir vines.jpg
caption	Baco Noir vines before budding
(November 2006 in Nova Scotia).
also_called	Baco 1, Baco N°1, Baco #1, Bacoi, Bago, Bakon, Bako Speiskii
regions	Ontario, New York, Michigan, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Oregon, New Mexico
species	Vitis vinifera var. Folle blanche × Vitis riparia
pedigree0	Vitis vinifera var. Folle blanche × Vitis riparia
pedigree1	Vitis vinifera var. Folle blanche
pedigree2	Vitis riparia
wine_general	Medium body, deeply tinted

(November 2006 in Nova Scotia).

Baco noir (pronounced BA-koh NWAHR) is a hybrid red wine grape variety produced by Francois Baco from a cross of Vitis vinifera var. Folle blanche, a French wine grape, and an unknown variety of Vitis riparia indigenous to North America.

Regions

In 1951 the variety was brought to the cooler viticulture regions of North America, such as British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New York, Michigan, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Oregon. In 1955 the variety was brought back to Canada, where the "George" clonal variety is commonly used. Baco noir was the target of a vine-pull program in Canada in the early 1980s, which means that there are few older plots of this variety left in Canada.

Some of the oldest Baco Noir vineyards in Ontario were shovel-planted by Henry of Pelham Winery’s co-founders, Paul, Matt, and Daniel Speck, in 1984 in the Short Hills Bench of the Niagara Peninsula. As pioneers of Ontario’s Baco Noir, the Speck Brothers have been instrumental in the varietal’s rise, championing it as a signature grape of the region. Their commitment to Baco Noir has led to widespread success, producing bold, complex wines that have become integral to Henry of Pelham’s portfolio and the Niagara wine identity.

Oregon's first Baco noir vines were imported by Philippe Girardet in 1971 for his winery located in the Umpqua Valley.

This variety is also grown in certain parts of Colorado as vineyard area expands beyond the traditional AVAs of Colorado and across the Front Range.

References

BC Baco Noir wineries http://bcwinetrends.com/2015/09/13/baco-noir/

References

(May 31, 2009). "One of Oregon's best reds? Baco noir". Oregonian.

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