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Encyclopedia > Baco 22A

Baco 22A or Baco blanc is an French-American hybrid grape variety. It is a cross of Folle Blanche and Noah, created in the 1920s. Folle Blanche is its vitis vinifera parent. Noah, its other parent, is itself a cross of vitis labrusca and vitis riparia.


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WinesCenter.com - Wine Shop Online - Buy Wine Gift - Delivery Worldwide (810 words)
Baco Blanc is very prolific and produces the highly acidic, low-alcohol wines much sought after by the brandy makers of Armagnac.
Baco Noir - A French-American hybrid developed by French hybridizer Maurice Baco by crossing folle blanche with a native American vine.
Baco Noir is grown in the eastern United States, primarily in New York State.
Baco Blanc, Baco Blanc Wine and Baco Blanc Grape Growing Regions - Appellation America (139 words)
Also known as Baco 22A, Baco Blanc was once grown widely in western France, particularly in Gascony's Charentes region.
Baco Blanc produces white wines with high natural acidity and low alcohol, making it a natural base for distillation.
Baco Blanc is the only hybrid grape variety allowed in any French AOC wine, notably in Armagnac.
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