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Baco noir (pronounced BA-koh NWAHR; Baco noir is also called Baco 1) is a hybrid wine grape variety produced from a cross of Vitis vinifera var. (Folle Blanche, a French wine grape) and a unknown variety of Vitis Riparia (an Americangrape). In biology, hybrid has three meanings. ... A glass of red wine Wine is an alcoholic beverage that is made by fermenting grapes or grape juice. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Binomial name Vitis vinifera For thousands of years, the fruit and plant of Vitis vinifera, the European wine grape, have been harvested for both medicinal and nutritional value; its history is intimately entwined with the history of wine. ... Folle Blanche was the traditional grape variety of the Cognac and Armagnac regions of France. ... ...


Baco noir was first created by French wine hybridizer Maurice Baco (hence the name of the grape). Baco noir is grown in New York state, in the United States and Ontario, Canada. State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) Land 917,741 km² Water 158,654 km² (14. ...


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Ontario Wine Society Newsletter: March 2005 (3969 words)
In my view, Pinot Noir will likely be the most important red wine grape for our industry in the future, so Karl deserves a lot of credit for his role as a pioneer.
Looking around the peninsula today, it's hard to imagine a time when the received wisdom was that vitis vinifera could not be grown here, but I well remember those days.
While this looks complex, with some practice a Chardonnay might be assessed as: N, S, tropical fruit and vanilla, WM, MW, J, N, A, N, F, E, R and a Pinot Noir could be described as N,P,bitter cherry and gamey,R+,MW,SU+,BL,A,NT,I,L,S. Decoding is left as a exercise.
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