Bacchus

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Bacchus is a white wine grape variety, widely grown in Germany, known for producing aromatic, early-ripening wines often used in cool-climate regions.

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instanceOf white wine grape variety
acidityLevel medium to high
alsoCultivatedIn England NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
cool-climate wine regions
authorizedIn English PDO and PGI wines
German Qualitätswein production
berrySize small to medium
breedingInstitution Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding NERFINISHED
breedingOrigin Germany NERFINISHED
climateAdvantage ability to ripen reliably in marginal climates
clusterDensity medium to dense
colorOfGrape white
countryOfPrimaryCultivation Germany NERFINISHED
diseaseResistance moderate
knownFor aromatic wines
early-ripening grapes
leafColor green
marketPosition important variety for English still white wines
notableRegionOfCultivation Ahr NERFINISHED
English wine regions such as East Anglia NERFINISHED
English wine regions such as Kent
English wine regions such as Sussex
Franken NERFINISHED
Pfalz NERFINISHED
Rheinhessen
Saale-Unstrut NERFINISHED
parentGrape Müller-Thurgau NERFINISHED
Riesling NERFINISHED
Silvaner NERFINISHED
primaryUse single-varietal wines
still white wines
ripeningTime early
secondaryUse blending component in white wines
suitableForClimate cool climate
synonym Bacchus Weiss
typicalAlcoholLevel moderate
typicalAromas elderflower
gooseberry
grapefruit
hedgerow
herbaceous notes
tropical fruit in riper examples
typicalSweetnessRange dry to off-dry
typicalWineStyle aromatic white wine
fresh white wine
fruity white wine
wineProfileComparison sometimes compared to Sauvignon Blanc in aroma profile
yearOfCrossing 1933

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