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Baco Noir Grape Information
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Baco
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Ripening Season |
Ripens mid September - Makes a highly pigmented red fruity wine, low in tannin, with a light, strawberry-like flavor. Higher acidity in some years. |
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Usage NotesWine
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Baco is frequently used in a blend with other reds. We often blend it with Foch & DeChaunac. It adds a unique "vinous" flavor and character to any wine. One of the best Baco Noir's that I have tasted was called "Bull Dog Baco" from Bully Hill Vineyard in New York. |
Fall
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Ripening Information for Week 7 (and Last), Oct 14, 15 & 16, 2011 Much of Baco is now over ripe!
Click here for a ripening summary and grape prices for the whole vineyard ...... |
Variety NotesMore Info
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Baco Noir (aka. Baco No. 1) The grape produces rich, highly pigmented red wines with pronounced acidity. Baco Noir based wines are capable of moderate to long term aging and in many cases require some time in the cellar in order to soften the wines’ aggressive acidity. Aromas of the wine are pleasantly rustic and smoky. Ontario’s Henry of Pelham has been particularly successful making and marketing wines with Baco Noir, despite the fact under VQA law the grape is relegated to Tier 2 status – meaning wines made from the grape may only list product of Ontario on the label rather than any specific appellation. Which begs the question; is terroir character limited to Vitis vinifera? Another article on Baco: In the international wine world, red hybrids such as Baco Noir and Maréchal Foch have the appeal of a tag-team wrestling bout. They are the blue-collar grapes, the early-ripening, winter-hardy, heavy-bearing hybrids that lack the finesse, the breed and the delicate dispositions of Old Europe's noble vinifera varieties. (You know these as Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot et al.) Yet the contemporary Canadian wine industry owes Baco and Foch more than a debt of gratitude because they replaced the unlamented Concord and other labrusca varieties that made our wines undrinkable. And today producers such as Henry of Pelham, Malivoire, Quails' Gate and Summerhill have produced cult wines of these trailer park varieties that cost as much as their continental cousins. Their story goes back to 1946 ..... Read the rest of the story from From Tony Aspler - The Wine Guy Website ..... |
Where are the Baco vines
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Each row has about 50 vines. Why are only the back half of some rows planted with Baco? Originally rows 51 to 54 were planted with DeChaunac and the vines at the end did not grow well (poor drainage, etc.) The ends of these rows were replaced with Baco Noir which I thought would do better. Since these vines are not doing much better I may replace some of the Baco at these ends with Frontenac. These rows are really "Generic Red Wine" rows as combinations of DeChaunac, Baco & Frontenac make an excellent wine. Rows 64 to 67 & 55 to 56 are trained to a "Geneva Double Curtain" trellis, which means there are 2 top wires 4 feet apart (like utility poles) This gives the vines more room to grow. Rows 51 to 54 are trained to a "Single Top Wire Cordon." |
Click here or on the image for a better view of their location. |
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Where can I Purchase
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Baco wine can be purchased in Michigan from local wine shops and grocery stores or may be purchased on line from: Due to regulations wine cannot be shipped into Michigan from other states. Stop by these wineries to purchase this style of wine. (Note - If any other winery carries this style of wine and wants to be included here, please let us know) We do not sell wine or vines. Please go to our resource page for a listing of nurseries. |
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How can you have rows of white grapes planted next to rows of red grape. Won't that make the fruit pink? The cross pollination of the grape berries (by wind) will only affect the seeds and not the flesh of the fruit. More.... |
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