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{{Short description|Variety of grape}} {{Infobox grape variety | name = Bacchus | color = Blanc | image = Bacchus 04c 3.jpg | caption = | species = ''[[Vitis vinifera]]'' | also_called = Bacchus Weiss, Früher Scheurebe, Geilweilerhof 33-29-133 | origin = [[Palatinate (wine region)|Palatinate]], [[Germany]] | hazards = <!-- Viticultural hazards --> | regions = | notable_wines = }} '''Bacchus''' is a white [[wine]] [[grape]] created by [[Viticulture|viticulturalist]] [[Peter Morio]] at the [[Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding]] in the [[Palatinate (wine region)|Palatinate]] in 1933.<ref name="WP Bacchus">[http://www.wein-plus.eu/en/Bacchus_3.0.122.html Wein-Plus Glossar: Bacchus], accessed on January 24, 2013</ref><ref name="VIVC Bacchus">[https://www.vivc.de/index.php?r=passport%2Fview&id=851 Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Bacchus Weiss], accessed on December 1, 2021</ref> He crossed a [[Silvaner]] x [[Riesling]] cross with [[Müller-Thurgau]].<ref name="OCW Bacchus">{{cite encyclopedia |editor=[[Jancis Robinson]] |encyclopedia=[[Oxford Companion to Wine]] |edition=Third |title=Bacchus |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-860990-6 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont00janc/page/59 59] |url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont00janc/page/59 }}</ref> Bacchus received varietal protection and was released for general cultivation in 1972.<ref name="WP Bacchus"/> Its name is taken from Roman name of the Greek wine god [[Dionysus]]. Bacchus can reach high [[must weight]]s, and has no high requirement for sites it can be planted and can grow where Riesling, for example, does not ripen reliably. It ripens early, about the same time as Müller-Thurgau, and has a high productivity similar to that variety.<ref name="OCW Bacchus"/> Bacchus wines can have powerful flavours and character, which have even been described as "exuberant", but only if it is allowed to ripen fully.<ref name="OCW Bacchus"/> It is low in acidity, which does not always make it very well suited for varietal wines under typical German growing conditions. Among the new breeds, it is considered to give less elegant wines than [[Kerner (grape)|Kerner]]. Therefore, Bacchus is often used for blending into Müller-Thurgau, to give the latter more flavour. Within Germany, [[Franconia (wine region)|Franconia]] is considered as the source of some of the more successful varietal Bacchus wines.<ref name="OCW Bacchus"/> Bacchus is also increasingly grown in several vineyards in [[England]].<ref>[http://www.englishwineproducers.com/grapes.htm English Wine Producers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528100419/http://www.englishwineproducers.com/grapes.htm |date=2007-05-28 }} (The Marketing Association of the English Wine Industry)</ref> The colder climate in England means that grapes retain a higher acidity and yields are lower, giving varietal wines of (potentially) high quality, somewhat in a [[Sauvignon blanc]]-like style:<ref name="OCW Bacchus"/> English Bacchus wines often fall somewhere between the typical French and New Zealand styles of Sauvignon Blanc, although there are examples at either end of the spectrum.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bacchus: a divine grape|url=https://www.grapebritannia.co.uk/bacchus-a-divine-grape/|url-status=live|access-date=16 October 2021|website=Grape Britannia|date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016160908/https://www.grapebritannia.co.uk/bacchus-a-divine-grape/ |archive-date=2021-10-16 }}</ref> German plantations peaked in the 1990 at around {{convert|3500|ha}} of which more than half were in [[Rheinhessen (wine region)|Rheinhessen]], where it was popular to use in [[QbA]] blends. In 2006 there were {{convert|2113|ha}} of Bacchus left in Germany, 2.1% of the total vineyard surface.<ref name="Statistics 07-08">[http://www.deutscheweine.de/icc/Internet-DE/med/1a6/1a64f607-a3e5-5117-3d28-952196117f51,11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111.pdf German Wine Institute: German Wine Statistics 2007-2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920194632/http://www.deutscheweine.de/icc/Internet-DE/med/1a6/1a64f607-a3e5-5117-3d28-952196117f51%2C11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111.pdf |date=2008-09-20 }}</ref> == Cultivation == Bacchus does particularly well in the UK climate and is now considered the 'poster grape'<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.decanter.com/learn/bacchus-wine-how-it-tastes-369423/|title = English Bacchus wine: How it tastes plus wines to try|date = 23 June 2021}}</ref> for the UK wine industry. It is now also the 3rd most planted grape in the UK<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.winegb.co.uk/grape-varieties-data/|title = Consumers: Grape Varieties Data}}</ref> after [[Chardonnay]] and [[Pinot noir|Pinot Noir]]. == Recognition == In 2017 the Decanter World Wine Awards declared that a Bacchus wine from Winbirri Vineyard, Norfolk was awarded a plantinum best in show award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/english-wine-decanter-world-wine-awards-2017-369381/|title=English wine Winbirri scoops major prize at Decanter awards|date=19 May 2017}}</ref> == Synonyms == Synonyms for the Bacchus variety include Bacchus Weiss, Weisser Bacchus, Frühe [[Scheurebe]], Geilweilerhof 33-29-133 and Gf. 33-29-133.<ref name="VIVC Bacchus"/> == Unrelated Bacchus grapes == The name '''Bacchus Black''' is also applied to the ''riparia x labrusca'' hybrid red variety [[Clinton (grape)|Clinton]] grown in the Alps,<ref>[http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=853 Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Bacchus Black], accessed on May 26, 2008</ref> while '''Bacchus noir''' refers to another cross involving [[Poulsard]].<ref>[http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=854 Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Bacchus Noir], accessed on May 26, 2008</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:White wine grape varieties]]
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