Currently In the Grape Garden: Primitivo Sangiovese Mascato Bianco & Baco Noir More info coming soon! A Little Info about the Boca Noir Grape: Abandoned by the French, you seem to have found a home in some chilly vineyards. Tannic muscle is your strength. A lumberjack of vines, you are woodsy and full framed. Your hardworking nature is praise-worthy and your ability to withstand the cold is a godsend for producers in Canada and in northern U.S. states. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baco noir (Baco No. 1) is an extremely vigorous variety that is best grown on heavy soils. Excessive vigor often occurs on light soils, increasing the risk of winter injury. Early bud break increases the probability of spring frost damage. The variety is sensitive to attack by soil borne virus diseases. The fruit is usually high in acid and produces wines of good quality that are normally deeply pigmented but low in tannin content. This variety is very susceptible to black rot. Description prepared by Bruce Bordelon, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 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 American wine grape). 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. Grape Details: Baco Noir is an important commercial variety in the northeastern U.S. and in Canadian growing areas. Until the late 1960s, this moderately winter hardy and early-ripening grape was still present in Burgundian vineyards. Today Baco Noir is the only commercially-important legacy of the turn-of-the-century French hybridizer, Francois Baco...but in North America, not France. A cross of Vitis vinifera (Folle Blanche) and a native American Vitis riparia variety, the cultivar is a vigorous grower with small clusters. It produces full-bodied wines of deep color and extract, with ability to age due to relatively high acidity. Characteristics of Wine: Q: Explain the "Baco Noir" grape and flavor, vintner Giradet in Oregon. A: Baco Noir is a hybrid red wine variety, developed a century ago by Frenchman Francois Baco, who crossed a white wine variety, Folle Blanche, from the Vitis Vinefera species, with a wild (and unknown) native American red wine variety, from the Vitis Riparia species. It was one of the first so-called French-American hybrids to be planted in the USA. Today, Baco Noir is planted primarily in eastern North America (in both the USA and Canada), where it yields fruity, crisp, medium full bodied reds, of good--if somewhat rustic--character. BACO NOIR: (Pronounced "bak-ko noo-w-arh"). Has synonym name Baco No.1. A sometimes overly vigorous French-American hybrid grape released in 1902 suited to heavy soils and used to make a high acid, deeply pigmented red wine regarded by some as a good, if rustic, substitute for Cabernet Sauvignon, particularly if given a suitable finish (eg. oak). Capable of aging, and sometimes requiring it, its origins trace to the Folle Blanche and a native American V. Riperia strain of grape. Buds early with consequent danger of frost damage. Ripens in late September with susceptibility to bunch rot problems and is attractive to birds. Extensively grown in the cool northern regions of N. America. |
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| Gerald Joseph Pisano 08/30/1936 - 03/22/2006 Laurence Viglienzone 11/17/ - 11/23/2005 The Vineyards at Tuscan Heights is a dedication to Lynette's late father, Jerry Pisano All of our Baco Noir grape vines were cuttings from his wine garden. We are also dedicaing our vineyard to Richard's Late father, Larry Viglienzone. With out his knowledge and assistance, none of this would have been possible. May they both be proud of our family, and rest in eternal peace with GOD. |
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