Baco
noir
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 vinefera var. (Folle Blanche, a
French
wine) and a unknown variety of
Vitis Riparia (an
American
wine). Baco noir was first created by French wine hybridizer Maurice Baco (hence
the name of the wine). Baco noir is mainly grown in
New
York state, in the United States.