Acolon
Vitis vinifera L.
Acolon is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is Germany.2
In 2023 it covered 486 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 360 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in Germany: 469 ha (96% of the world total), across 7 countries.2
VIVC lists its parents as Blaufränkisch × Dornfelder, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
Crossed in 1971 by Schleip, Helmut; Hill, Bernd H.E.1
VIVC records 2 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Acolon grows
Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.
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Other names
We 71-816-102 · Weinsberg 71-816-102
Parents
Other varieties from Germany
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 17123. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
- Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3