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    Baco Blanc

    interspecific hybrid

    Baco Blanc is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is France.2

    In 2023 it covered 920 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 268 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in France: 918 ha (>99% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 57%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Folle Blanche × Noah, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1898 by Baco, François.1

    VIVC records 9 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    France2
    Area, 2023
    920 ha2
    World rank
    268 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 8681
    parentFolle Blanche
    parentNoah
    Baco Blanc

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. France918 ha
    2. the United States2 ha

    Area, 2023

    2,1377395289202000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Baco Blanc grows

    1. OriginFrance
    2. AreaFrance
    3. Areathe United States

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    Other names

    Baco Blanc B · 22 A Baco · Baco 22 A · Baco 221 · Baco Alb · Baco Belyi · Baco Blanche · Maurice Baco · Piquepoul De Pays · Piquepoul Du Gers

    Parents

    Other varieties from France

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 868. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
    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