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Abbreviation for Beerenauslese.

1. A white-wine grape that is a very successful cross of Müller-Thurgau and a sylvaner-riesling hybrid. Bacchus generally produces wines with good body, character, and aroma but low acidity. The best ones show muscatlike attributes. Most Bacchus wines are blended with Müller-Thurgau and go into lower-quality Liebfraumilch. 2. The Roman god of wine in classical mythology, Bacchus is often confused with Dionysus, the Greek god of wine before the age of Rome.

see Mittelrhein

The New Zealand term for adding Süssreserve (sweet unfermented grape juice) to sweeten a wine.

wine with a strong, balanced structure of alcohol, acidity, and tannins.

Not as developed as expected for its vintage, style, and type.

White French-American hybrid that is grown mainly in France’s Armagnac district, where it replaced folle blanche, which had grafting and black rot problems. Baco Blanc was developed by French hybridizer Maurice Baco who crossed the American hybrid Noah with Folle Blanche. Baco Blanc is very prolific and produces the high-acidity, low-alcohol wines much sought after by Armagnac’s brandy makers. It’s also known as Baco 22A and Piquepoul de Pays.

A French-American hybrid developed by French hybridizer Maurice Baco by crossing folle blanche with a native American vine. Baco Noir is grown in the eastern United States, primarily in New York State. It produces red wines that range from light, fruity styles that are reminiscent of beaujolais’ Gamay to slightly heavier versions that are more suggestive of light bordeaux-style wines. Much of the modest Baco Noir acreage finds its way into blends.

A late eighteenth-century French hybridist who developed a number of hybrids that are still in use today including Baco Blanc and Baco Noir.

An important German wine center as well as a spa town. The name bad translates to “bath” or “spa” and usually indicates an area with mineral springs. Bad Dürkheim is located west of the city of Mannheim in the Pfalz region. The vineyards around Bad Dürkheim, which is also famous for its annual Sausage Fair, are known for producing excellent Riesling wines. There are three grosslagen—Feuerberg, Hochmess, and Schenken-böhl. The Einzellage Spielberg is one of the best sites.