π Solaris
A white wine grape bred in Germany, resistant to disease and cold.
Solaris is a white wine grape bred in Germany. It resists disease and cold, so it suits northern countries.
The variety was created by crossing, and Merzling is named among its ancestors. Solaris ripens early and builds up a lot of sugar even in cool summers. It is grown in Denmark (Jutland, Bornholm, Zealand, Funen), Sweden (Scania, Gotland), Norway (Telemark, Sogn, Vestfold, Agder), the Netherlands (Gelderland), Belgium (Wallonia), Switzerland (Jura, Lucerne), England, Wales (Monmouthshire, Vale of Glamorgan) and Ukraine (Podillia, Kyiv region).
Solaris is also used as a "parent" for new varieties: Muscaris, for example, descends from it. It makes dry wines and, in warm years, sweet ones. The wine is usually aromatic, with citrus and tropical notes. It is an example of how breeding helps grow grapes where it used to be hard.
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- πΊοΈ German wine
- Where it grows
- United Kingdom: π England, π English Regional Wine, π Northern England (Yorkshire), π Wales, π Welsh Wine, π Welsh Regional Wine, π Monmouthshire, π Vale of Glamorgan
Poland: π Lubusz (Zielona GΓ³ra), π Lower Silesia, π Lesser Poland, π Subcarpathia (JasΕo), π Lublin (Kazimierz), π ΕwiΔtokrzyskie (Sandomierz)
Norway: π Telemark, π BΓΈ (LerkekΓ₯sa), π Sogn, π Vestfold, π Agder
Denmark: π Jutland, π Funen, π Zealand, π Bornholm
Sweden: π SkΓ₯ne, π Gotland, π Γland, π VΓ€stergΓΆtland
Ukraine: π Podillia, π Kyiv region
Switzerland: π Jura (Swiss canton), π Lucerne
Netherlands: π Gelderland, π Zeeland
Latvia: π Courland (Abava Valley), π Sabile
Belgium: π Wallonia
Lithuania: π Southern Lithuania (DzΕ«kija)
Estonia: π Saaremaa
Ireland: π County Cork - Main grape in
- π Bornholm, π Jutland
- Parents
- π Merzling
- Offspring
- π Cabernet Cortis, π Garantos, π Muscaris, π Cabernet Cantor, π Galanth, π Osella, π Cabernet Carol, π Monarch, π Rosina
Frequently asked questions
Where does Solaris come from?
It was bred in Germany as a disease- and cold-resistant variety.
Where is Solaris grown?
In northern and central Europe, including Denmark, Sweden, England and Ukraine.
What wine does Solaris make?
Mostly aromatic dry white; sweet versions exist too.
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