white grape · regional specialty
Solaris
Freiburg, Germany
Say it
so·lair·iss
On the palate
elderflowerlemonpineapplewhite peachapricotgreen apple
How you spot it blind: pronounced elderflower and tropical aromatics with sharp, nervy acidity
The story
First written down · 1975, Freiburg, Germany
Crossed by Norbert Becker at Freiburg's State Viticulture Institute in 1975 from Merzling and GM 6493; EU plant variety protection granted 2004.
Family tree: Merzling × Geisenheim 6493
Where it lives
Baden, Germany · England · Wales · Denmark · Sweden · Poland
Shows up as
still whitesparklingsweetrosé