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== Background == | == Background == | ||
Solaris was created in 1975 at the [[State Viticultural Institute]] in Freiburg, Germany, by breeder Norbert Becker.<ref>Robinson, Harding & Vouillamoz, ''Wine Grapes'', HarperCollins, 2012, ISBN 978-0062206367.</ref> It is a complex hybrid, developed from the cross Merzling × (Seyve-Villard 5276 × [[Riesling]]). The name "Solaris" is derived from the Latin word ''sol'', meaning "sun", reflecting its capacity to produce ripe fruit in cooler, less sunny climates.<ref>Schmid, ''Weinbau – Ein Leitfaden für die Praxis'', Ulmer Verlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3818608796.</ref> | Solaris was created in 1975 at the [[State Viticultural Institute]] in Freiburg, Germany, by breeder Norbert Becker.<ref>Robinson, Harding & Vouillamoz, ''Wine Grapes'', HarperCollins, 2012, ISBN 978-0062206367.</ref> It is a complex hybrid, developed from the cross [[Merzling]] × (Seyve-Villard 5276 × [[Riesling]]). The name "Solaris" is derived from the Latin word ''sol'', meaning "sun", reflecting its capacity to produce ripe fruit in cooler, less sunny climates.<ref>Schmid, ''Weinbau – Ein Leitfaden für die Praxis'', Ulmer Verlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3818608796.</ref> | ||
== Characteristics == | == Characteristics == | ||