Phoenix (grape)
{{Short description|Variety of grape}}
{{Infobox grape variety
| name = Phoenix
| image = File:Weinrebe Phönix Hessen 2013.JPG
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| species = Vitis vinifera but with some influence of other species in its pedigree
| also_called = See list
| origin = Germany
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Phoenix is a white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking. It was created by Dr. Gerhardt Alleweldt (1927–2005) at the Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding in Siebeldingen in 1964, by crossing the Vitis vinifera variety Bacchus with the hybrid grape Villard Blanc.[http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=9224 Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Phoenix] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430065604/http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=9224 |date=2012-04-30 }}, accessed on December 28, 2009
It is grown in small quantities in regions such as Belgium and the UK. At the Royal Horticultural Society's Wisley Garden, Phoenix is used together with the Orion grape to produce a dry white wine.{{Cite web |title=Visit RHS Wisley - English Vineyard |url=https://www.winecellardoor.co.uk/vineyard/rhs-wisley/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Wine Cellar Door |language=en}}
In Germany in 2008, there were {{convert|48|ha}} of Phoenix, of which {{convert|21|ha}} were in Rheinhessen, {{convert|14|ha}} in Nahe and {{convert|9|ha}} in the Palatinate.{{cite book |title=Landwirtschaftliche Bodennutzung - Rebflächen - Fachserie 3 Reihe 3.1.5 - 2008 |trans-title=Agricultural land use - Areas under vine |year=2008 |publisher=Statistisches Bundesamt |location=Wiesbaden, Germany |url=https://www-ec.destatis.de/csp/shop/sfg/bpm.html.cms.cBroker.cls?cmspath=struktur,vollanzeige.csp&ID=1023922 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110812211016/https://www-ec.destatis.de/csp/shop/sfg/bpm.html.cms.cBroker.cls?cmspath=struktur,vollanzeige.csp&ID=1023922 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-08-12 }}