Phoenix is a white

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in 1964, by crossing the ''

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, 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. In Germany in 2008, there were of Phoenix, of which in

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, in Nahe and in the Palatinate.

Synonyms

Phoenix is also known under its breeding code Geilweilerhof GA-49-22 or Gf. GA-49-22.

References

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