Acolon is a German wine grape variety, a cross between Blauer Lemberger (Blaufränkisch) and Dornfelder.

[1] It was created in 1971 at the Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Wein- und Obstbau in Weinsberg (nr.

It ripens early and produces a very color-intensive wine with mild tannins, resembling Lemberger.

Currently it is growing experimentally on 1.35 square kilometres.

Since 1981 it has often been used as a partner in creating new genetically diverse varieties.