π Riesling
A white wine grape from the banks of the Rhine, making wines from dry to sweet.
Riesling is a white wine grape that originates from the banks of the Rhine in Germany. It is one of the best-known white grapes in the world. It gives wines from dry to very sweet, always with high acidity. The main areas are the Mosel, Rheingau, Alsace in France and the Wachau in Austria. Cool climate helps the berries ripen slowly and keep their acid. The wine is aromatic: flowers, green apple, peach and lime. With age, Riesling gains a special note reminiscent of kerosene or petrol, which many people like. Sweet wines are made from Riesling, including from frozen berries and from noble rot, as well as sparkling wine. The grape became a parent of many new varieties. Among them are MΓΌller-Thurgau, Kerner, Rotberger and Ostein. In Alsace Riesling grows on the best grand cru sites: Eichberg, Mambourg, Kirchberg de Barr and others. Dry Rieslings are served with fish and Asian cuisine, sweet ones with desserts and cheese. Its wines age well for decades.
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- π Grape varieties
- Origin
- πΊοΈ German wine
- Where it grows
- Germany: π Mosel, π Rheingau, π Kraichgau, π Badische BergstraΓe, π Hessische BergstraΓe, π Starkenburg, π Umstadt, π Middle Rhine, π Loreley, π Siebengebirge, π Burg Cochem, π Bernkastel, π Saar, π Ruwertal, π Nahe and 13 more
Ukraine: π Odesa Black Sea coast, π Tairove, π Sevastopol area (Southwestern Crimea), π Belbek Valley, π Alma Valley, π Podillia, π Dniester Canyon (Zalishchyky), π Kyiv region
Austria: π Wachau, π Lower Austria, π Kremstal, π Kamptal, π Traisental, π Vienna
Czechia: π Moravia, π Znojmo, π Mikulov, π Bohemia, π MΔlnΓk, π LitomΔΕice
Moldova: π Codru, π CΔlΔraΘi, π Comrat, π BΔlΘi (Northern zone), π TrifeΘti
Romania: π Transylvanian Plateau, π Alba Iulia, π SebeΘ-Apold, π Panciu
France: π Alsace, π Bas-Rhin, π Haut-Rhin
Serbia: π Banat, π VrΕ‘ac, π BaΔka
North Macedonia: π Pelagonija-Polog, π Bitola, π Ohrid
Poland: π Lubusz (Zielona GΓ³ra), π Lower Silesia, π ΕwiΔtokrzyskie (Sandomierz)
Luxembourg: π Luxembourg Moselle, π Canton of Grevenmacher
Bosnia and Herzegovina: π Bosnia
Albania: π Southeastern Albania (Korçë)
Hungary: π Pannonhalma
Slovakia: π Little Carpathians
Netherlands: π Limburg (Netherlands) - Main grape in
- France: π Alsace, π Alsace Grand Cru Brand, π Alsace Grand Cru Hengst, π Alsace Grand Cru Rangen, π Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg, π Alsace Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim, π Alsace Grand Cru Furstentum, π Alsace Grand Cru Goldert, π Alsace Grand Cru KitterlΓ©, π Alsace Grand Cru Rosacker, π Alsace Grand Cru Schoenenbourg, π CrΓ©mant d'Alsace, π Alsace Grand Cru Altenberg de Wolxheim, π Alsace Grand Cru Eichberg, π Alsace Grand Cru Frankstein and 38 more
Germany: π Franconia, π Mosel, π Palatinate, π Rheinhessen, π Middle Rhine, π Nahe, π Rheingau, π Saxony, π WΓΌrttemberg, π Hessische BergstraΓe, π Saale-Unstrut, π Ruwer Landwein, π Rheinburgen Landwein, π Swabian Landwein, π Uhlen Roth Lay and 6 more
Austria: π Kamptal, π Lower Austria, π Vienna, π Kremstal, π Traisental, π Wachau, π Viennese Gemischter Satz
Czechia: π Mikulov, π Znojmo, π Bohemia, π Moravia
Slovakia: π Little Carpathians, π Carpathian Pearl
Italy: π OltrepΓ² Pavese
Slovenia: π Styrian Slovenia
Hungary: π Pannonhalma
Luxembourg: π Luxembourg Moselle
Romania: π TΓ’rnave - Related to
- π· White wine, π· Feinherb, π· Sekt, π·οΈ Alsace Grand Cru, π·οΈ Kabinett, π·οΈ Grosses GewΓ€chs, π·οΈ Vinea Wachau categories, π· Flute bottle (Hock)
- Wines made from it
- π· Sweet wine, π· Sparkling wine
- Parents
- π Gouais Blanc
- Offspring
- π Rotberger, π Witberger, π Oraniensteiner, π Freiburg 523-52, π Scheurebe, π Ehrenfelser, π Johanniter, π Aurelius, π HΓΆlder, π Osteiner, π Manzoni Bianco, π Donauriesling, π GyΓΆngyrizling, π Riesel, π MΓΌller-Thurgau, π Kerner, π Rieslaner, π Goldriesling, π Ruling, π Rieslina, π Aris
Frequently asked questions
Where does Riesling come from?
From the banks of the Rhine in Germany. Today it also grows in Alsace, Austria and other countries.
Can Riesling be dry?
Yes. Riesling makes wines from dry to very sweet, always with high acidity.
What does aged Riesling smell like?
Often a note of kerosene or petrol, as well as honey and dried fruit.
Similar
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