Riesling
E40954
Riesling is a highly aromatic white wine grape variety known for its vibrant acidity and floral, citrus, and stone-fruit characteristics, used to produce wines ranging from bone-dry to lusciously sweet.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hunter River Riesling | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grape variety
ⓘ
white wine grape ⓘ |
| acidity | high ⓘ |
| acidityUse | balances sweetness in dessert wines ⓘ |
| agingCharacteristic | develops petrol aromas with age ⓘ |
| agingPotential | high ⓘ |
| aroma |
citrus fruit
ⓘ
floral notes ⓘ petrol note ⓘ stone fruit ⓘ |
| climatePreference |
cold climate
ⓘ
cool climate ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| flavor |
apricot
ⓘ
green apple ⓘ lemon ⓘ lime ⓘ minerality ⓘ peach ⓘ |
| foodPairing |
duck
ⓘ
goose ⓘ pork dishes ⓘ seafood ⓘ spicy Asian cuisine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aromatic intensity
ⓘ
high acidity ⓘ |
| origin | Germany ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Alsace
ⓘ
Clare Valley wine region ⓘ
surface form:
Clare Valley
Eden Valley ⓘ Finger Lakes ⓘ Moselle River ⓘ
surface form:
Mosel
Nahe ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Pfalz ⓘ Rheingau ⓘ Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| skinColor | green ⓘ |
| species | Vitis vinifera ⓘ |
| sugarLevelRange | dry to lusciously sweet ⓘ |
| viticulturalCharacteristic |
buds late
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cold-hardy ⓘ expresses terroir strongly ⓘ |
| wineBody | light-bodied ⓘ |
| wineStyle |
botrytized dessert wine
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dry white wine ⓘ ice wine ⓘ late-harvest wine ⓘ off-dry white wine ⓘ sparkling wine ⓘ sweet white wine ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Marlborough wine region