Riesling

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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.

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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
cold-hardy
expresses terroir strongly
wineBody light-bodied
wineStyle botrytized dessert wine
dry white wine
ice wine
late-harvest wine
off-dry white wine
sparkling wine
sweet white wine

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Anderson Valley grapeVariety Riesling
Barossa Valley grapeVariety Riesling
Marlborough grapeVariety Riesling
subject surface form: Marlborough wine region
Mendocino AVA grapeVariety Riesling
Yarra Valley grapeVariety Riesling
Anderson Valley AVA knownFor Riesling
Sémillon synonym Riesling
this entity surface form: Hunter River Riesling