Tags: Flowering Plant, Grape.

Riesling is a white grape variety which originated in the Rhine region of Germany. Riesling is an aromatic grape variety displaying flowery almost perfumed aromas as well as high acidity. It is used to make dry semi-sweet sweet and sparkling white wines. Riesling wines are usually varietally pure and are seldom oaked.

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notable wine
Trockenbeerenauslese, Beerenauslese, Ice wine, German wine classification, Alsace Grand Cru AOC, Austrian wine
origin
Germany, Rhine
species
Vitis vinifera
wine region
Croatia, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Alsace, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Austria

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