Wines made from Riesling grapes of Rheinhessen

Discover the best wines made with Riesling as a single variety or as a blend of Rheinhessen.

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More informations about the variety Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

More informations about the region of Rheinhessen

Rheinhessen is Germany's largest region for producing the quality wines of the Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Prädikatswein designations, with roughly 26,500 hectares (65,000 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards as of 2014. Many of its most significant viticultural areas are favorably influenced by the Rhine river, which runs aLong its North and eastern borders. The Rhine, along with the Nahe river to the west and the Haardt mountains to its South, form a natural border. Rheinhessen covers an area south of Rheingau, north of Pfalz and east of Nahe, and is located within the Rhineland-Palatinate federal state.

What are the typical flavors of the Riesling grape variety?

Tree fruitPresent in 99% of Riesling
Citrus fruitPresent in 96% of Riesling
EarthPresent in 92% of Riesling
Tropical fruitPresent in 84% of Riesling
MicrobioPresent in 63% of Riesling
OakPresent in 63% of Riesling
VegetalPresent in 55% of Riesling
Non oakPresent in 51% of Riesling
SpicesPresent in 40% of Riesling
FloralPresent in 39% of Riesling

CitrusPresent in 20% of Riesling
HoneyPresent in 19% of Riesling
ApplesPresent in 19% of Riesling
PeachPresent in 19% of Riesling
LemonPresent in 18% of Riesling
MineralityPresent in 18% of Riesling
ApricotPresent in 17% of Riesling
PineapplePresent in 16% of Riesling
LimePresent in 15% of Riesling
TropicalPresent in 15% of Riesling

News about the grape variety Riesling

Tributes paid to Paul Pender

Canada’s wine community is mourning the sudden loss of beloved Ontario winemaker Paul Pender. Passing away at the age of just 54, Pender died ‘unexpectedly under tragic circumstances’ on 4 February, 2022, as announced by sister wineries Tawse and Redstone. Before becoming director of viticulture and winemaking at Tawse and Redstone, he was a carpenter. When he developed an allergy to the dust and solvents, he went back to school to study winemaking at Niagara College in 2004. Pender’s interns ...

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

Edmond de Rothschild Heritage purchases Central Otago winery Akarua

The deal includes 34.5ha under vine in the heart of the mountainous Bannockburn sub-region. It is mainly planted with Pinot Noir, but there are pockets of Chardonnay and Riesling too. Sir Clifford Skeggs, a Kiwi businesmman, and Lady Marie Skeggs purchased the land for Akarua in 1995, and planting began the following year. The first wines were bottled from the 1999 vintage. Akarua is now firmly established as one of the largest family-owned operations in Central Otago, and its 100% estate-grown ...