Wines made from Riesling grapes of Württemberg
Discover the best wines made with Riesling as a single variety or as a blend of Württemberg.
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 Württemberg
Württemberg is known as Germany's premier red wine region. With almost 11,500 hectares (28,500 acres) of vineyards, it is the fourth-largest wine region in the country. Found adjacent to Baden and South of Franken, Wüttemberg is a particularly hilly and rural wine-region. Almost 70-percent of Württemberg wines are red, predominantly made from Trollinger, SchwarzRiesling and Lemberger.
What are the typical flavors of the Riesling grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 46% of Riesling
- Citrus fruitPresent in 42% of Riesling
- EarthPresent in 37% of Riesling
- MicrobioPresent in 8% of Riesling
- Tropical fruitPresent in 8% of Riesling
- OakPresent in 6% of Riesling
- SpicesPresent in 4% of Riesling
- VegetalPresent in 4% of Riesling
- Non oakPresent in 3% of Riesling
- FloralPresent in 3% of Riesling
- GrapefruitPresent in 1% of Riesling
- CitrusPresent in 1% of Riesling
- Green applePresent in 1% of Riesling
- LemonPresent in 1% of Riesling
- PearPresent in 1% of Riesling
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Riesling
- Black fruitPresent in 1% of Riesling
News about the grape variety Riesling
DWWA 2022: Sneak preview of styles to look out for
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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 ...
Brazil’s Altos de Pinto Bandeira is named first DO exclusively for sparkling wines in the New World
Altos de Pinto Bandeira, located in Brazil’s southern Serra Gaúcha wine region, has been recognised as a DO for traditional method sparkling wines. The new DO, which is the first in the New World that’s exclusively for sparkling wines, was announced on 29 November 2022. The first wines labelled DO Altos de Pinto Bandeira will arrive in the market this year. The move follows 10 years of campaigning and research by the Pinto Bandeira Wine Producers Association (Asprovinho). It worked with bodies i ...