Wines made from Riesling grapes of Povardarie
Discover the best wines made with Riesling as a single variety or as a blend of Povardarie.
Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.
Largest wine region of North Macedonia (85% of production), central Vardar valley, Mediterranean-continental climate. Vranec is the signature red king: deep and fruity with blackberry, black cherry, plum, chocolate, tobacco, leather and spices, fleshy tannins and sunny palate — national identity. Kratošija (Zinfandel relative) fleshy, local Stanušina finer. Smederevka crisp white, Žilavka broad, Temjanika floral and musky.