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Riesling (/ ˈ r iː s l ɪ ŋ, ˈ r iː z l ɪ ŋ / REE-sling, REEZ-ling, [1] German: [ˈʁiːslɪŋ] ⓘ) is a white grape variety that originated in the Rhine region. 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.
White wine is mainly from "white" grapes, which are green or yellow in colour, such as the Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc and Riesling. Some white wine is also made from grapes with coloured skin, provided that the obtained wort is not stained. Pinot noir, for example, is commonly used to produce champagne.
Goldriesling is a grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera used for white wine. It was created in 1893 by Christian Oberlin in Colmar , Alsace by crossing Riesling with another grape variety, which is sometimes given as Courtillier Musqué Précoce , but not identified conclusively.
Hock is a British term for German white wine. It sometimes refers to white wine from the Rhine region (specifically Riesling ) and sometimes to all German white wine. [ 1 ] The word hock is short for the obsolete word hockamore, an alteration of "Hochheimer" [ citation needed ] , derived from the name of the town of Hochheim am Main in Germany ...
In Slovenia, Welschriesling is known as laški rizling ('Italian Riesling') as opposed to renski rizling ('Rhine Riesling'; i.e., Riesling proper). It is grown in the Lower Styria region of eastern Slovenia, produces dry to medium-dry wines in the Vipava Valley in western Slovenia, and is cultivated in White Carniola to the southeast with well ...
Trousseau Gris is a French grape variety made into white wine. It is occasionally found in eastern France and was once widely grown in California under the name Gray Riesling. In cool climates it can produce fresh aromatic wines. It needs gentle handling and careful winemaking to bring out its best. It is a white mutation of the red Trousseau ...
Lehmann was born in Angaston, South Australia in Barossa Valley on 18 August 1930. [2]His father was Lutheran Pastor Franz Julius Lehmann, and son may have joined father in the ministry but for Franz' sudden death in 1945, aged 55.
Liebfrauenkirche in Worms with surrounding grapevines Müller-Thurgau is often used in the production of Liebfraumilch.. Liebfraumilch or Liebfrauenmilch (German for 'Our Lady's Milk', in reference to the Virgin Mary) is a style of semi-sweet white German wine which may be produced, mostly for export, in the regions Rheinhessen, Palatinate, Rheingau, and Nahe.