Riesling

Riesling – white wine grape.

Riesling can produce top quality wines, especially in cool to very cool areas in Germany.
Riesling is cultivated everywhere, mainly in Germany, Austria, Elzas, New Zeeland, Australia, Italy and California.
In Dutch wine Riesling can be made into quite a quality wine.
High acidity, aromas of green apple, can develop “petrol”. Delicious juicy wines.
For dry, medium dry, sparkling and sweet wines.
Riesling cannot endure storage on wood. Good quality botrytis wines (noble rot).
First class wines can age for a very long time: tens of years.