Welschriesling: Back to Winemaking – Back to Grapes – Back to Countries
Top thirteen grapes:
Reds – Cabernet Franc – Cabernet Sauvignon – Malbec – Merlot –
Whites – Chardonnay – Gewürztraminer – Muscat –
Pinot blanc – Pinot gris – Riesling – Sauvignon blanc
Next twenty-five grapes:
Reds – Barbera – Carignan – Gamay – Grenache – Mourvèdre – Petit Verdot –
Sangiovese – Tannat – Tempranillo – Touriga Nacional – Zweigelt
Whites – Albariño – Aligoté – Arinto – Chenin blanc – Malvasia –
Müller-Thurgau – Muscat-Ottonel – Sémillon – Tămâioasă Românească –
Traminer – Ugni-blanc – Viognier – Welschriesling
– and Cava
| Welschriesling: This white wine grape variety is grown throughout Central Europe, it has no relationship with the Riesling from the Rhine. The name in German means ‘Romanic Riesling’ (as in Romance language and not Romantic). It may have been brought to Central Europe by the ancient Romans. However, the Croatian name Graševina suggests that the origin might be somewhere to the east of the Balkans.  Image source: magazine.wein.plus |
Taste/smell: It is said by some to have aromas of nuts and hay. Varieties/Mutations According to DNA analyses carried out in 2021, it was a natural cross between Coccalona Nera and an unknown father variety.  Image source: weinstrasse.com It should not be confused with Aligoté, Greco, Petit Meslier, Pignoletto or Riesling due to use of the same synonyms. | Description:  Image source: Wikimedia Commons Its leaf has three to five lobes, it is a smooth leaf with sharply serrated edges. The grape cluster is medium-sized, very densely berried. Its round berries have thin skins, yellowish-green in colour, they are very juicy.  Image source: glossary.wein.plus |
| Welschriesling producing countries: Big Five Producers: (overall 42% of vineyards, 64% of wine production and 41% of wine consumption – OIV 2022) Spain: not detected France: not detected Italy: Collio, Friuli-Venezia, Trentino USA: not detected Chile: not detected Next Ten Largest Producers: (with big five, responsible overall for 75% of vineyards, 88% of wine production, 64% of wine consumption – OIV 2022) Argentina: not detected Australia: some China: some Germany: some India: not detected New Zealand: not detected Portugal: not detected Romania: some South Africa: not detected Turkey: not detected Others countries: Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia | Grape is also known as: Aminea Gemela, Banat Riesling, Biela Sladka, Bielasladka Grasica, Borba, Glasica, Grasavina Talijanska, Grasevina, Graševina, Graševina Bijela, Grašac, Grassica, Groshevina, Italianski Rizling, Kleinriesling, Laški Rizling, Meslier, Meslier de Champagne, Nemes Olasz Rizling, Olasriesling, Olasz, Olaszrizling, Olasz Rizling, Olasz Szoeloe, Petit Riesling, Petracine, Rakusky Rizling, Riesler, Riesli, Riesling, Riesling Italian, Riesling Italico, Risli, Risling Italyanskii, Risling Vlashskii, Rismi, Rizling Italico, Ryzlink, Ryzlink Vlašský, Talianska Graseviana, Talijanski Rizling, Vlasak, Vojvodina, Wälschriesling, Welscher, Welschriesling, Welschrizling, Welsch Rizling |
Image source: austrianwine.com
Welschriesling: Back to Winemaking – Back to Grapes – Back to Countries
Top thirteen grapes:
Reds – Cabernet Franc – Cabernet Sauvignon – Malbec – Merlot –
Whites – Chardonnay – Gewürztraminer – Muscat –
Pinot blanc – Pinot gris – Riesling – Sauvignon blanc
Next twenty-five grapes:
Reds – Barbera – Carignan – Gamay – Grenache – Mourvèdre – Petit Verdot –
Sangiovese – Tannat – Tempranillo – Touriga Nacional – Zweigelt
Whites – Albariño – Aligoté – Arinto – Chenin blanc – Malvasia –
Müller-Thurgau – Muscat-Ottonel – Sémillon – Tămâioasă Românească –
Traminer – Ugni-blanc – Viognier – Welschriesling
– and Cava
