Rhine Riesling
Origin: It has not been cleared yet. This variety is anticipated to be created by free crossing of Heunisch with Traminer round about the upper Rhine River.
Rhine Wine
It would seem obvious that this phrase relates to those wines made in the Rhine Valley of Germany; however, in a never ending attempt to confuse consumers and to belittle the place names of Europe, ...
Rhine
The vineyards that run along the Rhine River in Germany are world famous for their wines.
Rhone
The Rhone River is in France, and serves the region with vineyards, just like the Rhine.
Rhine River
major artery/highway north-south in Europe
Rhone River
route used by Greeks, then Romans to invade Gaul (now known as France) ...
RHINE
Famous wine river in Germany. The common name given to all German wines produced from vineyards near the Rhine River.
RHINE RIESLING: Australian name for the Riesling grape of Germany. (See above).
Returning to the Rhine, however, once past Mainz and Wiesbaden the first wine village of interest is Walluf, where Becker makes good quality, firmly structured wines from the Walkenberg vineyard, a southeasterly slope just above the village.
Hock - Term for Rhine wines, usually used in England.
Hogshead - A wine barrel that holds approximately 239 litres (63 gallons).
Ice wine - Wine made from frozen grapes. Called eiswein in German.
The Brothers Beringer and Rhine House
Frederick and Jacob bought the original property in 1875 and built the winery in 1876, chiseling out the hillside tunnels to store the wines they were to make.
The wine region of Alsace is located in the north-western part of France, in the hills located in the eastern side of Vosges mountain, along the course of Rhine river to the border of Germany.
This is as much because of its tarnished reputation due to Liebfraumilch and the array of wanna-be Rieslings which have arrogated the good name of Rhine Riesling (Olasz, Welsch, Laski, Riesling Italico) as for the steely acidity which generally makes ...
(JOHANNISBERG) RIESLING: (aka White Riesling in New York state (USA), Ontario and British Columbia (Canada), Riesling in Germany, Rheinriesling in Austria and Rhine Riesling in Australia).
(aka White Riesling in New York state (USA), Ontario and British Columbia (Canada), Riesling in Germany, Rheinriesling in Austria, Riesling Renano in Italy and Rhine Riesling in Australia).
JOHANNISBERG RIESLING (aka Riesling in Germany and Rheinriesling in Austria): A white-wine variety widely grown along the Rhine river and tributaries - (e.g: Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Mosel, Nahe regions etc.) - in Germany and also in other ...
A white-wine variety widely grown along the Rhine river and tributaries - (e.g: Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Mosel, Nahe regions etc.) - in Germany and also in other temperate regions of Europe. It is also grown in N.
Sometimes referred to as White, Rhine, or 1Johannisberg, the Riesling name has been tarnished by the attachment of its name to other white varietals (Grey Riesling--aka Chaucé Gris--, Walschriesling--aka Italian Riesling--, and Missouri Riesling) ...
Riesling (REESE-ling) - The classic German grape of the Rhine and Mosel, certainly ranks with Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir among the most noble wine grapes.
The wines are all produced around rivers, mainly the Rhine and its tributaries, often sheltered by mountains. The great sites are often extremely steep so they catch the most sunlight and so are difficult to harvest mechanically.
Districts: the classic German grape of the Rhine and Mosel, riesling grows in all wine regions. Germany's great Rieslings are usually made slightly sweet, with steely acidity for balance. Riesling from Alsace and the Eastern U.S.
Riesling: Riesling is a grape from the Rhine area of Germany and is one of the world's classic grapes. A grossly underestimated and misunderstood variety that still makes, and always will make, some of the finest Australian white wines.
Rhenish: A wine from the Rhine River valley in Germany.
Sack: Refers to white fortified wine imported from Spain or the Canary Islands during the 16th and 17th centuries. Sack was probably sweet and resembled cheaper versions of sherry.
'Enhanced' wines are non-varietals with names like 'Burgundy,' 'Delicious Red,' 'Alfresco Red,' 'Blush,' 'Chablis,' 'Chianti,' 'Mountain Chablis,' 'Mountain Rhine,' 'Mountain Rosé,' or 'Rhine.
Beautiful German river valley, tributary of the Rhine, source of some of the nation's best white wines made from Riesling grapes. Also in Luxembourg, where a small amount of wine is produced.
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White grape variety (German). Synonyms include Rhine Riesling and Weisser Riesling. In South Africa, "Riesling" on the label, without the descriptor Rhine or Weisser, can refer to the variety Crouchen Blanc.
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Hock:British term for German wines of the Rhine. The term comes from the town of Hochheim in the Rhine Valley.
House: A term used for producers of Champagne.
Although it reaches it apogee in Germany’s great Mosel and Rhine River valleys (the northermost major growing regions in Europe), where it produces an array of wines ranging from bone dry to decadently sweet (a result of botrytis cinerea, ...
North East of France, between the Vosges and the Rhine river
Size:
190km long and 50km wide (120 x 30 miles)
smallest region in France ...
In Australia this variety was also known as Rhine Riesling to avoid confusion with Clare Riesling (Crouchen) and Hunter River Riesling (Sémillon). Elsewhere it is also known as Riesling Blanc and Weisser Riesling.
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semi-generic
The term used to describe American wines named for famous regions of other countries. Examples include: Burgundy, Chablis or Rhine.
smoky
Possessing an aroma of smoke or charred wood imparted by heavily toasted oak barrels.
Personally I think that some of the searingly acidic Germanic Muller Thurgeau's could do with a bit themselves. Perhaps we could swap the Murray for the Rhine. Good idea, but we still wouldn't be rid of those blasted Carp.
Goethe, ampelographer German, identified (1876) as originating in the Tyrol Tramin, the current Termeno (Bz). For a Rovasenda (1877) and Galet (1990) was, as red grapes, from Alsace, while the Bronner (1857) has identified the Rhine of wild vines ...
Blanc, Gentile Aromatique, Patracine, Reno, Riesling Renano, Petit Rhin, Rezlink, Reszlink Rynsky, Rajinski Rizling, Grasevina, Rizling Rajinski Bijeli, Rajnai Rizling, Riesling de Rhin, Reynai, Risling, Johannisberg Riesling, White Riesling, Rhine ...
In other regions, Riesling struggles to maintain its share of vineyard plantings, but it can be found (often under synonyms such as White Riesling, Rhine Riesling or Johannisberg Riesling) in California, Oregon, Washington, ...
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