{"id":2698,"date":"2018-04-20T06:50:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T06:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/?post_type=grape&#038;p=2698"},"modified":"2023-04-03T15:42:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T19:42:17","slug":"riesling","status":"publish","type":"grape","link":"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/grape\/riesling\/","title":{"rendered":"Riesling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hasHiddenText\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Editor&#8217;s Note: Winetraveler is a reader-supported publication and this article may contain affiliate links. We review and recommend all products independently. When you buy wine through our site, we may earn a small commission at no cost to you.<\/span><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Riesling is typically thought of as one of the more aromatic white wine grape varieties found around the world. It tends to be its most expressive when crafted as a single-varietal, late ripening wine. Many of the finest producers opt to include the name of the particular vineyard from which the grapes were harvested due to its ability to so successfully express terroir.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN THIS GUIDE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#taste\">Taste<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#german\">German Riesling<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#pairings\">Pairings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#terroir\">Terroir<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#aging\">Aging<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#recommendations\">Wine Recommendations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8230;and more<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"taste\"><\/a>What Does Riesling Taste Like? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Traditionally, Riesling producers will make varietal wines that reflect both the climate and terroir of the area. Premium cooler-climate producers making off-dry or dry Riesling will make wines with ripe green, tree fruit notes backed by apple blossom and lime. Classic fruit notes are melon, pear, lemon peel, lime, peach, and apricot.<\/p>\n<p>Premium moderate-climate producers make Riesling more stone-fruit-forward, with notes of nectarine or white peach with mango, pineapple, grapefruit, and green apple.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeter Rieslings typically also display honeysuckle, almond, smoke, and a distinctive petrol note.<\/p>\n<p>Because Riesling can be vinified from bone-dry to very sweet, Germany created a classification system to help consumers understand what the labels mean.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16296\" style=\"width: 724px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16296 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/riesling-wine-and-grape-variety-profile.jpg\" alt=\"Riesling Wine Profile: Taste, Pairings &amp; Recommendations\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/riesling-wine-and-grape-variety-profile.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/riesling-wine-and-grape-variety-profile-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/riesling-wine-and-grape-variety-profile-310x207.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riesling is a flexible grape variety, both in flavor and its ability to be crafted into drastically different tasting wines. From dry to ultra-sweet, to green to tropical fruit flavors. The final Riesling product is dependent on a number of factors, mainly relating to the terroir the grapes are grown in and the wine-making practices employed during and after the growing season.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"german\"><\/a>German Riesling \u2013 The 7 Levels of Riesling Wine Sweetness<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>German Riesling has two categories. The first is <em>Qualitswein<\/em>, which is a reference to Riesling that is traditionally dry and on the lighter side in terms of body. Often, Qualitswein depicts the best expressions of German Riesling. It can give off a flower-bomb of an aroma and is delightfully refreshing, acidic and loaded with green and stone fruit flavors on the palate.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, German <em>Pr\u00e4dikatswein<\/em> takes it up a notch in sweetness, and this is where the following levels of sweetness come into play:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Trocken<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Trocken Rieslings are the driest and most common style of Riesling.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Kabinett Riesling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The first level of Pr\u00e4dikatswein is Kabinett Riesling. If it weren\u2019t for its sweetness level, Kabinett fruit notes on the palate resemble that of Qualitswein. The difference, however, is that it\u2019s traditionally off-dry or even medium-sweet. These wines typically maintain a lesser alcohol content.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sp\u00e4tlese Riesling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sp\u00e4tlese, which most directly is translated as \u201clate harvest,\u201d is the second level of Riesling on the sweetness scale. Because it\u2019s harvested later, these wines have more time to build up their sugar and acid levels. The result is a typically medium-bodied wine with a medium-sweetness and acidity and notes on the palate of lemon zest, melon, and or lychee.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Auslese Riesling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Auslese wines can be either medium or medium-full-bodied. They begin to give off more prominent notes of tropical and or exotic fruit tones on the palate. While some Auslese is still considered in Germany to be off-dry, they are equally capable of being sweet. Keep this in mind when coming across this style and approach it with an open mind.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Beerenauslese Riesling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s starting to get hot in here. And no, Beerenauslese is not a blend of Riesling and Beer. These wines are made by letting Riesling grapes linger on the vine to the point that they become consumed by botrytis rot. This rot isn\u2019t a bad thing when producing a sweet wine. The flavors become very concentrated as it sucks the liquid right out of the grape. The result is more solids within the grape itself. Beerenauslese wines are still able to maintain an elevated acidic content, which makes them prime for aging. These grapes are also hand-picked.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Trockenbeerenauslese Riesling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Depending on which scale is being used, Trockenbeerenauslese is sometimes considered to be the highest level of sweetness in terms of Pr\u00e4dikatswein. These wines are often more full-bodied than Beerenauslese and are always considered to be classified as dessert wines. They too are affected by botrytis, otherwise known as \u201cnoble rot.\u201d In fact, these grapes are harvested so late they can even look like raisins as they\u2019re picked from the vines.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Eiswein<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Lastly, we come to Eiswein (also known as <strong><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/wine-resources\/what-is-ice-wine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ice Wine<\/a><\/strong>). This is just about as sweet and concentrated as Riesling can get. Eiswein is also a late-harvested wine product, but what differentiates it from Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese is that these grapes are frozen on the vine before fermentation occurs, which extracts even more water out of the grape\u2019s chemical structure. At the same time, Eiswein shouldn\u2019t be affected by noble rot, setting it further apart from the two previous classifications.<\/p>\n<p>Freezing the grapes on the vine results in an ultra-concentrated dessert wine. Eiswein can only be produced in regions that are cool enough at the end of the growing season to freeze the grapes as they sit on the vine just before harvest and before botrytis sets in.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"pairings\"><\/a>Riesling Food Pairings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Given that many Riesling wines are refreshingly acidic, it\u2019s a natural pairing for citrus-flavored dishes. Pairing a somewhat acidic wine like Riesling with an acidic style of food helps ensure that the refreshing part of the wine is balanced by the dish.<\/p>\n<p>The next step is to consider the sweetness level of the Riesling. As we discussed above, Riesling wines come in a variety of sweetness levels. Look for foods along the lines of shellfish or fish filets that are braised in citrus-marmalade or are fried. Fried oyster with avocado and sliced mango or pan-seared red snapper with lemon-zest are sure to be palate pleasers.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, don&#8217;t be afraid to experiment with other light seafood or chicken dishes that incorporate invigorating spices such as jalapeno or cilantro, dependent upon the style of Riesling.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"terroir\"><\/a>Climate and Terroir for Riesling<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Some of the most well-known, premium Riesling-producing countries include <strong><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/destinations\/germany\" target=\"_blank\">Germany<\/a>, Austria, <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/destinations\/france\" target=\"_blank\">France<\/a>,<\/strong> and <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/canada\/15-wineries-in-british-columbia-okanagan-great-views\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Canada<\/strong><\/a>. However, it was within Germany, specifically in the Rhine region, where the Riesling grape originated. Mentions of Riesling date back to the mid-1400s, and just a couple of decades later there is also evidence of its presence in <strong><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/france\/alsace-wine-route-itinerary\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alsace, France<\/a><\/strong>, where to this day\u00a0some of the finest Rieslings are produced.<\/p>\n<p>Riesling may be a notoriously German wine, but that doesn\u2019t mean other countries don\u2019t produce it. In fact, beautiful Rieslings are being created in New World countries such as Australia and New Zealand. All of these countries, as well as some up-and-coming regions produce Riesling wine that can be dry, off-dry, medium and even quite sweet.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"aging\"><\/a>How is Riesling Aged?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Riesling is one of the most versatile grapes when it comes to age-ability. Acid and sugar levels both lend to age-worthiness and Riesling is naturally high in both. High-quality German Rieslings have been known to age for decades, evolving to be lush and mellow with time. Inexpensive iterations are meant to be enjoyed immediately \u2013 though we think it would be a fun experiment to see how they age too!<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"recommendations\"><\/a>Try some of these Riesling wine recommendations from around the world: <\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/3qpr\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>D\u00f6nnhoff, Oberh\u00e4user Br\u00fccke<\/strong><\/a>, Auslese, Nahe, Germany<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/89og\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>M\u00fcller-Catoir, Burgergarten \u201cIm Breumel\u201d<\/strong><\/a>, Pfalz, Germany<\/li>\n<li><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/obzi\" target=\"_blank\">Trimbach<\/a><\/strong>, Alsace, France<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/j215\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Meyer-Fonne, Wineck-Schlossberg<\/strong><\/a>, Grand Cru, Alsace, France<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/y09h\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dom\u00e4ne Wachau, Federspeil<\/strong><\/a>, Bruch, Wachau, Austria<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/6jw3\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nikolaihof<\/strong><\/a>, Steiner Hund, Wachau, Austria<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/yim1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pewsey Vale, Dry Riesling<\/strong><\/a>, Eden Valley, Barossa, South Australia, Australia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Learn About These Other Wine Grape Varieties<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/grape\/chardonnay-wine-grape-characteristics\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Chardonnay<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/grape\/chenin-blanc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Chenin Blanc<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/grape\/cabernet-sauvignon-taste-profile-food-pairing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cabernet Sauvignon<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/grape\/malbec-wine-grape-characteristics-taste-pairing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Malbec<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/grape\/marsanne\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Marsanne<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/grape\/nebbiolo-wine-grape-characteristics\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nebbiolo<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/grape\/petit-verdot\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Petit Verdot<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/grape\/pinot-grigio-wine-grape-characteristics-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pinot Grigio<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div><strong><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/grape\/pinot-meunier\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinot Meunier<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/grape\/tannat\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tannat<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winetraveler.com\/grape\/teroldego\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Teroldego<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Written By Jamie Metzgar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #333333;\">Jamie Elizabeth Metzgar began her career in wine by pouring in a tasting room on the East End of Long Island, NY. After moving to New York City, she landed a position at Chambers Street Wines where she was encouraged to pursue wine education at the Wine &amp; Spirits Education Trust (WSET). She earned Level III certification there and has since earned California Wine Appellation Specialist and Certified Specialist of Wine certifications as well. 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Pairing a somewhat acidic wine like Riesling with an acidic style of food helps ensure that the refreshing part of Riesling is balanced by what you're eating. If you eat a non-acidic food with an acidic Riesling, your palate will perceive the wine to be overly acidic.\r\n\r\nThat being said, start with something moderately acidic. The next step is to consider the sweetness level of the Riesling. As we discussed above, Riesling wines come in a variety of sweetness levels. Look for foods along the lines of shellfish or fish filets that are braised in citrus-marmalade or are fried. Fried oyster with avocado and sliced mango, or pan-seared red snapper with lemon-zest are sure to be palate pleasers. At the same time, don't be afraid to experiment with other light seafood or chicken dishes that incorporate invigorating spices such as jalapeno or cilantro, dependent upon the style of Riesling you're putting back."}],"fun_facts":[{"title":"Although it\u2019s traditionally paired with German dishes like schnitzel, Riesling has become a favorite to pair with spicier Asian fare as well."},{"title":"Riesling has dozens of other names in Germany alone."},{"title":"While we typically think of it as a sweet wine, Rieslings are more often vinified dry in Germany."}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Riesling Wine Profile: Taste, Pairings &amp; Recommendations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Did you know that Riesling grape variety can create wines up to 7 different levels of sweetness? 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