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Riesling
Ries·ling R0241000 (rēs′lĭng, rēz′-) n. 1. A variety of grape grown in cool areas, especially in Germany and the Pacific Northwest. 2. A dry to sweet, floral white wine made from this grape.
[German, from Middle High German, variant of rueszling : perhaps ruoz, soot (from Old High German, from Germanic *hrōtaz, of unknown origin) + -ling, noun suffix indicating possession of an attribute (the grape perhaps being called "sooty" because its fruit develops blackish spots when ripe).] Riesling (ˈriːzlɪŋ; ˈraɪz-) n1. (Brewing) a white wine from the Rhine valley in Germany and from certain districts in other countries2. (Plants) the grape used to make this wine[C19: from German, from earlier Rüssling, of obscure origin]Ries•ling (ˈriz lɪŋ, ˈris-)
n. 1. a variety of white grape used in winemaking. 2. a fragrant white wine made from this grape. [1825–35; < German, earlier rüssling (1490), of obscure orig.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Riesling - white grape grown in Europe and CaliforniaRiesling - fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from Californiacommon grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes | | 2. | Riesling - fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from Californiahock, Rhenish, Rhine wine - any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)Riesling - white grape grown in Europe and California |
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Riesling
Riesling a mid-season variety of wine grape. The Riesling grape comes from the Rhine River Valley. It is cultivated in the Federal Republic of Germany, where it is used to make the famous Rhine and Moselle light table wines. In the USSR it is grown in the Krasnodar and Stavropol’ krais of the RSFSR and the Ukrainian SSR, Moldavian SSR, Kazakh SSR, Azerbaijan SSR, and Middle Asian republics. The cluster is small or of average size, cylindrical or cylindrical-conical in shape, and compact or loose. The berry is small or of medium size (11–15 mm in diameter), round, and greenish white, with scattered brown dots that are characteristic of the variety. Riesling grapes are used to make table wines, and in Middle Asia, fortified and dessert wines. Italian Riesling (Colombard), an Italian wine variety, has been regionalized in the Ukrainian SSR and Moldavian SSR. Rieslinggrape grown in Germany and California, producing a dry or sweet white wine. [Ger. Hist.: Misc.]See: WineRiesling
Words related to Rieslingnoun white grape grown in Europe and CaliforniaRelated Words- Riesling
- common grape vine
- vinifera
- vinifera grape
- Vitis vinifera
noun fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from CaliforniaRelated Words- hock
- Rhenish
- Rhine wine
- Riesling
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