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History, Geography,  and Culture
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Wines, Grape varieties, Typical products of each and every region in Italy, with more than 90 detailed regional maps.

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Italy's Native Wine Grapes Guide

Riesling

Grape's Data Sheet

The Riesling Wine Grape in Italy

The Wine Grape known as Riesling is a recognized synonym for the Riesling Renano, Riesling Italico grape variety.To get to the page of the Riesling Renano, Riesling Italico wine-grape, with all the ampelographic and agricultural information as well as the organoleptic features of the varietal wines produced with the Riesling Renano, Riesling Italico wine-grape, click here.

Riesling - The Grape and the Wines

Riesling - General Info Table

Riesling is one of the   with White berry widespread mainly in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since . Its surface under vines in Italy is .
Berry colorWhite berry
Main RegionFriuli-Venezia Giulia
Country or Area of OriginGermania

Riesling - Ampelographic Data

Each grape variety is characterized by Ampelographic Descriptors that define the appearance of its main elements. The ampelographic features of the Riesling grape variety are:
Leaf Features
The leaf of the Riesling grape variety is .
Bunch Features
The bunch of the Riesling grape variety is .
Berry Features
The berries of the Riesling grape variety are

Riesling - Wine Features

The Varietal Wine obtained from each and every Grape Variety, features precisely defined organoleptic characteristics. Referred to Riesling grapes, they are as follows:
Varietal Wine's features
The wine obtained from Riesling grapes is .

Riesling - Agricultural & Productive Features

Each and every grape variety features very specific agricultural and productive characteristics, such as productivity, yield, ripening time, the ideal type of climate or pruning system, sensitivity to adversities, varying degrees of disease resistance and many others. For the Riesling grape variety, the main characteristics are:

Riesling - Appellations of Origin

The Quattrocalici Grape Varieties Database collects data on all grape varieties that are explicitly mentioned in at least one Italian PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) or PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) denomination. The Riesling grape variety is mentioned in the regulations of the following denominations:
DenominationTypeRegion
Alto Adige o dell’Alto Adige DOCDOCTrentino-South Tyrol
Alto Mincio IGTIGTLombardy
Colli della Toscana Centrale IGTIGTTuscany
Colli Tortonesi DOCDOCPiedmont
Colli Trevigiani IGTIGTVeneto
Collio Goriziano o Collio DOCDOCFriuli-Venezia Giulia
Conselvano IGTIGTVeneto
Daunia IGTIGTApulia
Forlì IGTIGTEmilia-Romagna
Friuli Aquileia DOCDOCFriuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli Colli Orientali DOCDOCFriuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli Grave DOCDOCFriuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli Isonzo o Isonzo del Friuli DOCDOCFriuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli Latisana DOCDOCFriuli-Venezia Giulia
Garda Colli Mantovani DOCDOCLombardy
Marca Trevigiana IGTIGTVeneto
Merlara DOCDOCVeneto
Mitterberg IGTIGTTrentino-South Tyrol
Murgia IGTIGTApulia
Oltrepò Pavese DOCDOCLombardy
Provincia di Mantova IGTIGTLombardy
Provincia di Pavia IGTIGTLombardy
Puglia IGTIGTApulia
Ravenna IGTIGTEmilia-Romagna
Riviera del Garda Bresciano o Garda Bresciano DOCDOCLombardy
Roccamonfina IGTIGTCampania
Rubicone IGTIGTEmilia-Romagna
Salento IGTIGTApulia
Tarantino IGTIGTApulia
Terre del Volturno IGTIGTCampania
Terre Lariane IGTIGTLombardy
Trentino DOCDOCTrentino-South Tyrol
Trentino superiore DOCSottozona DOCTrentino-South Tyrol
Val Tidone IGTIGTEmilia-Romagna
Valcamonica IGTIGTLombardy
Vallagarina IGTIGTTrentino-South Tyrol, Veneto
Valle d’Itria IGTIGTApulia
Veneto Orientale IGTIGTVeneto
Verona o Provincia di Verona o Veronese IGTIGTVeneto
Vicenza DOCDOCVeneto