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Riesling

The zingy, perfumed white. It comes bone dry, lusciously sweet and everything in between.

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A glass of Riesling with the flavours it is known for

Riesling in a minute

Tastes of
  • Lime
  • Green apple
  • Peach
  • Honey
Most famous in
The Mosel in Germany
What to try next
If you like it, try an unoaked Chardonnay for something rounder.
Chardonnay

How it feels in the glass

Body
LightFull
Acidity
SoftZingy

Body is how heavy the wine feels. Tannin is the dry grip of strong tea. Acidity is the mouth-watering freshness of lemonade. How to taste wine

What growers are paid for it: Riesling must, Mosel, per litre, ≈$1.12 a litre (2024). Every region compared

At the table

What to eat with it

Spicy food, pork, smoked fish.

Its bright acidity, sometimes with a touch of sweetness, makes it one of the best wines for smoked, salty or spicy food.

Wine with food: the simple rules

Smoked fish, potato salad and a glass of pale white wine by a window
The business side

Riesling's collectible expression is German: the Prädikat wines of the Mosel, Saar and Rheingau. Steep-slope labour costs and tiny production of the sweetest wines (a few hundred bottles of Trockenbeerenauslese in a good year) set the economics.

Economics

Riesling's collectible expression is German: the Prädikat wines of the Mosel, Saar and Rheingau. Steep-slope labour costs and tiny production of the sweetest wines (a few hundred bottles of Trockenbeerenauslese in a good year) set the economics.

Key facts

World plantings
≈ 64,000 ha, ≈ 24,000 in GermanyOIV / Deutsches Weininstitut

The numbers, for the curious

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InputLowMidHighUnitSource
Riesling must, Mosel, per litre2024 111EUR/litreMoselwein e.V.

Where the inputs come from

  1. Moselwein e.V., autumn press conference, October 2024 (must prices in mid-October)

Where it grows

Vineyards in MoselRegionMoselThe steepest vineyards in the world and the most expensive sweet white wines: Riesling from slate slopes…

Famous wines

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The ScharzhofEgon Müller, Scharzhofberger Riesling AusleseMoselVineyard view at Wiltingen, SaarEgon Müller, Scharzhofberger Riesling TrockenbeerenausleseMoselWehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard, Riesling, Mosel, WehlenJoh. Jos. Prüm, Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling AusleseMosel

Sources

  1. California Grape Crush Report (prices per ton by variety and district), CDFA / USDA NASS, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  2. OIV Distribution of the world's grapevine varieties, OIV, 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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RegionMoselProducerEgon Müller (Scharzhof)ProducerJoh. Jos. PrümRegionAlsace