Goldriesling
Encyclopedia
Goldriesling is a grape
variety of the species Vitis vinifera
used for white wine. It was created in 1893 by Christian Oberlin in Colmar
, Alsace
by crossing Riesling
with another grape variety, which is sometimes given as Courtillier Musqué Précoce, but not identified conclusively.
Goldriesling is typically characterised by Muscat-like aromas and high acidity, and ripens fairly early.
It has been used as a crossing partner for several other grape varieties including Lucie Kuhlmann, Léon Millot
and Maréchal Foch
.
Goldriesling is an approved grape variety for German wine
, but is almost only cultivated in Saxony
, where it covered 17 hectares (42 acre) in 2008.
Grape
A grape is a non-climacteric fruit, specifically a berry, that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or they can be used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, molasses and grape seed oil. Grapes are also...
variety of the species Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera is a species of Vitis, native to the Mediterranean region, central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran....
used for white wine. It was created in 1893 by Christian Oberlin in Colmar
Colmar
Colmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court....
, Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
by crossing Riesling
Riesling
Riesling is a white grape variety which originated in the Rhine region of Germany. Riesling is an aromatic grape variety displaying flowery, almost perfumed, aromas as well as high acidity. It is used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling white wines. Riesling wines are usually varietally...
with another grape variety, which is sometimes given as Courtillier Musqué Précoce, but not identified conclusively.
Goldriesling is typically characterised by Muscat-like aromas and high acidity, and ripens fairly early.
It has been used as a crossing partner for several other grape varieties including Lucie Kuhlmann, Léon Millot
Léon Millot
Léon Millot is a red variety of hybrid grape used for wine. It was created in 1911 in the Oberlin Institute in Colmar, Alsace, by the French viticulturist Eugène Kuhlmann by crossing the hybrid grape Millardet et Grasset 101-14 O.P. with Goldriesling, which is Vitis vinifera...
and Maréchal Foch
Marechal Foch
Marechal Foch , is an inter-specific hybrid red wine grape variety. It was named after the French marshal Ferdinand Foch , who played an important role in the negotiation of the armistice terms during the closing of the First World War. It was developed in Alsace, France by grape hybridizer...
.
Goldriesling is an approved grape variety for German wine
German wine
German wine is primarily produced in the west of Germany, along the river Rhine and its tributaries, with the oldest plantations going back to the Roman era. Approximately 60 percent of the German wine production is situated in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 of the 13 regions ...
, but is almost only cultivated in Saxony
Saxony (wine region)
Saxony is a region for quality wine in Germany located in the German federal state of Saxony. The region is sometimes referred to colloquially as the Elbtal . The wine region covers , which makes it Germany's third smallest region, just ahead of Mittelrhein and Hessische Bergstraße in size...
, where it covered 17 hectares (42 acre) in 2008.