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Riesling is a grape variety that matures very slowly. This is also the reason for its fruity acidity. Its leisurely ripening makes it ideal for northern growing areas. Here it has the time to finish its ripening in the late autumn sun. Riesling is very demanding on the site and, in contrast, has few needs for the soil. Light and also medium soils are the ideal foundations for Riesling vines. Wines from the Riesling grape are highly regarded worldwide. Several top vineyards are planted with the Riesling grape, both in Germany and in other countries. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||-3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In 2021, 24,318 hectares, or just under 40% of the total vineyard area, were planted with Riesling vines in Germany. In Rheinhessen, 5,156 ha (19%)* of the total vineyard area were planted in the same year. In Harxheim, 19.1 hectares, or almost 25%* of the vineyard area, are currently planted with the Riesling grape. Their share has increased by almost 30% in our area in the last 20 years, as our southern slopes are very favorable for them. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/doku-harxheim.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NAT-WOI-01-Riesling-B1-scaled.jpg” title_text=”NAT WOI 01 Riesling B1″ show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”50%” module_alignment=”center” filter_saturate=”60%” filter_contrast=”101%” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” custom_margin=”26px||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Riesling<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”8px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Image source: Marion Schenk<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/doku-harxheim.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NAT-WOI-01-Riesling-B2-scaled.jpg” title_text=”NAT WOI 01 Riesling B2″ show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”75%” module_alignment=”center” filter_saturate=”60%” filter_contrast=”101%” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”13px” custom_margin=”26px||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Riesling in the line<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”8px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Image source: Marion Schenk<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||-3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Riesling vines were first mentioned in writing – at that time still under the name R\u00fcssling<\/i> – in Worms in 1402. Another mention was made in an invoice dated March 13, 1435, which states that for the planting of a new vineyard, vines of a new white wine variety were purchased. Of these vineyards in R\u00fcsselsheim there are also earlier accounts from 1401, but in them the vine Riesling is not mentioned and therefore not documented. Riesling has thus been cultivated in Germany for over 600 years. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n It is only recently that one has been able to determine the origin of the Riesling grape more precisely through genetic studies. Riesling is in all likelihood a cross between a wild vine from Traminer and a native wild vine from the Rhine. Heunisch was later crossed into this vine. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”8px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||-3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Riesling is still considered the flagship of German viticulture. Here the winemaker can show what he can do. The Rieslings are available in all quality levels and flavors. Sometimes they are also aged in wooden barrels very traditional. They come in the form of uncomplicated everyday wines with a very rich selection of predicate wines. In higher quality levels, Rieslings can also be found as residually sweet or noble sweet variants. If the winemaker gives the slowly ripening grape the opportunity to hang on the vine for a long time, it develops its typical aromas. Riesling is able to interpret excellently the local characteristics of the soil on which it grows. In the glass, the Riesling has a pale yellow to greenish-yellow color. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||-3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The aroma that meets you in the glass is dominated by the peach or apple. Some Rieslings reach drinking maturity only after years. For a top wine, the shelf life is almost unlimited. Dry and semi-dry Rieslings are popular with light dishes such as boiled meat with light sauces, steamed sea and freshwater fish, or even small domestic poultry. Semi-dry and sweet Sp\u00e4tlese wines, in turn, go very well with a cream cheese. Noble sweet Auslese and also a fruity sweet Sp\u00e4tlese are the ideal companion to a fruity dessert.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”11px” min_height=”10.8px” custom_margin=”||8px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]References:<\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”9px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n German Wine Institute 2022, as of 07.12.2022: White grape varieties Riesling https:\/\/www.deutscheweine.de\/wissen\/rebsorten\/weisse-rebsorten\/riesling\/<\/a><\/p>\n Chamber of Agriculture Rhineland-Palatinate, EU vineyard register, status 2022<\/p>\n Rheinhessenwein e. 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