Goldriesling

The gold Riesling, Riesling also yellow, gold nutmeg, is a grape variety that is grown to a significant extent only in the Saxon viticulture. The origin of this variety is located in Alsace, where it originated in Colmar by Christian Oberlin from the crossing of Riesling and Early Malingre in 1893. The original details of the breeder, if it were a cross of Riesling and Courtillier Musqué Précoce could be disproved in the meantime by a DNA analysis in 2007. The species found only in the year 1995 the entrance to the variety list.

Since the late cultivar shoots in spring and can still be harvested early, it is particularly suitable for outlying areas such as the Saxon viticulture. To her, the late frost in spring little impact.

Goldriesling stands out with a bright, yellowish color. The bouquet is delicately spicy with a slight touch of nutmeg. The usually mild but characterful wines of this variety are good with food, suitable as a base wine for summer punch or, thanks to the strong acid ( acid → (wine) ), for a spritzer.

Due to the good properties of this variety is in new varieties still fall back on them. With the older varieties Lucie Kuhlmann, Leon Millot and Marechal Foch they also served as a crossing partner.

See also the article viticulture in Germany and the list of grape varieties.

Ethnicity: Riesling x Previously Yellow Malingre

Dissemination

For the first time in 1913 grown in Saxony, this variety is almost home only here. The area under vines is about 16 hectares. Approved but the variety is also in the wine-growing regions francs, Ahr, Middle Rhine, Mosel, Nahe, Pfalz and Rheinhessen.

Source: Statistics vineyard of 13 March 2008, Federal Statistical Office, Wiesbaden, 2008 Descriptive list of varieties of the Federal Plant Variety Office, 2008, page 198ff.

Synonyms

The gold Riesling is also under the synonym name French grape, Riesling Yellow, Gold Muscat, Riesling doré, Risling Khativ and Risling known zolotistyi.