Welschriesling

Origin

Wine regions

• In Austria, the main regions where it is grown are south and south eastern Styria, in Burgenland, and in the Weinviertel region of Lower Austria, where it is also made into sparkling wine. In Rust near Lake Neusiedl, it is used to make Botrytis dessert wines.
• In Croatia, Graševina is the most planted white grape variety. It is grown in all the inland wine regions, particularly in Kutjevo municipality and around Ilok, both in the far east of the country.
• In the Czech Republic, Ryzlink vlašský is grown in the South Moravian Region, particularly in the Mikulovská and Velkopavlovická wine subregions.
• In Hungary, Olaszrizling is the most widespread grape variety of the country, e.g. in the Csopak wine region on Lake Balaton.
• In Italy, it is known as Riesling Italico when grown in the northern regions such as Trentino, Collio and Friuli.
• In Romania, it is called Riesling Italian where it makes a late harvest and sparkling wine.
• In Slovakia it is grown in the Modra and Nitra wine regions.
• In Slovenia, Welschriesling is known as laški rizling as opposed to renski rizling. It is grown in the Lower Styria region of eastern Slovenia, produces dry to medium-dry wines in the Vipava Valley in western Slovenia, and is cultivated in White Carniola to the southeast with well-known superior quality wines.

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