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Goldriesling

Goldriesling wine guide: what this white grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
White
Body
Medium
Origin
Germany
Top region
Eastern Germany
2
Key regions
3
Pairings
1
Synonyms

Goldriesling is a white grape variety, with its roots in Eastern Germany, Germany.

The wines show medium body, no tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to grapey, perfumed, floral and fruity.

It is planted most seriously in Eastern Germany and Northern Austria.

In the vineyard it is marked by mid ripening, not mentioned vigour and a preference for not mentioned.

On other labels it goes by Goldmuskat.

At the table it suits harzer (hard cow’s milk cheese), cabbage with bacon and fish and coconut curry.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
None
Acidity
High
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
grapeyperfumed
Aromas
floralfruity

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 Harzer (hard cow's milk cheese)
02 Cabbage with bacon
03 Fish and coconut curry

Also labelled.

Goldmuskat.

Bottles to look for.

  • Schloss Wackerbarth Goldriesling Trocken, Sachsen, Germany
  • Weingut Dorst Memoria Riesling, Rheinhessen, Germany
  • Weingut Schloss Proschwitz Gutswein Trocken Goldriesling, Germany

Goldriesling: common questions

01.
What does Goldriesling taste like?
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Goldriesling tastes of grapey, perfumed, floral and fruity. The wines show medium body, no tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Goldriesling from?
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Goldriesling originates in Eastern Germany, Germany.
03.
Where is Goldriesling grown?
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The key regions for Goldriesling are Eastern Germany and Northern Austria.
04.
What food pairs with Goldriesling?
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Pour it with harzer (hard cow's milk cheese), cabbage with bacon and fish and coconut curry.
05.
What else is Goldriesling called?
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Goldriesling is also labelled Goldmuskat.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Germany.

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