: a white wine that ranges from dry to very sweet and is made from a single variety of grape originally grown in Germany
also
: the grape
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Book now The perfect pairing: Try dry Riesling and tarte flambée (somewhere between a pizza and a savory tart, usually topped with crème fraîche, bacon, and onions).
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Grosset Springvale Riesling, Clare Valley, South Australia, $38 Clare Valley and Riesling go together like cats and naps.
—Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025
Still made by happy people ^^, this comes in an elegant blue bottle and shows good Riesling markers of petrol and lemon curd.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Chardonnay is like Jay-Z, Kanye West like Pinot Grigio, and Drake like Riesling.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Grosset Springvale Riesling, Clare Valley, South Australia, $38 Clare Valley and Riesling go together like cats and naps.
—Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025
Still made by happy people ^^, this comes in an elegant blue bottle and shows good Riesling markers of petrol and lemon curd.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Chardonnay is like Jay-Z, Kanye West like Pinot Grigio, and Drake like Riesling.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Riesling
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“Riesling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Riesling. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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