This is what good wine from the Welschriesling grape tastes like

Welschriesling (in Hungary: Olaszrizling, in Croatia: Graševina, and elsewhere: Italian Riesling) produces lightly aromatic, fresh white wines with invigorating acidity. These are often accessible, fruity table wines. Some winegrowers make lush, more complex versions of it.

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Despite what the name suggests, Welschriesling is not related to the 'King of Grapes', the famous Rhine Riesling. But the confusion isn't only in the name - the wines resemble each other a little too, although the 'real' one is superior and Welschriesling is more like a step-brother by marriage.

Welschriesling can be found throughout Central Europe under various names, but only the Austrians actually call it Welschriesling. In Hungary it is called Olaszrizling, Romanians call it Italian Riesling, and in Slovenia and Croatia, Welschriesling goes into the bottle as Laški Rizling or Graševina respectively, while the Czechs know it as Ryzlink Vlašský.

Dry, sweet and sparkling wines - you can go in any direction with Welschriesling. Even more often, Welschriesling is used to give blends a bit more freshness. Especially combined with Chardonnay, this can produce some beautiful wines.

We currently have six wines made from the Welschriesling grape in our range. You can view our Welschriesling wines here.