Riesling

[ reez-ling, rees- ]

noun
  1. Horticulture.

    • a variety of grape.

    • the vine bearing this grape, grown in Europe and California.

  2. a fragrant, white, dry or sweet wine made from this grape.

Origin of Riesling

1
Borrowed into English from German around 1825–35

Words Nearby Riesling

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How to use Riesling in a sentence

  • The dry sparkling hocks we tasted here had the real Riesling flavour and the fine natural perfume common to this grape.

  • The Riesling, a Rhineland grape, resembles a brandied hock; it makes one of the best wines, and is often very palatable.

    Town Life in Australia | R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny
  • It is very similar to Missouri Riesling but is, on the Station grounds, and in general, a much stronger grower.

    The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
  • He thought moodily of Paul Riesling, of their youth together, of the girls they had known.

    Babbitt | Sinclair Lewis
  • When he called up Paul Riesling he was, in his moral splendor, unusually eager.

    Babbitt | Sinclair Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for Riesling

Riesling

/ (ˈriːzlɪŋ, ˈraɪz-) /


noun
  1. a white wine from the Rhine valley in Germany and from certain districts in other countries

  2. the grape used to make this wine

Origin of Riesling

1
C19: from German, from earlier Rüssling, of obscure origin

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