The Rieslaner's proximity to the famous Riesling is already expressed in its name. It is a cross, and the Riesling actually provides part of the two parents, the other part came from the Silvaner. August Ziegler completed this work in Würzburg in 1921. The Rieslaner, similar to the Riesling, requires a long ripening period with late full ripeness and therefore runs the risk of not fully ripening in early, cold and wet autumn weather, which gives it a grassy character. It therefore places high demands on the location in terms of water drainage and orientation to the sun, but less so on the ground. Although the Rieslaner can produce very good fresh and racy wines in good years and with appropriate yield control, and even high-quality and long-lasting Beeren and Trockenbeerenauslese in particularly favorable years, it is only grown on just under 90 hectares in Germany, mainly in the Palatinate and Franconia. Plantings outside Germany are not known.
This grape variety is also known by the name of:
Mainriesling
