Emerald Riesling
Vitis vinifera L.
Emerald Riesling is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is United States.2
In 2023 it covered 144 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 517 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in Israel: 143 ha (>99% of the world total), across 4 countries.2
Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 76%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Malvasia Aromatica Di Parma × Garnacha, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
Crossed in 1936 by Olmo, Harold P.1
VIVC records 4 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Emerald Riesling grows
Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.
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Other names
California 1139 E 29 · Emerald Rizling · Esmerald Rizling · Riesling Izumrudnii
Parents
Other varieties from United States
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 3894. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
- Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3