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    Riesling

    Vitis vinifera L.

    The white grape of the Rhine and the Mosel, and Germany's most planted variety.

    VIVC
    № 100771
    Berry skin
    white (blanc)1
    Origin
    Germany1
    Synonyms in VIVC
    1671
    central lobepetiolar sinuslobes: 5cluster
    parentunknown
    parentGouais Blanc (Heunisch Weiss)
    Riesling

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    vinoluma engraving: schematic leaf after the description (5 lobes).

    Where Riesling comes from and grows

    1. Origin (VIVC)Germany
    2. Atlas regionMosel
    3. Atlas regionAlsace
    4. Atlas regionRheingau
    5. Atlas regionWachau
    6. Atlas regionBarossa Valley

    Country of origin as given by VIVC. Regions are those where the atlas sources mention the variety; not a complete list of where it grows.

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    Origin

    Riesling most likely comes from the banks of the Rhine.2 It is probably a descendant of Gouais Blanc;2 VIVC lists Heunisch Weiss, Gouais under its German name, as one confirmed parent, with the other unknown.1

    Where it grows

    Riesling is Germany's most planted variety, on 24,000 hectares.3 In the Mosel it covers 5,156 hectares, about 62% of the region,4 much of it on slate.5

    Other names

    Examples of synonyms recorded in VIVC: Beregi Riesling, Bukettriesling, Biela Grasevina, Belo Vodno, Beyaz Riesling.1

    Around the world

    In 2023 it covered 53,421 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 17 of 1497 varieties in the database.6

    The largest area is in Germany: 24,150 ha (45% of the world total), across 35 countries.6

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 20%.6

    1. Germany24,150 ha
    2. the United States4,349 ha
    3. France3,589 ha
    4. Russia3,179 ha
    5. Australia3,179 ha
    6. Austria2,265 ha
    7. Moldova1,701 ha
    8. Czechia1,312 ha
    9. Canada1,250 ha
    10. Hungary1,019 ha
    11. North Macedonia990 ha
    12. Ukraine810 ha

    Area, 2023

    44,48349,76754,49253,4212000201020162023

    Regions

    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 10077. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (JKI), accessed 2026-10-13. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    2. Riesling B. plantGrape (IFV / INRAE / Institut Agro), accessed 2026-10-13. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    3. Focus OIV 2017: Distribution of the world's grapevine varieties. OIV, 2017. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    4. Anbaugebiet Mosel. Deutsches Weininstitut (DWI), 2025. level 4 · checked 2026-10-13
    5. Wurzeln (Geologie). Moselwein e.V. (Weinland Mosel). level 4 · checked 2026-10-13
    6. 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 · checked 2026-10-13