{{Short description|Variety of grape}} {{Infobox grape variety | name = Rieslaner | image = Rieslaner Weinsberg 20060908.jpg | caption = Rieslaner | species = ''Vitis vinifera'' | also_called = Mainriesling, Würzburg N 1-11-17 | origin = Franconia, Germany | hazards = <!-- Viticultural hazards --> | regions = | notable_wines = }}
'''Rieslaner''' is a breed cross of the Silvaner and Riesling grape that was first bred in Veitshöcheim, Franconia, Germany in 1921 by the grape breeder August Ziegler. It is a late ripening grape that is fairly high in acidity.<ref>Oz Clarke ''The Encyclopedia of Grapes'' Websters International Publishers 2001, p. 189 {{ISBN|0-15-100714-4}}.</ref> Today it is mostly grown in the Franconia (Franken) region and in the Palatinate (Pfalz) region where the grape is often affected by botrytis.<ref name="Winegeeks.com">{{cite web |url=https://winegeeks.com/grapes/195.html |title= Rieslaner |date= |website=winegeeks.com |publisher= |access-date=2022-01-13 |quote=}}</ref> Rieslaner is bred to do well with botrytis, and it holds a lot of potential to form an acidic, fruity, and full yield when it is ripened.<ref name="Winegeeks.com"/>
==Footnotes== <references/> ==External links== *[https://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/pool/vinfvar/vardescs/rieslaner.html Cornel Vitis Vinifera study on Rieslaner]
Category:White wine grape varieties
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