Wine Grape Varieties

Welschriesling

Welschriesling is a white grape variety originating in Italy and also known as Riesling Italico, is widely cultivated in Eastern European countries such as Romania, Croatia, and Hungary.

Variety names and synonyms registered in the variety list

Austria
  • Welschriesling
Bulgaria
  • Ризлинг италиански (Riesling italico)
  • Ризлинг (Riesling)
Croatia
  • Graševina
  • Laški rizling
Czechia
  • Ryzlink vlašský
  • Welschriesling
Germany
  • Welschriesling
Hungary
  • Olasz rizling
  • Welschrieslig
  • Taljanska grasevina
  • Grasevina
  • Riesling italien
  • Risling vlassky
  • Nemes rizling
  • Olaszrizling
Italy
  • Riesling italico
  • Riesling
  • Welschriesling
Romania
  • Riesling italian
  • Olasz Riesling
  • Olaszriesling
  • Welschriesling
Slovakia
  • Rizling vlašský
  • Olasz rizling
  • Welschriesling
Slovenia
  • Laški rizling

Vineyard area by country and region (ha)

Main vine varieties by age group - Eurostat
2015 2020
Croatia 4,609 4,447
Romania 7,597 4,311
Hungary 4,050 3,474
Austria 3,233 3,091
Slovenia 1,941 1,773
Slovakia 1,464 1,479
Italy 1,283 ?
Czechia 1,195 977

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Welschriesling - Cluster in the field
source : Ursula Brühl, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY