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Olasz Rizling

Synonym (also Nemes Olasz Rizling, Olasz Riesling, Olasz Risling, Olaszrizling, Olasz Rizling, Olasz Rizlingi, Olaz Riesling, Olasz Riesling, Olasz, Olasz Risling, Olasz Rizlingi, Olasz Szoeloe) for the variety Welschriesling; see there.

The white grape variety originates from Croatia (old Austria) and the Danube catchment area. There are around 80 synonyms, which testify to its great age and wide distribution. The most important, grouped alphabetically by country, are Kleinriesling, Wälschriesling (Germany); Meslier, Meslier de Champagne (France); Riesling Italico, Rismi, Risli (Italy); Graševina, Graševina Bijela, Laski Rizling, Riesling Italico, Taljanska Graševina (Croatia); Welscher, Welschriesling (Austria); Riesling Italian (Romania); Welschriesling (Switzerland); Laški Rizling (Serbia), Rizling Vlašský(Slovakia); Laški Rizling (Slovenia); Borba (Spain); Ryzlink Vlasský(Czech Republic); Nemes Olasz Rizling, Olasriesling, Olasz, Olasz Risling, Olaszrizling, Olasz Rizling, Olasz Rizlingi, Olasz Szoeloe (Hungary).

Welschriesling - Weintraube und Blatt

Origin

There are several hypotheses about its origin. Many German synonyms point to Germany or Austria, although there is no genetic link to Riesling. The part of the name "welsch" means "foreign" or "foreigner" and could therefore also mean that the variety was first...

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