noun
- Horticulture.
- a variety of grape.
- the vine bearing this grape, grown in Europe and California.
- a fragrant, white, dry or sweet wine made from this grape.
noun
- a white wine from the Rhine valley in Germany and from certain districts in other countries
- the grape used to make this wine
1833, from German Riesling (15c.), the name of the grape, of uncertain origin.