Welschriesling is not "riesling-like", just as Tocai and Pinot Gris (formerly aka Tokay d'Alsace) are not "Tokaj-like".
M.
It shares 8 letters in the correct order :-)))
The word "riesling" is not a grape variety ... and this is not a pipe.
;)
Cheers
Nils
Nils wrote on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:19:54 GMT:
This may be an attempt that I am missing to do a Magritte but others would disagree with you about "riesling" not being a grape variety, for example,
Obviously you are right - it is a Magritte - the word "riesling" is not a grape variety, while riesling is ... and the picture of a piep is not a pipe, nor is the word pipe ... seriously, Welschriesling has nothing or very little to do with riesling. The suffix Welsch- means "foreign" (cognate with Wales, and the wal- in walnut), though today very archaic.
In Germany the Pinot meunier is sometimes called Schwarzriesling, BTW, to add to the confusion.
HTH
Cheers
Nils
I found one instance of "riesling italien" (cf riesling italico in Italian). Apart from that, only Welschriesling. I doubt there are more than very small plantings of Welschriesling in France ...
Cheers
Nils
The one or two times I heard the grape name in France, the speakers used the Italian name.
M.
^^^^^^^^^^^
Genetically spoken: nothing, zilch, nada.
M.
Er, they are both v. vinifera., so they must have quite a bit in common. :-)
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