Riesling-Sylvaner

Appears in
Oxford Companion to Wine

By Jancis Robinson

Published 2006

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Riesling-Sylvaner is the flattering and misleading name for müller-thurgau that is, curiously, preferred in switzerland, where the canton of Thurgau is to be found. It was also widely used in new zealand when it was for some time the most planted variety.