Italian Riesling vs Kéknyelű

Kéknyelű is fuller and more acidic.

Sweetness, body, tannin and acidity are our rating of a typical dry table wine from each grape.

Italian Riesling grape clusterItalian Riesling

White

light, crisp, green apple, neutral

vs
Kéknyelű grape clusterKéknyelű

White · Hungary

full, fiery, volcanic Badacsony

Bone dry
Sweetness
Bone dry
Light
Body
Full
Very low
Tannin
Very low
High
Acidity
Very high
11 to 12.5%
Alcohol
12 to 13.5%
7 to 9 °C
Serve at
9 to 11 °C
Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary
Regions
none listed

Sources

Style profiles, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment. Regions and origins: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); see the Italian Riesling and Kéknyelű pages.