Riesling pronunciation

Riesling is a difficult grape not only to grow but also to spell and pronounce - at least if German is not your mother tongue. It's rIEsling. Not reisling. It's "i" before "e", as in masterpiece. Therefore, correct pronunciation is [reesling].

The Deutsches Weininstitut also produced a video to help non-native speakers with the pronunciation of German varieties and wine terms.