Here are the definitions for the letter "r"

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RIBOLLA GIALLA

Indigenous to the Friuli-Venezia Guilia region of N.E. Italy, this white wine grape is mainly used as a varietal or in blends suitable for early consumption. Thought by some to be identical with the Robola variety of Greece. Is also known under the synonym name of Avola. Has good varietal citrus aroma/character flavor with short term aging ability in good vintage years.

RIBOLLA NERA

Ancient indigenous variety grown in the Friuli-Venezia Guilia region of Italy. Has synonym names Pocalza and Schioppettino. Used to create a popular varietal red wine with some aging ability that some liken to certain lesser Syrah 's of the Rhone region of France.

Rich

Full, opulent flavor, body and aroma.

Rich

Giving a full, opulent flavour impression without necessarily being sweet. Richness supplied by alcohol, glycerin and oak vanilla nuances in dry wine. The sweeter wines qualify for this adjective if also characterized by ripe, fruity flavours.

Rich

An expression indicating opulent, full flavors-not necessarily sweet.

RIESLANER

Riesling x Silvaner cross variety. Has two synonym names - Mainriesling and Wuerzburg. Grown in Ungstein region of the Pfalz, Germany, for limited amounts of Beerenauslese (BA) quality sweet white wine production.

RIESLING

Also known as the Weisser Riesling. Premier white wine grape of Germany and Alsace, known as Rheinriesling in Austria and Riesling Renano in Northern Italy. (See (Johannisberg) Riesling above).

RIESLING RENANO

Alternative name used in Italy for the German Riesling grape.

Right Bank

A collective term for the communes of the right bank of the Gironde in Bordeaux. For more information, see my guide to Bordeaux wine.

Rim (see also Age/Aging, Browning, Legs)

Refers to edge of wine surface as seen through a "ballon" style wineglass held at an angle of about 30-40 deg. from the vertical and viewed against white piece of paper or cloth using natural light . Used in evaluation of wine age. In "blind" tasting is about the only way to get an informed perception about the probable life and/or condition of the wine from that date on.

Ripasso (Italy)

A brilliant concept for increasing the amount of flavour and interest in basic Valpolicella. The Valpolicella wine is passed over unpressed but drained must of an Amarone. The bittersweet intensity of the Amarone is imparted, in a small way, to the basic Valpolicella, possibly iwth the help of a minor secondary refermentation.

Ripe

Mature, fully ripe fruit.

Ripe

Favorable adjective bestowed when the varietal characteristics of the grape are optimally present in a well balanced wine. Ripe-tasting wines tend toward being slightly more fruity and sweet than otherwise normal wines.

RITINO

(No other details other than it is a red-wine variety grown in Greece).

RIVANER

Alternative name for the Müller-Thurgau grape cross currently widely grown in Luxembourg.