Talk:Riesling

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• The introduction covers some topics that aren't mentioned in the main text, so in that sense it isn't really an introduction.
• While reading it I was hoping for a "History" section, but I was reluctant to mention it since the history is already integrated into the "Production regions" sections. Still, the introduction includes information that could be considered a history. So it might be something to consider.
  • There is a history section, however, the second half is poorly referenced. This should be taken care of, before the above is struck out--Nwinther (talk) 08:09, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
• The "North America" section needs more references, especially where opinions are expressed.
• The discussion in the "Other regions" section is decidedly sparse, when compared to the other regions, for example.
• The "Production" section needs more references.
• Per WP:MOS, avoid using words/phrases that indicate time periods relative to the current day. For example, recently might be terms that should be replaced with specific dates/times.[7]
• There are a few occurrences of weasel words in this article- please observe WP:AWT. Certain phrases should specify exactly who supports, considers, believes, etc., such a view. For example, "it has been" might be weasel words, and should be provided with proper citations (if they already do, or are not weasel terms, please strike this comment).[17]
• Watch for redundancies that make the article too wordy instead of being crisp and concise. (You may wish to try Tony1's redundancy exercises.)
• Vague terms of size often are unnecessary and redundant - “some”, “a variety/number/majority of”, “several”, “a few”, “many”, “any”, and “all”. For example, “All pigs are pink, so we thought of a number of ways to turn them green.”
• The reference to Central European and especially Romanian rieslings looks doubtful to me, a Hungarian. In Hungary a some riesling is indeed grown, it is called rajnai rizling i.e. Rhine riesling, to differentiate it from the much more widespread, different variety, Welschriesling. I suspect that is what is mostly grown in Romania, too. varbal 23:15, 10 March 2007 (UTC)