Fragrant white wine of the Rhine valley (8)

I believe the answer is:

riesling

(Other definitions for riesling that I've seen before include "Fragrant white wine from the Rhine valley or from California" , "Gin riles the wine" , "Strange wine for Sir Ingle" , "German/Austrian wine" , "Sir Ingle makes wine from this grape" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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