🍷 Rotling
Also known as: German Rotling
Rotling is a German wine of pale to light red colour made from white and red grapes blended before fermentation, as the Weinverordnung allows.
Rotling is a German wine of pale to light red colour, made by blending white grapes with red grapes (also as mash) before fermentation. The German Weinverordnung (§ 32) allows the name Rotling only for such a domestic wine. This is an exception to the general rule in § 18 that white grapes, mash, must and wine may not be blended with red ones. The label of a domestic wine must say Roséwein, Rosé or Rotling.
For Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein, regional names may replace Rotling: Schillerwein only if all the grapes were harvested in Württemberg; Badisch Rotgold, with the addition Grauburgunder und Spätburgunder, only if all were harvested in Baden; Schieler only if all were harvested in Saxony.
Weißherbst is different: it must come from a single red variety and at least 95% light-pressed must, the variety is shown next to the name, and the word Roséwein may not be used with it. So the point of Rotling is the white-and-red grape mix, while Weißherbst rests on one red variety.
Facts
| Country | Germany |
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How it connects to Wine
🍷 Rotling → made in → 🗺️ German wine → kind of → 🗺️ Wines of Europe → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍷 Rosé
- Where it is made
- 🗺️ German wine, 🗺️ Austrian wine
- Similar and different
- 🍷 Weissherbst, 🍷 Schillerwein, 🍷 Schilcher, 🍷 Rosé
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that German law never lets white and red grapes be blended for a rosé?
Not quite. The general rule in § 18 bars it, but Rotling is the named exception, and only for a domestic wine.
Which grapes does Badisch Rotgold name?
Grauburgunder and Spätburgunder, with all the grapes harvested in Baden.
What colour is Rotling, and what goes into it?
Pale to light red, from white grapes blended with red ones, sometimes as mash, before fermentation.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Austrian wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 🍷 Schilcher — A very tart Austrian rosé from the Blauer Wildbacher grape in Styria.
- 🍷 Weissherbst — German rosé made from a single dark grape variety.
Similar
🍷 Weissherbst · 🍷 Schilcher · 🍷 Blush wine · 🍷 Blended rosé · 🍷 Vin gris · 🍷 Chiaretto
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.