Rotgipfler

Rotgipfler is a white grape strongly associated with Austria’s Thermenregion, especially Gumpoldskirchen. Official cultivar records identify it as a natural cross of Traminer and Roter Veltliner. It is made as a varietal wine and traditionally blended with Zierfandler in Spätrot-Rotgipfler; regional sources describe ripe, extract-rich wines with apple, pear and fruit-spice character.

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