Roter Veltliner

Roter Veltliner
Grape (Vitis)
Color of berry skin	Rose
Species	Vitis vinifera
Also called	Roter Muskateller, Roter Reifler
Origin	Austria
VIVC number	12931

Roter Veltliner is a grape variety used to make white wine. It is found in Austria. Some of the better wines come from the Wagram district of Donauland.^[1]

It is believed to be a very old variety, but its parentage has so far not been possible to determine. There are however several other varieties which are the offspring of Roter Veltliner, such as:

• Frühroter Veltliner, a cross with Silvaner
• Neuburger, another cross with Silvaner
• Rotgipfler, a cross with Traminer
• Zierfandler, possibly a cross with Traminer

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Despite its name Roter Veltliner is not related to Grüner Veltliner. It was previously believed that Roter Veltliner could be a grandparent to Grüner Veltliner, but that hypothesis seems to have lost credibility with later studies.

Roter Veltliner is also known under the synonyms:

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• Austrian wine