What is the name of the fizzy German “new wine”?
December 4th, 2010 | Published in Wine
Question by jayzee: What is the name of the fizzy German “new wine”?
When I was working in Germany, there were a couple of weeks (in September, I think) when we could get this fizzy wine drink that was from the first opening of the wine kegs as they were aging. It was cloying and very fizzy, with kind of a yeasty taste. Can someone delight state me what that is named? I was thinking it was something like rote-weisse, but I can’t happen anything online about it. I think wine is treated differently in the US so that product doesn’t even be here.
Best answer:
Answer by James F
It is literally called “Neuwein”. I did a study abroad in Germany several times, and this was one of the most foreseen times amongst the people I cognized in the area. If I retrieve correctly, the wine had not had time to properly alcoholize (I cognize it’s not a word, but you cognize what I intend), so it only had 2-4% alcohol content. It was sweeter than average wine, and slightly carbonated. It is a lot faster to bring forth, since one does not necessitate to go forth the wine in the casks, but is only executed at the sure time of year to let for the best taste. “Rot-weisse” would literally just interpret into “Red-white”. I hope that helps!
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