Rotling

German · German wine-type name

Rotling is a German wine-type name; domestic Schaumwein or Perlwein may be called Rotling only if made entirely from wine that may itself bear that name.1

The rule ties the sparkling product to its base: the name passes from the base wine to Schaumwein or Perlwein only when all of that base qualifies.1 A parallel rule exists for the rosé term Weißherbst on Sekt b.A. and Qualitätsperlwein b.A.1 The same principle protects other German type names on sparkling labels. For rosé sparkling in general, see rosé. German sparkling wine rules sit in the Weinverordnung on top of EU rules.2,3 See also Germany.

See also

GermanyRegionsWeißherbstGlossaryRosé sparkling wineStyles

Sources

  1. Bundesministerium der Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de). Weinverordnung § 32 (Bezeichnungen für Weinarten; Rotling, Blanc de Noirs, Weißherbst)
  2. Bundesministerium der Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de). Weinverordnung (WeinV) § 34a Crémant, Winzersekt
  3. Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt, Dezernat Weinbau. Info-Blatt Sekt (Stand 01.12.2022) (2022-12-01)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19