Anyone familiar with this grape? I saw it in a local market and had never come across it before. I didn't buy it, but probably will go back for it just to quell my curiosity. According to it is not related to GV. And why is it named Roter? The wine is white, but perhaps the grapes have red skins, or the vines have red stems or foliage?
Andy
This IS a red grape originally from the Valtellina area (Italy bordering Switzerland). Vinified as a red wine it gives pale colours (gris?), so in fact it is often vinified as white. Jancis calls it a mutation of GV, but it isn't related at all.
The Wein-plus in Germany states no immediate connection to GV, but possibly a grandfather.
Synonyms for RV are given as: Ariavina, Bakor, Buzyn, Csucsos Bakor, Erdezha Shopatna, Feldliner, Feldlinger, Großer Traminer, Großwiener, Krdeca, Mavcnik, Nagy Veltelini, Nagysagos, Nyulszölö, Piros Veltelini, Rabolina, Raisin de Saint Valentin, Ranfler, Ranfolica, Ranfolina, Ranfoliza, Riegersburger Rothköpfel, Rote Fleischtraube, Roter Muskateller, Roter Tarant, Rotgipfler, Rothlichter, Rotreifler, Ryvola Cervena, Valentin Rouge, Vernyeges Veltelini und Ziegelroth.
Austria is also listed as the major producer (250 hectares - .5% of total, most in wine areas Wagram and Weinviertel) with Mantlerhof in Krems as the best winery, but plots exist in Hungary, Slovakia, Switzerland and Italy.
Anders
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