Schillerwein is:

• A. A rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together; common in Württemberg
• B. A dry red wine
• C. A sparkling white wine
• D. A fortified wine

Answer: (A)

Schillerwein is a rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together, a method strongly associated with Württemberg. Fermenting the two grape varieties in the same vessel pulls some color from the skins of the red grapes, yielding a pale pink wine with a fresh, fruit-forward profile. It is a still wine, not sparkling, and not fortified, and it differs from a true red wine which would come from fermenting red grapes alone. This co-fermentation approach is what gives Schillerwein its distinctive Württemberg character and rosé style.