Apfelwein
Overview
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, apple wine), as the German language has not used the word cider. It is also regionally known as ebbelwoi, äppler, stöffsche, apfelmost (apple must), viez (from Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
vice, the second or substitute wine), and saurer most (sour must). It has an alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
content of 5.5%–7% and a tart, sour taste. The name äppler, mainly used by large producers, is generally not used in restaurants or by smaller manufacturers who instead call the beverage schoppen or schoppe which refers to the measure of the glass.
