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Rotgipfler is a grape variety used to make aromatic white wine. Wines from Austria:Rotgipfler, accessed on 13 April, 2008 It is almost exclusively found in the Gumpoldskirchen district of the Thermenregion in Austrian wine. It is often blended with Zierfandler (which is also known as Spätrot) to make Spätrot-Rotgipfler. It is also increasingly used for quality wines. Such Rotgipfler wines are powerful, high in alcohol and suitable for cellaring.
In 1999 there were of Rotgipfler vineyards in Austria. Statistik Austria, Weinerhebung des Jahres 1999
Rotgipfler has been named for the red tips of its vine leaves. The earliest known mention of Rotgipfler was in 1837 in Steiermark by Johann Burger. Rotgipfler has been identified as a cross between Traminer and Roter Veltliner.
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