Some of these regions have regular cider competitions and fairs, in which the small, private producers participate. Some of the most famous restaurants where Apfelwein is served are in Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main). Several large producers are located in these regions, as well as numerous small, private producers which use traditional recipes. It is also found in Moselfranken, Merzig ( Saarland), and the Trier area, as well as the lower Saar area and the region bordering on Luxembourg. It can be made with the addition of the unprocessed juice from the fruit of a small, indigenous tree known as Speierling ( Sorbus domestica) or Speyerling, an endangered species that is easily confused with the wild apple.Īpfelwein is mainly produced and consumed in Hesse (where it is the state beverage), particularly in the Frankfurt, Wetterau, and Odenwald areas. The juice or must is fermented with yeast to produce an alcoholic beverage usually around 6% ABV.
In modern times, the term Speierling is often also used to refer to any more sour variety of Apfelwein, even if it lacks any juice of the service tree.Īpfelwein is made from pressed apples. In the Frankfurt area, berries from the service tree ( Sorbus domestica) may be added in small quantities to increase astringency, in which case the specific type of Apfelwein is called Speierling. Instead of the name Äppler, restaurants and smaller manufacturers may instead call the beverage Schoppen or Schoppe, which actually refers to the measure of the glass. It has an alcohol content of 4.8–7.0% and a tart, sour taste.Īpfelwein is also regionally known as Ebbelwoi, Äppler, Stöffsche, Apfelmost (apple must), Viez (from Latin vice, the second or substitute wine), and saurer Most (sour must, Süßmost or sweet must is essentially apple juice). It is made from a mix of sour tasting apples, such as "Bohnapfel" or "Speierling", respectively. Apfelwein ( German, 'apple wine'), or Viez ( Moselfranken, Saarland, Trier, vice) or Most ( Austria, Switzerland, South Germany, must) are German words for cider.
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