"Rossera" redirects here. For the Italian wine grape that is also known as Rossera, see Rossola nera.
"Fleischweiner" redirects here. For another wine grape that is also known as Fleischweiner, see Gewürztraminer.
"Feldlinger" redirects here. For the Austrian grape that is also known as Feldlinger and shares many other synonyms with Roter Veltliner, see Grüner Veltliner.
It is believed to be a very old variety, but its parentage has so far not been possible to determine. There are however several other varieties which are the offspring of Roter Veltliner, such as:
Despite its name Roter Veltliner is not related to Grüner Veltliner. It was previously believed that Roter Veltliner could be a grandparent to Grüner Veltliner, but that hypothesis seems to have lost credibility with later studies.
