Spritzer glass of each). In Croatia, a popular drink called "gemišt" is mixed with white wine and sparkling water to taste. In north-eastern regions of Italy, especially Venice and surroundings, a "spritz" is a popular light cocktail, a mix of sparkling white wine (e.g., Prosecco), sparkling water, and Aperol, Bitter Campari, or other colored alcohols. In the United States, some non-alcoholic carbonated juices are sold as "spritzers." The same type of carbonated juice (actually made with juice and carbonated mineral water) is known in Germany as "Saftschorle" or "Fruchtschorle". (Both short for rarely used "Fruchtsaftschorle".) Particularly "Apfelschorle" (apple juice spritzer) is
Schorle and Austria 'Gespritzter' basically refers to the same drink. According to §3 of the German "Weinbezeichnungsverordnung", which is a decree for the labelling of wine, a "G'spritzter" (also Gespritzter, Spritzer) is a drink mixed with at least 50% wine and 50% soda or mineral water at the most. The drink itself has to contain at least 4,5 % per vol. of alcohol. The name "Schorle" is unusual in Austria. Colloquially the expression "Sommerspritzer" or "Sommergespritzter" is used for a mixture with less wine and "Winterspritzer" for a mixture with more wine. There are red as well as white "Gespritzter", though