Apfelschorle Apfelschorle Apfelschorle (), also Apfelsaftschorle or Apfelsaft gespritzt in Austria, is a popular soft drink in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. It consists of carbonated mineral water and apple juice. The broader category Fruchtschorle consists of any fruit juice mixed with carbonated water, but Apfelschorle is by far the most common. Spritzer (that is wine mixed with carbonated water) is called Weinschorle. Apfelschorle contains fewer calories and is less sweet than pure apple juice. It is also nearly isotonic. This makes it popular in summer and among athletes. Commercially available Apfelschorle generally contains between 55% and 60% juice. Brands of Apfelschorle
Schorle often used as a derogatory term for a person in Eastern Austria. In Switzerland, a "Gespritzter" is white wine mixed with either mineral water (a "Sauergespritzter", or sour spritzer) or with lemonade (a "Süßgespritzter", or sweet spritzer). The various mixtures of (generally dry) wine and sparkling mineral water also have a long tradition and are very popular in Hungary. They are generally called "fröccs" ("spritzers") but the numerous variations (with wine and water in differing ratios) have various imaginative names in Hungarian. Derived from Austrian "Gespritzten", "Spritz" (or "Spriz", "Spriss" or "Sprisseto") is also drunk in Italy. In the former