Wine: WZG Original Trollinger

My intention today was to review the WZG Original Trollinger by comparing it with the standard WZG Trollinger. Technically the standard bottle on the right is the original wine, which confuses matters. It wasn't until I sat down to start writing that I realised I've never written about the standard Trollinger. I haven't drunk it for years. I usually have a bottle in the kitchen for use as cooking wine, but I don't consider drinking it.

Yesterday I drank a glass of the WZG Original Trollinger and found it pleasant, though slightly acidic. Today, realising I had a bottle in the kitchen, I grabbed the standard WZG Trollinger for comparison. I must have looked like a fool. I had a glass of wine in each hand, sipping alternately.

The difference was much less than I expected. The Original wine is very slightly milder, as I recognise when I drink the two wines side by side, but if someone poured me a glass tomorrow I wouldn't be able to tell which one I'm drinking. According to tables I've found online, the Original Trollinger has residual sugar (Restsüße) of 12.8 grams per liter, whereas the standard Trollinger has residual sugar of 15 grams per liter. Does this difference come from different fermentation procedures? I don't know. All I know is that the standard wine should taste slightly sweeter, but I can't tell the difference.

I don't think I'll return to either wine, apart from continuing to use the standard Trollinger for cooking. I prefer the Eberbach-Schäfer Trollinger.