Talk:Spritz (alcoholic beverage)

I've always heard that it was the Austrians that imported the "spritzer" to Italy. Spritzer is the German word for wine and fizzy water, and it seems obvious to me that the word is not Italian in origins.

the austrians brought to veneto the use to dilute wine with water calling it "spritzer" and from that originated the spritz, which is more than that and it is typically venetian. the more common type of spritz, by now, is aperol, prosecco and soda water. until a few years ago it was barely known outside veneto and the surrounding areas. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.14.36.152 (talk) 22:22, 9 June 2011 (UTC) Hello, I do not want to edit, because my English too poor. I cann assurethat this drink s meanwhile famous all over Germany. About the origin Yes it came through Austria when they owned Venice, but the word for a wine with sparkling water or lemonade is "Gespritzter" or G'spitzter which was too hard to pronounce for the soft Italian tongue.The Italians than shortened it to "Spritz". And the word Spritzer in German means "dash" or "wanker" (depending on context). Greetings from Germany Volker