Top 100 wines of Wachau - Page 4
Discover the top 100 best wines of Wachau of Niederösterreich as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Wachau and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Wachau
The wine region of Wachau is located in the region of Niederösterreich of Weinland of Austria. We currently count 156 estates and châteaux in the of Wachau, producing 1238 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wachau go well with generally quite well with dishes .
Discover the grape variety: Zweigelt
Intraspecific crossing between the saint laurent and the limberger realized in 1922 and in Austria by Fritz Zweigelt (1888/1964) who named it rotburger. Very well known in Austria, it can be found in most Eastern countries, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the United States, etc. In France, it is not very well known and yet this variety has interesting qualities when vinified as a single variety for both red and rosé wines. - Synonyms: rotburger, klosterneuburger, zweigelt blau, blauer-zweigelt in Germany, zweigeltrebe in Austria, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, blauer zwelgetrabe in Hungary, etc. (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !)
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Wachau
wines from the region of Wachau go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of endives au gratin without béchamel sauce, spanish paella or mussels with curry.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Wachau
On the nose in the region of Wachau often reveals types of flavors of peach, minerality or pear and sometimes also flavors of honey, earth or tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Wachau is a with a nice freshness.
