Top 100 wines of Wachau - Page 9
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, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of quiche with mixed vegetables, spaghetti with salmon or red mullet fillets in saffron sauce.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Wachau
On the nose in the region of Wachau often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of earth, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth in the region of Wachau is a with a nice freshness.
