Wines made from Rondo grapes of Gloucestershire
Discover the best wines made with Rondo as a single variety or as a blend of Gloucestershire.
Colourful, fruity reds with a dense purple robe, supple tannins and fresh acidity. Aromas of black cherry, blackberry, plum, blackcurrant and spicy notes. Round palate, best drunk young. A very early-ripening, cold-hardy interspecific variety (to -25 °C), it drives northern viticulture in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Poland. German hybrid created in 1964 at Geilweilerhof (Vitis amurensis × Saint-Laurent, descended from Zarya Severa).
English wine region in the south-west (Cotswolds), ~170 vineyards including Three Choirs (England's oldest, 1973), cool temperate climate. Signature traditional-method sparkling wines on Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier: fine and taut with apple, citrus, brioche and chalky hints. Bacchus aromatic still white with elderflower, citrus and herb notes ("English Sauvignon"). Seyval Blanc hybrid and Germanic Schönburger as complements.