Wines made from Zweigelt grapes of Bergland
Discover the best wines made with Zweigelt as a single variety or as a blend of Bergland.
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 !)
The wine region of Bergland of Austria. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Heinrich or the Domaine Georgium produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bergland are Zweigelt, Chardonnay and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bergland often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.