Wines made from Zweigelt grapes of Czech Republic
Discover the best wines made with Zweigelt as a single variety or as a blend of Czech Republic.
More informations about the 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 !)
More informations about the wines of Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, the western half of the former CzechoSlovakia, is better known for its beer than its wine. However, it produces both in respectable quantities. Czech wine production flourished in the early years of the 21st century. The government offered large subsidies for planting NewVineyards and modernizing obsolete wine-making equipment.
What are the typical flavors of the Zweigelt grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 24% of Zweigelt
- OakPresent in 15% of Zweigelt
- EarthPresent in 14% of Zweigelt
- Black fruitPresent in 12% of Zweigelt
- Non oakPresent in 10% of Zweigelt
- SpicesPresent in 7% of Zweigelt
- MicrobioPresent in 5% of Zweigelt
- FloralPresent in 4% of Zweigelt
- Citrus fruitPresent in 3% of Zweigelt
- PepperPresent in 2% of Zweigelt
- CherryPresent in 2% of Zweigelt
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Zweigelt
- RaspberryPresent in 1% of Zweigelt
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Zweigelt
- OakyPresent in 1% of Zweigelt
- SmokePresent in 1% of Zweigelt
- PlumPresent in 1% of Zweigelt
- BlueberryPresent in 1% of Zweigelt
- Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Zweigelt
News about the grape variety Zweigelt
Decanter magazine latest issue: November 2022
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Austria’s Wagram region granted DAC status
With the signing off by the Austrian minister of agriculture, sustainability and tourism, Elisabeth Köstinger, Wagram becomes Austria’s seventeenth DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus), following Wachau and Ruster Ausbruch in 2020, and Carnutum in October 2019. ‘This was not an easy nut for the winemakers of the Wagram region to crack,’ said Chris Yorke, CEO of the Austrian wine marketing board, Austrian Wine, ‘but after comprehensive discussions and much thought, the Wagram ...
Wine lover: The climate needs you!
Kimberly Nicholas PhD (@KA_Nicholas) is a sustainability scientist at Lund University, and author of Under the Sky We Make: How to Be Human in a Warming World Our 2020 research found that how fast we succeed at stopping warming will determine how much of the wine-growing regions and their characteristic varieties we love will remain in our lifetimes. Changing to warmer-climate varieties can help limit losses, but there are limits to adaptation. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ...