Wines made from Zweigelt grapes of Sopron
Discover the best wines made with Zweigelt as a single variety or as a blend of Sopron.
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 region of Sopron
The wine region of Sopron of Hungary. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Weninger or the Domaine Weninger produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sopron are Merlot, Zweigelt and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sopron often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.