Wines made from Zweigelt grapes of Mitterberg
Discover the best wines made with Zweigelt as a single variety or as a blend of Mitterberg.
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 Trentino-Alto-Adige
The wine region of Mitterberg is located in the region of Trentin-Haut-Adige of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Hartmann Donà or the Domaine Kränzelhof Graf Pfeil produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mitterberg are Gewurztraminer, Zweigelt and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mitterberg often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, spices or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, citrus fruit or oak.