Wines made from Zweigelt grapes of Bern
Discover the best wines made with Zweigelt as a single variety or as a blend of Bern.
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 Bern
The wine region of Bern of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rebbau Spiez - Spiezer Alpine Weinkultur or the Domaine Keller Am See produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bern are Pinot noir, Chasselas and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bern often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, earth.