Wines made from Zweigelt grapes of Zurcher Weinland
Discover the best wines made with Zweigelt as a single variety or as a blend of Zurcher Weinland.
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 Zurcher Weinland of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Winzerei Zur Metzg or the Domaine Zahner produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Zurcher Weinland are Pinot noir, Riesling and Sylvaner, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Zurcher Weinland often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, raspberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or non oak.