Winery AssigalGotterberg Zweigelt
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, pork or lamb.
The Gotterberg Zweigelt of the Winery Assigal is in the top 10 of wines of Südoststeiermark.
Food and wine pairings with Gotterberg Zweigelt
Pairings that work perfectly with Gotterberg Zweigelt
Original food and wine pairings with Gotterberg Zweigelt
The Gotterberg Zweigelt of Winery Assigal matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of lamb stew with melting peppers, stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed) or rolled blue cord.
Details and technical informations about Winery Assigal's Gotterberg Zweigelt.
Discover the grape 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 !)
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Gotterberg Zweigelt from Winery Assigal are 0
Informations about the Winery Assigal
The Winery Assigal is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Südoststeiermark to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Südoststeiermark
The wine region of Südoststeiermark is located in the region of Steiermark of Steirerland of Austria. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Neumeister or the Domaine Winkler-Hermaden produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Südoststeiermark are Zweigelt, Gewurztraminer and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Südoststeiermark often reveals types of flavors of lychee, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, non oak or oak.
The wine region of Steirerland
Steiermark, or Styria, is the southernmost wine producing region in Austria, based around the city of Graz and stretching out towards the border with Slovenia. The hilly terrain and the region's cool take on the MediterraneanClimate mean that viticulture here is markedly different from the rest of Austria. Steiermark's specialties include Sauvignon Blanc, wines made from the Traminer family and Schiclher, a rustic local rosé made from Blauer Wildbacher. Hardonnay">Chardonnay (often labeled "Morillon"), Weissburgunder and Welschriesling are other important varieties grown here.
The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)
In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.
