Winery SchmidheinyRebhöfler
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Zweigelt and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, pork or beef.
The Rebhöfler of the Winery Schmidheiny is in the top 50 of wines of Rheintal.
Food and wine pairings with Rebhöfler
Pairings that work perfectly with Rebhöfler
Original food and wine pairings with Rebhöfler
The Rebhöfler of Winery Schmidheiny matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or pork chops with curry and honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Schmidheiny's Rebhöfler.
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 Rebhöfler from Winery Schmidheiny are 2018, 0
Informations about the Winery Schmidheiny
The Winery Schmidheiny is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Rheintal to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rheintal
The wine region of Rheintal of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cicero or the Domaine Schmidheiny produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rheintal are Pinot noir, Riesling and Sylvaner, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rheintal often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit or oak.
The word of the wine: Aging on lees
Maturing on the lees enhances the stability, aromatic complexity and texture of white wines, which gain in body and volume. This phenomenon is induced by autolysis, the process of self-degradation of the lees.
