Winery Upper BenchZweigelt
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, pork or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Zweigelt of Winery Upper Bench in the region of British Columbia often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Zweigelt
Pairings that work perfectly with Zweigelt
Original food and wine pairings with Zweigelt
The Zweigelt of Winery Upper Bench matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices, turkey stuffed with chestnuts or cake with smoked bacon, prunes and comté cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Upper Bench's 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 Zweigelt from Winery Upper Bench are 2014, 2016, 2012, 0 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Upper Bench
The Winery Upper Bench is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Okanagan Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Okanagan Valley
The Okanagan Valley is one of six Designated Viticultural Areas in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The DryClimate in this "pocket desert" produces some unique wines made from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. There is now an almost even split between white and red grapes planted, with Merlot the most common variety. Ice wine can be produced in the Okanagan Valley but the necessary temperatures are not as consistent as on the east coast, where the winters are much colder.
The wine region of British Columbia
British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province, located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The diversity of landscapes here – from rainy islands to desert-like valley floors – means that a wide variety of Grapes are planted here. They include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Riesling, as well as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. While volumes are lower than those of the province of Ontario, British Columbia is home to a rapidly growing wine industry.
The word of the wine: Cuvée (champagne)
Juice harvested during the first pressing. The term "cuvée" is also used to describe the final blend of wines of a given quality. Tête de cuvée : the first juice to come out during the first pressing.
