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Wine Details
Price:
$13.99 per bottle
Description:
Blauer Zweigelt is a unique grape originally from Austria. It was created in the early 20th century by an Austrian scientist who crossed the soft plush blaufrankisch (lemburger) with the Beaujolais like Saint Laurent. The result is a medium tannin, bright cherry, ready to drink wine.
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Varietal Definition
Blaufrankisch:
Name for a Gamay type clone grape that is grown in Austria and used to produce dry, fruity red wines. The grape is also grown in Germany under the name Limberger. Also known as the Kekfrankos grape in Hungary and currently the main ingredient partly replacing Kadarka in the red wine blend once famous as "Egri Bikaver".
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Zweigelt:
Zweigelt is a red wine grape variety developed in 1922, at the Federal Institute for Viticulture and Pomology at Klosterneuburg, by Fritz Zweigelt.
It was a crossing of Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent. It is now the most widely
-grown red grape variety in Austria, as well as having some presence in
Canada's vineyards.
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