Zweigelt

Austrian red wine variety – Its creater, Prof. Dr. Fritz Zweigelt, successfully crossed Sankt Laurent x Blaufränkisch in 1922, and paved Austrian red wine history. Up until his death in 1964, the variety was known as Rotburger. Nowadays there are classic and fruity representatives of the wine, with cherry and berry aromas, as well as very ripe, extract rich top wines, that display feminine, fruity charm. With plantings of 13 percent of the total Austrian winegrowing region, this is by far the most planted and popular Austrian red wine variety.