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Zweigelt

Zweigelt Wine Details
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Description: An Austrian red, pronounced TSVYE-gelt, marked by a freshness and grace that go beautifully with a wide range of foods. Exotic spice and full of character; predominately aromas of cinnamon and violets that make it distinctive and unusual.

Varietal Definition
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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