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Try Zweigelt This Summer

Meg Houston Maker
Features
6 min read
Quick! Name an Austrian wine. Did you say Grüner Veltliner? Take two points—and double that if you’ve drunk one in the last six weeks. Did you say Zweigelt? You just won a geek badge. Grüner is indeed the most widely grown grape variety in Austria, and there’s about as much

2010 Netzl Zweigelt “Rubin Carnuntum” Carnuntum

Meg Houston Maker
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This Zweigelt also hails from the Niederösterreich in the smaller district of Carnuntum. But the vineyard mesoclimate enjoys the tempering influences of Lake Neusiedl and the Danube, producing riper fruit that still retains good acidity. The wine was deep cherry red with extremely elegant aromatics, including a whiff of tropical

2010 Leo Hillinger Zweigelt Burgenland

Meg Houston Maker
Wine Reviews
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Leo Hillinger is a producer in Burgenland boasting a sleek, new modern winemaking and tasting facility built with many sustainable and green design features. Vineyard management is all organic, with only biological interventions and pest management practices when required. I’ve enjoyed their Pinot Noir, which is herbaceous and has distinct

Palate Press’ First Grand Tasting

Palate Press
Features
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For Palate Press: The online wine magazine's first grand tasting, we collected sixty different wines and a group of wine  bloggers and wine professionalsfrom the Indianapolis area, including: Arthur Black Arthur Black, Master Sommelier Candidate through the Court of the Master-read more-

2007 Zantho Zweigelt

Palate Press
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This unusual Austrian wine was easily the most interesting wine of the night at Palate Press' first Grand Tasting. The nose seemed rather simple and one-dimensional, but the palate showed surprising complexity. Berry fruit and candied cherries plus loads of-read more-