Blaufränkisch
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Blaufränkisch is a dark-skinned variety of grape used for red wine. Blaufränkisch, which is a late-ripening variety, produces red wines which are typically rich in tannin and may exhibit a pronounced
Blaufränkisch grapes growing in Burgenland, Austria
DNA analysis has shown that Blaufränkisch is a crossing of Gouais blanc (pictured) and another unknown variety.
Blaufränkisch leaf from Red Willow Vineyard in Washington State
In the Leithaberg DAC, Blaufränkisch is often blended with St. Laurent (pictured).
Zweigelt
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The Zweigelt, also known as Rotburger, is an Austrian hybrid grape variety created in 1922 by Friedrich Zweigelt, who later became Director of the Federal Institute and Experimental Station of Viticul
Blaufränkisch
…Lower Austria, and used the name Schwarze Fränkische for it. In present-day Austria Blaufränkisch is the second most important red grape variety after Zweigelt, with 3,340 planted hectares (8,300 acres), representing 6% of all Austrian plantings in 2008. The vast majority of these plantings are in the Burgenland…
Zweigelt grapes with signs of withering
Zweigelt from Hungary
Zweigelt cluster at Perennial Vintners, Puget Sound AVA, USA