Blauer Portugieser vs Zweigelt

Zweigelt is fuller and more tannic.

Sweetness, body, tannin and acidity are our rating of a typical dry table wine from each grape.

Blauer Portugieser grape clusterBlauer Portugieser

Red · Lower Styria (now Slovenian Styria)

light, soft, simple, early-drinking

vs
Zweigelt grape clusterZweigelt

Red · Klosterneuburg, Austria

juicy, sour cherry, peppery, supple

Bone dry
Sweetness
Bone dry
Light
Body
Medium
Low
Tannin
Medium
Medium
Acidity
High
11 to 12.5%
Alcohol
12.5 to 14%
13 to 15 °C
Serve at
14 to 16 °C
Rheinhessen, Pfalz
Regions
Austria

Only Blauer Portugieser

Both pair with

Only Zweigelt

Sources

Style profiles, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment. Regions and origins: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); see the Blauer Portugieser and Zweigelt pages.