Etymology

Zweigelt

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Today it means: A red wine grape of a variety developed and mostly grown in Austria. Full definition →

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The story

German, named after its original grower, Friedrich Zweigelt. The surname is probably derived from Zweig (“branch, twig”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.