Austria
- A Quick Guide to Austria’s Best Wine Regions
- The famous Wachau wine
- The less famous but equally delicious red wines of Burgenland
- Your Beginner's Guide to Grüner Veltliner from Wachau
- Your Beginner's Guide to Blaufränkisch from Burgenland
- Where to buy Austrian wine online
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Blaufränkisch: A Guide To Tasting Events In Burgenland
Tasting Blaufränkisch at home is nice and all, but wine is all about sharing! So why not hop on a plane and actually experience the Blaufränkisch in its home? Meet the passionante winemakers who pour their hearts and soul into the wine you’re currently enjoying, feel the climate and soil that made the Blaufränkisch grape, savor the typical Austrian dish…
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Understanding Blaufränkisch Labels From Burgenland
Today’s your turn to pick out the wine. And here comes the stress… How will you ever choose? Okey you already know you’re going for a Blaufränkisch wine from Burgenland but now, which wine to choose? Indeed, Blaufränkisch is very terroir driven so depending on where it comes from in Burgenland and which producer it comes from, it can different…
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Blaufränkisch Winemaking Traditions In Burgenland
You know I love Blaufränkisch and even more Blaufränkisch from Burgenland. If you haven’t tasted it already, I really urge you to do so and hopefully you’ll fall in love with it, just like I did. If not…try again! Anyway, let’s learn why, how, what makes Blaufränkisch so good. What are the secrets winemakers use to make our favourite wine?…
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Where To Sleep In Rust?
Rust is a really cute town with a lot of wineries to visit! And it’s also near the Neusiedlersee lake so you can also enjoy an hot afternoon by the water! I would recommend staying a few days (it’s rather small so 2-3 days should do it) but still, you should definitely pause in Rust. So this post is a…
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Annual Calendar Of Austrian Wine Festivals
My first idea was to write a post and list in an exhaustive way ALL the wine festivals in Austria in chronological order. I wanted to provide you with an exhaustive annual calendar of Austrian wine festivals. What a goal! Then i did my research. And this became an impossible task… Why? Well first because there are so many and…
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Sustainable And Organic Blaufränkisch Producers In Burgenland
Throughout history, farmers have used whatever technology was available to them to get the most out of their land. For centuries, progress was slow, with only gradual discoveries in irrigation, fertilization, and crop rotation. But the invention of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in the 19th and 20th centuries, respectively, revolutionized agriculture. These chemicals, along with mechanized farming equipment, allowed farmers…
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Blaufränkisch: The Impact Of Climate On Flavor Profiles In Burgenland
As we’ve seen in the post on the impact of soil on the flavors of the wine, the climate plays a pivotal role too! Climate is part of what French people call the terroir. And let’s take Burgenland as an example (you know I love Blaufränkisch!). Burgenland has warm summers and mild winters, which makes it the ideal region for…
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Unique Characteristics Of Blaufränkisch From Burgenland
Blaufränkisch from Burgenland is a distinctive and unique varietal that has captivated wine enthusiasts around the world… well at least it has me captivated! If you’re completely new to Blaufränkisch, I suggest you check out my beginner’s guide. Otherwise, let me tell you all I know about Blaufränkisch so when you leave this post, you’ll be an expert too! It…
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Blaufränkisch Aging Potential: What To Expect
As in so many wine regions, there is a new generation that wants to do things a little differently, as the 2020 and 2021 examples from Claus Preisinger that we tasted at the Summit showed most dramatically, thanks to early-picked grapes and fashionable amphora ageing. These wines were much paler than most, having had only a few days’ contact with…
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Exploring The Terroir Of Burgenland For Blaufränkisch
In our beginner’s guide to Blaufränkisch, we talked about Blaufränkisch being well spread across Central Europe, but it really felt at home in Burgenland. Why? Because of Burgenland’s terroir. First, just a little reminder : the vine needs FIVE elements to produce the wine. Heat is fundamental. Sunlight is necessary for photosynthesis (production of glucose and oxygen from carbon dioxide…
