Südburgenland

Südburgenland

The Austrian wine region is one of four of the federal state of Burgenland , and includes 499 hectares of vineyards. From the 12th Century, especially the monastic orders of the Cistercian contributed much to the development of viticulture. It extends south of the mountain country Günser and lies on the border with Hungary . The Pinkataler wine road leads from the largest wine-producing town of Rechnitz in the north along the Hungarian border via the towns of Eisenberg with Riede Szápari and German gunners the vineyards Carnival , Ratchets and Weinberg (Riede Austria) to the south. Other well-known wine-growing communities are Eberau, Guessing, Hannersdorf, Heiligenbrunn (Uhudler community with Uhudler wine shop), Moschendorf (with wine museum and wine cellar Uhudler) and Strem.

Burgenland differs from the climatic conditions of the northern wine regions, mainly due to higher rainfall. The mild Pannonian climate is characterized by intense solar radiation. The forests favoring a slowdown in the nights. The floors are made of iron bearing clay loam. After the phylloxera struck in the early 20th Century here the birth of a rustic, southern Burgenland specialty Uhudler . The regional wine association Weinidylle Südburgenland is marketing activities and quality-enhancing measures.

Well-known producers are head Steiner , , Krutzler Reinhold , Uwe Schiefer , Schützenhof , Gerald Unger , Vinum Ferreum Eisenberg , Monitored Wiesler , Gerhard Wallner , Alfred Weber and Franz Weninger . With the 2010 vintage was the entire vineyard comprehensive source-level quality-controlled Eisenberg DAC introduced. These red wines from Blaufränkisch can be produced as a Classic or reserve. The Blend is based on the 2009 survey conducted Weingarten. Compared to the last survey in 1999, the proportion of red wines has risen from 43% to 53%. Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc 1999 were not recorded in common:

Variety - Austrian Main name	in Austria, officially permitted Synonyms	Color	Hectare 2009	%-Ant 2009	Hectare 1999
Blaufränkisch	-	red	179	35.9	146
Welschriesling	-	white	102	20.5	114
Zweigelt	Blauer Zweigelt, Rotburger	red	36	7.2	20.5
Grüner Veltliner	Weißgipfler	white	33	6.7	45
Merlot	-	red	19	3.8	1.6
Mixed Set	-	white	17.3	3.5	40.5
White Burgundy	Pinot Blanc , Klevner , Pinot Blanc	white	11	2.2	?
Cabernet Sauvignon	-	red	10.5	2.1	4
Müller-Thurgau	Rivaner	white	10.5	2.1	12.5
Chardonnay	Morillon - Not used in Burgenland	white	9	1.8	?
White Riesling	Riesling , Rhine Riesling	white	8.5	1.7	13.5
Blueburger	-	red	6	1.2	5
Pinot Noir	Pinot Noir , Blue Spätb. red, pink.	red	6	1.2	6.5
Mixed Set	-	red	5	1.0	6.5
Sauvignon Blanc	Muskat-Sylvaner	white	5	1.0	0.5
Goldburger	-	white	3.2	0.6	5.4
Syrah	Shiraz	red	2.4	0.5	0
Scheurebe	Seedling 88	white	2.3	0.5	2.4
Traminer	Gewurztraminer, T. Red, T. Yellow	white	2	0.4	1.2
Muscat Ottonel	-	white	1.7	0.3	0.3
Blue Portugal	-	red	1.7	0.3	2.2
Muscatel	Muscat, Red M.	white	1.3	0.3	0.2
St. Laurent	-	red	0.7	0.1	0.3
Bouvier	-	white	0.5	0.1	0.5
Pinot Gris	Pinot Gris , Pinot Grigio	white	0.4	0.1	0.3
Neuburger	-	white	0.3	0.1	0.6
Silvaner	Grüner Sylvaner	white	0.2	0.1	0.3
Roesler	-	red	0.2	0.1	0
Cabernet Franc	-	red	0.1	-	0.2
Blue Wildbacher	-	red	0.1	-	0.1
And. white varieties	-	white	26	5.1	7.4
And. red varieties	-	red	0.1	-	0
WHITE VARIETIES			233	46.7	244
RED VARIETIES			266	53.3	193
TOTAL			499	100	437