Blaufränkisch is a red wine grape variety whose juicy and refreshing fruit is balanced by fairly unobtrusive tannins when ripe.

Where grown: Austria. | Neusiedlersee. Mittelburgenland DAC. | USA: Oregon.

Typical flavours: Spicy, dry, medium tannins, white pepper, raspberry, blackcurrant, beetroot (if unripe), red plum, cherry.

Bibliography

Giles MacDonogh, Austria, New Wines from the Old World (Osterreichischer Agrarverlag, 1997).

Giles MacDonogh, The Wine and Food of Austria (Mitchell Beazley, 1992), p.37.