Neusiedlersee: Austria’s sunny side of cool
11. April 2024
Johannes Stühlinger
The sun in the logo says it all: Burgenland is Austria’s proud “sunshine state”. As a winegrowing region, the Neusiedlersee DAC origin benefits from a “cool climate”. This may sound like a contradiction, but it’s actually quite the opposite. Supported by the federal government, the federal province and the European Union. Leafing through Burgenland’s brand…
Celebrated as red and gold: Neusiedlersee DAC wines dominate the international wine competitions
18. December 2023
Johannes Stühlinger
The collection of awards presented to Neusiedlersee DAC wines in 2023 says it all: As a specific origin, Neusiedlersee DAC is clearly the No. 1 for red and sweet wines, both nationally and internationally. It was just under two years ago that London-based Master Sommelier and renowned wine expert Stefan Neumann envisioned: “There is much…
Red wine miracle of diversity and sweet Gold of the east bank
24. February 2022
Johannes Stühlinger
In 1922, Zweigelt was officially entered in the hybrid register with the name “Klosterneuburg 71”. Today – exactly 100 years later – it is the most popular red wine variety in Austria, among both producers and consumers. Especially typical of this variety are the Zweigelt wines from the east bank of Lake Neusiedl. This, then,…
The Lake, the salt and the wine
30. September 2021
Johannes Stühlinger
Lake Neusiedl provides a microclimate that characterizes the entire region and its vegetation, thanks not only to its function as a gigantic heat reservoir. The permanent winds that blow around it, as well as the lake’s salt content, lend the surrounding grapevines part of their special characteristics that are distinctly tasted in the wine that…
