#kekfrankos

[shibasommelier]

2015 Weingut Weninger Balf Kékfrankos

Rawr. I love me some Hungarian Blaufränkisch from time to time. This one’s biodynamic and quite excellent! Dark cherries and plums on the nose with anise, clove, and cedar notes. Cherries, plums, and raspberries on the palate with anise, clove, dark baking spices, and wood. Very nice!

4/5 bones

$$

Kékfrankos (Blaufränkisch)

13% abv

Sopron, HUNGARY

[budapestbug]

WHEN IN SOPRON DRINK SOME WINE! Winegrowing in the Sopron area dates back to the Celts. Therefore, it’s no wonder it’s one of the oldest Hungarian wine-growing areas. A plethora of wine cellars and wine bars spread over Sopron and its region. Visiting one of the Sopron’s wine cellars is a thrill for all wine enthusiasts. Do note that most wine bars and wine cellars serve their wine. You can spend an evening tasting wine, cold plates or some popular Hungarian dishes. It sounds amazing, doesn’t it? Feel free to ask if you could visit their vineyards. It can be an interesting trip too. Though around Sopron mainly redwine is produced, like Cabernet, Zweigelt, Merlot and Bluefrankish, you find some white wines as well. But first and most Sopron is the capital of Bluefrankish, called Kékfrankos is Hungarian. Kékfrankos is one of the must-taste wines of Central Europe. This Austro-Hungarian variety is grown widely across the Carpathian Basin and is thought to have originated in Lower Styria, now part of Slovenia. It has made Central and Eastern Europe its home since the Middle Ages.Today Hungary boasts the largest acreage of Kékfrankos, and the city of Sopron, in the west of Hungary, is known as the Capital of Kékfrankos, as some of the largest swathes of Kékfrankos vines in the world are found in the Sopron wine region. Urban legend states that it’s called Kékfrankos since occupying Napoleonic troops purchased wine in Sopron using their ‘blue francs’, then worth more than the local currency. Indeed, in Sopron, its surroundings, and just across the border in Austria and Croatia, you can now use the local currency Kékfrank in numerous outlets. http://www.budapestdaytrips.com/culture-and-history-tours-…/

[frankovka]

Pfneiszl winery

Charming sisters living their way amongst the vineyards of Sopron. Coming from a wine-growing family, growing up between Austria and Hungary, they have settled in Sopron which has great location and microclimate influenced by the proximity of Neusiedler lake.

Brigit and Katrin are a well-balanced tandem. Brigit has been given a profound education in winemaking since the age of 14. After she graduated from a prestigious college of oenology near Vienna, she travelled the world to gain experiences in winemaking from California, through Argentina to New Zealand. On her return, she was one of the first Hungarian winemakers to introduce organic viticulture on the estate taken over from her parents.

On the other hand, Katrin studied economics and never even tasted wine until the age of 18. However, the enthusiasm of her sister has enchanted her and since then she fully devoting her time to family business of winemaking and taking care of her young daughter. Wine has a story to tell and therefore Katrin names each vintage according to its characteristics.

Sopron is know for its Kékfrankos, as Blaufrankish is know here. This is a region of fruity and often more spicy red wines which Pfneiszl sisters represent so well.

for more: http://pfneiszl.hu/

[gasztromagazin]

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[allmyharmony]

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[allmyharmony]

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[allmyharmony]

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[woodlandxbrown]

it’s nothing better in this world than a glass of red hungarian wine before sleep... or a bottle