A delicious red wine from Weingut Birgit Braunstein in Burgenland in Austria was launched in Sweden at the beginning of April, and we take the opportunity to recommend this producer to all our readers. We visited Birgit last September on our wine tour to Austria. She has an exciting range of wines, all of them biodynamic and certified Demeter.
The winery is in Purbach am Neusiedler See, on the lake’s western side. In the same village is the excellent Restaurant Braunstein, run by Birgit’s brother Paul. The summers can get quite hot here, but the proximity to the Neusiedler See means the heat is moderated. Birgit’s favourite grape is blaufränkisch, one of Burgenland’s main red grape varieties, but pinot blanc and pinot noir also thrive.
Two recommendations from Birgit Braunstein:
Blaufränkisch Heide 2021, Birgit Braunstein, lovely juicy fruit, fresh acidity, spicy (~16 euro)
Pinot Noir Sonnenberg 2020, an elegant wine with red berry flavours and a long and intense finish (~15 euro)
