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Blauburger

Blauburger wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Light-medium
Origin
Austria
Top region
Niederösterreich
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Key regions
3
Pairings

Blauburger is a red grape variety, with its roots in Niederösterreich, Austria.

The wines show light-medium body, low tannin, medium-low acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

It is planted most seriously in Niederösterreich and Egri Bikaver.

In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening.

It blends readily with Blauer Portugieser and Blaufränkisch.

At the table it suits roast pork with apple sauce, beef carpaccio and lentil casserole with bacon hock.

The structure.

Body
Light-medium
Tannin
Low
Acidity
Medium-low
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Roast pork with apple sauce
02 Beef carpaccio
03 Lentil casserole with bacon hock

Bottles to look for.

  • Breitenfelder Blauburger, Niederosterreich, Austria
  • Hirtl Exklusiv Blauburger, Niederosterreich, Austria
  • Tringa Borpince Blauburger, Szekszard, Hungary
  • Weinbau Josef Mantler Exklusiv Blauburger, Niederosterreich, Austria
  • Weinbau Josef Mantler Premium Blauburger, Niederosterreich, Austria
  • Weingut Hagn Blauburger, Niederosterreich, Austria
  • Weingut Hindler Ried Langen Blauburger, Niederosterreich, Austria
  • Weingut Hoffmann Heideboden, Neusiedlersee, Austria

Blauburger: common questions

01.
Where is Blauburger from?
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Blauburger originates in Niederösterreich, Austria.
02.
Where is Blauburger grown?
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The key regions for Blauburger are Niederösterreich and Egri Bikaver.
03.
What food pairs with Blauburger?
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Pour it with roast pork with apple sauce, beef carpaccio and lentil casserole with bacon hock.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Austria.

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