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Burgenland

Burgenland is a wine region in Austria, home to 102 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines, known for Blaufrankisch, Zweigelt.

Burgenland at a glance: roughly split red/white; known for Blaufrankisch, Zweigelt; wines range from Landwein to Pradikatswein.
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Burgenland's 102 wineries make roughly equal red and white wine; Blaufränkisch is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry DAC, Landwein, Pradikatswein designation.

About the Burgenland region

    Location
    The most famous wine-growing region of the South Burgenland, Eisenberg, reflects the red, iron-rich soil which imparts a distinct spiciness to the Blaufränkisch grown here.
    Climate
    The climate is distinguished by dry, hot summers and cold winters with little snow.
    Soils
    Burgenland’s soils vary by subregion, including loess and chernozem, gravel, sand and saline soils, limestone and slate, and heavy clay.

Region facts sourced from Official Journal of the European Union, Burgenland (EUGI00000004142), Official Journal C 298, 8.9.2020, retrieved 2026-07-11. (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of Commission documents), Official Journal of the European Union, Burgenland (EUGI00000004142), retrieved 2026-07-12. (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of Commission documents), Wikipedia contributors, "Austrian wine", Wikipedia, revision 1323163032, retrieved 2026-07-11. (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International).

Characteristic grapes

Burgenland is best known for Blaufrankisch, Zweigelt. The most-bottled single-varietal wines here are Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt, Chardonnay. Burgenland's signature grapes often go into blends, so single-grape bottlings skew toward other varieties.

Wine styles from Burgenland

Most common single-grape wines

When Burgenland wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:

Wine profile

Burgenland is roughly split, making substantial red (52%) and white (42%) wine.

1,083 distinct Burgenland wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.

  • Red563 · 52%
  • White455 · 42%
  • Rose62 · 6%

Types: Sparkling, Still.

Catalogue vintages span 1988 to 2013.

Representative Burgenland wines

Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.

  • Allacher — Reserve Chardonnay
  • Ernst Triebaumer — Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
  • Judith Beck — Out
  • Nekowitsch — Tradition Schilfwein
  • Angerhof Tschida — Samling 88 TBA
  • Angerhof Tschida — Gruner Veltliner Beerenauslese
  • Sepp Moser — Pinot Blanc Beerenauslese
  • Angerhof Tschida — Beerenauslese Red

Sub-regions & appellations

Within Burgenland, these appellationsA legally-defined smaller growing area within a wine region, often with its own grapes and rules. are smaller growing areas, often with their own character:

  • Leithaberg
  • Neusiedlersee
  • Mittelburgenland
  • Eisenberg Reserve
  • Eisenberg
  • Mittelburgenland Reserve
  • Neusiedlersee Reserve
  • Ruster Ausbruch

Quality designations

Wines here span quality tiers from everyday Landwein to the strictly-controlled Pradikatswein — you'll find both accessible and prestige bottles.

  • DACDistrictus Austriae Controllatus — Austria's protected-origin designation for typical regional styles.
  • LandweinGerman/Austrian regional 'country wine' — a step above basic table wine.
  • PradikatsweinGermany's top quality tier, graded by grape ripeness at harvest (from Kabinett up to sweet late-harvest styles).
  • QualitatsweinA German/Austrian quality-wine tier from a designated region, above basic table wine.

Austria wine designations

DAC
DAC means Districtus Austriae Controllatus and identifies regionally typical Austrian Qualitätswein from a legally defined wine-growing region.
Landwein
Landwein is the Austrian traditional category for wine with protected geographical indication from a named wine-growing region.
Pradikatswein
Prädikatswein is an Austrian protected-origin quality-wine category for wines meeting a specified ripeness or harvest-method Prädikat.
Qualitatswein
Qualitätswein is an Austrian wine with protected designation of origin from a specified wine-growing region.
Understanding the wine data
Designation
The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built

Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.

Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.

Explore Burgenland

Ways to browse Burgenland — each count is the size of that specific collection (a subset of the 1,083 wines tracked above):

  • Red Burgenland (457)
  • White Burgenland (420)
  • Rose Burgenland (60)

How to choose a good Burgenland wine

For everyday drinking, Landwein bottles are the accessible choice; for something special, Pradikatswein signals the region's most tightly-controlled, prestige wines.

FAQs

Where is Burgenland?
The most famous wine-growing region of the South Burgenland, Eisenberg, reflects the red, iron-rich soil which imparts a distinct spiciness to the Blaufränkisch grown here.
Which grapes are associated with Burgenland?
Burgenland is represented in the WhatDrink region dataset by Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt. Grape coverage reflects the products currently linked to the region and is not a complete legal planting register.
What do the designation terms on Burgenland wines mean?
DAC: DAC means Districtus Austriae Controllatus and identifies regionally typical Austrian Qualitätswein from a legally defined wine-growing region. Landwein: Landwein is the Austrian traditional category for wine with protected geographical indication from a named wine-growing region. Pradikatswein: Prädikatswein is an Austrian protected-origin quality-wine category for wines meeting a specified ripeness or harvest-method Prädikat. Qualitatswein: Qualitätswein is an Austrian wine with protected designation of origin from a specified wine-growing region. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
How are wineries and producers selected for Burgenland?
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
How are representative Burgenland wines selected?
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Burgenland?
The current regional catalogue contains 1083 linked wines from 102 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.

Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.