Rosalia ^DAC

“Promoted” from a Grosslage (large collective vineyard site) to a winegrowing region. The combination of the Pannonian climate and “geologically young” deposits from a primordial ocean favours winegrowing. The grapes in Rosalia absorb all the energy of Burgenland's sun during the day and cool down again in the evening due to their proximity to the foothills of the Alps. Today, 297 hectares of agricultural land are planted with grapevines, providing the basis for powerful, spicy red wines and fruity rosé wines rich in finesse. Blaufränkisch is the undisputed leader among the grape varieties in Rosalia: it grows on 60% of the area under vines, followed by Zweigelt. As of the 2018 vintage, regionally typical red wines with the designation of origin Rosalia DAC may be vinified from these two grape varieties. Here, not only the region’s star grape varieties are utilised, but other more common red wine grapes are also blended, provided they are Qualitätswein varieties.