Blaufränkisch is the official name for the variety of wine grape that is used to produce dry, red wines which are typically low in tannin and may exhibit a pronounced spicy character.
BLAUFRÄNKISCH: Name for a Gamay type clone grape that is grown in Austria and used to produce dry, fruity red wines. The grape is also grown in Germany under the name Limberger.
BLAUFRÄNKISCH: Once thought to be a Gamay type clone variety but now regarded as a separate variety grown in Austria. New evidence from DNA profiling possibly indicates a parentage of Gouais Blanc and an unknown variety (possibly Blauer Zierfandler).
Origin: (Blaufränkisch (Lemberger) x St. Laurent). The variety was created in Velké Pavlovice in 1961. It was named after CH. K. André (1763 - 1831), who founded the first world Association for Fruit Cultivation in the town of Brno.
Moreover, the region produces red wines, in particular with Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt and St. Laurent grapes, a cross of Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt.
This hybrid is a 20th century cross of Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent. Zweigelt, like Zinfandel, is a grape of real potential. Both are cultivated primarily in one part of the world but could do as well elsewhere.
There are red grapes too, regional specialties such as Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch, as well as Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
 See also: Grape, Wine, Red Wine, Red, Austria
  
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