Fungal infestation impossible

Half Burgenland, half American red wine

Gerhard Iby, chairman of the winegrowers' cooperative, managing director Margit Wieder and cellar master Gerald Wieder (from left) are proud of the award.(Bild: Judt Reinhard)

Crossing local vines with foreign ones prevents fungal infestation. One of these PIWI red wines from Neckenmarkt has now become the first red wine from Burgenland to receive a coveted award.

The coveted PIWI Wine Award Austria has been presented for six years. This year, first place went to Burgenland for the first time in the "Red Wine Variety" category: Cuvee II from the Neckenmarkt die Winzer winery was awarded the maximum number of points by the international jury.