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This week we cover the unsung red of Central European wine \\u2013 Blaufr\\xe4nkisch. This Central European red grape was planted widely in throughout the Habsburg Empire, and today the biggest plantings aren\\u2019t too far from its birthplace \\u2013 right on the Austria-Hungary border.

Photo: Blaufr\\xe4nkisch. Credit: Austrian Wine

Blaufr\\xe4nkisch translates to \\u2018blue wine of the Franks\\u2019, and it is known as Lemberger in Germany and the US, K\\xe9krankos in Hungary, Franconia in Italy, and various Burgundy-related names elsewhere in Central Europe. We discuss the origins of all these names, how the grape performs in the vineyard, its flavors, food pairings, and more. Whether it\\u2019s from Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Finger Lakes of New York, Washington State, Italy or Spain, \\xa0this grape is versatile, multifacted and a perfect medium bodied red that\\u2019s perfect for many foods and all sorts of weather -- \\xa0it can be chilled in the summer in one version and warm your bones by a fire in another.\\xa0

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*Note, we mentioned the Austrian anti-freeze scandal. For more on that and Austria in general, check out an old but still accurate show: Ep 051: Austria

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Go get yourself a bottle and you\\u2019ll see what we mean!

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Most information for the show from Austrian Wine, Wines of Germany, Wines of Hungary, Wine Grapes (Book, Jancis Robinson)

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