Austria - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2016 - 80 Euro Cent

The municipalities Deutschkreutz, Horitschon, Lutzmannsburg and Neckenmarkt together form the popular wine-growing region Mittelburgenland. The predominantly occurring sandy and gravel soils and especially heavy, deep loamy soil can store a lot of water and are therefore ideal for the grape variety "Blaufränkisch", but also for other red varieties such as Zweigelt, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The climatic conditions are determined by the Bucklige Welt in the west, by the Odenburger mountains in the north and by the Gunser mountains in the south, from the east flows the warm, dry air of the Pannonian lowlands. The wine-growing region of central Burgenland with its gentle hills covers approximately 2,117 hectares of cultivated land. The grape variety Blaufränkisch accounts for about seven percent of the total Austrian winegrowing, making it the second strongest red grape variety after the Zweigelt. In addition to Burgenland, the late maturing variety is cultivated in the lower Austrian wine region Carnuntum. The Blaufränkische is an autochthonous Austrian grape variety and was described in the 18th century as a valuable type of milk. - In the middle of the red wine glass, the stamp shows Kobersdorf Castle, which is located in the market town of the same name in central Burgenland. The original castle was first mentioned in the 13th century. Around 1529 it was converted into a castle and at the same time expanded as a fortress. From the 18th century, the building with its distinctive round towers visibly deteriorated and was also badly affected by fires, floods and quartered soldiers. Only in the sixties, when the architect Martha Bolldorf-Reitstätter acquired the castle, did you begin with a comprehensive restoration - worth seeing, for example, is the Mannerist Knight's Hall. The castle is still in the possession of her family today; Since 1972, the Kobersdorf Castle Games, which are popular with a wide audience, have taken place there.