Designer Wine Bar in Vienna

Unger & Klein is a bottle shop turned wine bar in Vienna that has the feel of designer blue jeans. If you don’t mind that smoking is allowed, you’ll appreciate the stunning designer shelving that is simultaneously the wine list and menu. The concept invites to browse and mingle with other like-minded hedonists. Blaufränkisch is the Austrian red wine variety most capable of aging and expressing a particular sense of place.

Let the sommelier put together a flight to explore the different expressions of this unique Austrian grape. Examples from the Leithaberg on the west side of Lake Neusiedl come either from marine limestone or gneiss and mica-slate. Blaufränkisch from calcareous soils are bright and have a lemony acid. Blaufränkisch from the slate soils have a darker, minerally spice. The same variety from Mittelburgenland is open-hearted and fruity. And from Eisenberg in Südburgenland, the Blaufränkisch exudes wild, untamed charm, exotic dark berries and spice. Enjoy it while rubbing elbows with no-nonsense wine aficionados snacking on Italian antipasti, pannini, or a tasty selection of cheeses.