This is what good wine from the Weissburgunder grape tastes like

Weissburgunder or Weisser Burgunder is the German name for Pinot Blanc. Weissburgunder produces delicate, sometimes rather restrained, often fresh white wines. They are usually dry, with a broad, accessible flavor.

It's a bit of a sad story with Weissburgunder. It makes fine wines, and because its wine is accessible, doesn't have too much acidity and moreover pairs excellently with countless dishes, every sommelier has a few in their repertoire.

But that modesty also has a downside. Although you come across it in all kinds of places, it never plays first violin. It often stands hidden behind a few bushes of Chardonnay, leading a modest existence in the shadow of its big brothers Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir.

Pinot Blanc is well known from Alsace, although - tellingly - it isn't counted among the 'noble four' there. In the North Italian Alto Adige, too, a lot of 'Pinot Bianco' is made, often in the style of a crisp Chardonnay. Germans thus prefer to speak of Weissburgunder and know how to make excellent wines from it, for example in the Moselle or the Pfalz.

In Austria's Burgenland, winemakers like to let it hang on the vine as long as possible. The overripe grapes are then made into deliciously sweet Prädikatswein.