Viticulture and winemaking have been a major source of income for the wine region since Roman times, as evidenced by the legend of the Blaufrankish associated with Napoleon's army.
The flagship of the wine region is the Blaufrankish, which is said to have been named after the winemakers of the time (called poncichters in Sopron) to accept only the high-quality Blue Franc from French soldiers.
Before the phylloxera plague, however, the area was characterized by white wines, and the Blaufrankish wine itself began to become pupular only afterwards.
From the 1920s, exports to the states of the Monarchy were shaken and wine production in Sopron went into crisis.
This is when the economically cultivated Blaufrankish gradually came to the forefront, which guaranteed a balanced quality.
By 1987, Sopron was awarded the title of "city of wine". After the change of regime, family estates took over the role of a state-owned enterprise.