Südsteiermark DAC
Approved Varieties
2,600 ha
- *Sauvignon Blanc
- Welschriesling
- Pinot Blanc
- Pinot Gris
- Morillon
- Riesling
- Muscat
- Traminer
Blends or Single Varietal
WofAust % plantings: Weissburgunder and Chardonnay (combined 21%), Welschriesling (19%), Sauvignon Blanc (18%), Zweigelt (9%)
- Villages: Gamlitz, Ratsch, Berghausen, Spielfeld, Leutschach, Kitzeck
- Soil: various (sandstone, slate, marl, limestone)
- Producers: Weingut Tement, Polz, Sattlerhof
Südststeiermark (2,600 ha)
Major Villages
N to S
- Kitzeck
- Gamlitz
- Ratsch
- Berghausen
- Spielfeld
- Leutschach
Vulkanland Steiermark 1,500 ha
Authorized Varieties
- Sauvignon blanc
- Welschriesling
- Pinot Blanc
- Pinot Gris
- Morillon
- Riesling
- Muscat
- Traminer
WofAust % plantings: Welschriesling - 23%, Weissburgunder and Chardonnay combined - 22%, Zweigelt - 13%
Vulkanland Steiermark 1,500 ha
Major Villages
- Hartberg
- Fürstenfeld
- Kapfenstein
- St. Anna am Aigen
- Klöch
- Strade
- Bad Gleichenberg
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- Welschriesling (23%)
- Weissburgunder and Chardonnay (combined 22%)
- Zweigelt (13%)
- Soil: volcanic basalt, sand, loam, and weathered primary rock soils
Weststeiermark 500 ha
Approved Varieties
- Blauer Wildbacher (for Schilcher) 82%
- Welschriesling
- Weißburgunder 5%
- Morillon
- Grauburgunder
- Riesling
- Gelber Muskateller
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Traminer
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- Villages: Deutschlandsberg, Stainz, Eibiswald
- Soil: Gneiss, Mica Schists
- Producers: Franz Strohmeier, Weingut Langmann, Jobstl
Home of the racy rosé, Schilcher
Westeiermark
- Schilcher was a DAC that existed for 2017 only
Made from Blauer Wildbacher
Westeiermark
3 major villages
- Deutschlandsberg, Stainz, Eibeswald
What grape comprises 82% of red grape acreage in Weststeiermark?
Blauer Wildbacher
- Often vinified as Schilcher (racy style local rosé)
- Blauer Wildbacher (82%)
- Weissburgunder (5%)
- Gelber Muskateller
- Zweigelt
- Welschriesling
- Müller-Thurgau
What is the most cultivated varietal in Styria?
Welschriesling (unrelated, inferior to Riesling)
- Followed by Weissburgunder
- SBlanc performes well
- Manfred Tement - leading light (unoaked and barrique-aged)
Styria contains appx what % of Austria’s vineyards?
9%
3 subregions of Styria
- Südsteiermark
- Weststeiermark
- Vulkanland Steiermark
Styria - 9% nation’s vineyards, no DAC
What is the 3-tiered “System of Origin Steiermark” est in 2018?
- Regional Wine - Base
- Ortswein - Village
- Reidenwein - Single Vineyard
Ortswein and Reidenwein require longer aging
What are the three subzones of Styria?
Südoststeiermark
Südsteiermark
Weststeiermark
What is the climate of Styria?
Illyric: meaning that the hot and dry continental climate of the Pannonian Plain meets the warm and humid climate of the Mediterranean.
What does Junker indicate?
The “young wines” of Styria, released the first week of November after the harvest
What does Klassik indicate?
Traditionally dry wines of Styria, intended to show varietal character (no oak aging).
What does Lagen indicate?
Reserve wines of Styria, often released later and from single vineyard sites.
What is the most planted grape in Styria?
Welschriesling
Who is the leading producer of Sauvignon Blanc in Styria?
Manfred Tement
What is Schilcher?
Rosé of Blauer Wildbacher produced exclusively in Styria (mostly Weststeiermark)
What is heuriger?
Primeur wine consumed in heurigen (wine taverns in Vienna operated by wineries)
What is Sturm?
A half-fermented, sparkling grape juice popular in Vienna at harvest time.
What is the alternative name for Süd-Oststeiermark? Where does it come from?
Vulkanland Steiermark
The volcanic hills, made up of tuff and basalt, plus sand, loam, and weathered schist and gneiss.
Südsteiermark: Geology
Diverse - sandstone and slate to marl and limestone.
