Open Wine Atlas
All places › Austria › Steiermark
Austria · g.U. (DAC / Qualitätswein)

Steiermark

Appellation

Steiermark is an appellation in Austria across 286 communes. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks.

Open Steiermark on the map →

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type
g.U. (DAC / Qualitätswein)
Category
Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
1999-02-19
Area
1,641,312 ha registered outline
Extent N–S × E–W
134.33 × 197.28 km
Centre
47.2217° N, 14.9771° E
Grapes
Blauburger, Blauer Burgunder, Blauer Portugieser, Blauer Wildbacher, Blaufränkisch, Bouvier, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Frühroter Veltliner, Furmint, Gelber Muskateller, Goldburger, Grauer Burgunder, Grüner Veltliner, Jubiläumsrebe, Merlot, Muskat Ottonel, Müller Thurgau, Neuburger, Roesler, Roter Vetliner, Rotgipfler, Ráthay, Sankt Laurent, Sauvignon Blanc, Scheurebe, Sylvaner, Syrah, Weißer Riesling, Welschriesling, Zierfandler, Zweigelt
Other grapes
Traminer, Weißer Burgunder

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km east of Knittelfeld
Nearest city
39 km north-west of Graz 303,270 people
To the sea
215 km
Rivers nearby
Mur (8.8 km)
Same latitude
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
199–2,760 m
Mean elevation
962 m

Measured over the whole outline on 96,039 elevation cells of about 415 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 286

Show all 286

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

Open Steiermark on the map →