Tirol

Tirol is an appellation in Austria across 279 communes. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks.

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

1,264,934 ha registered outline

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

120.62 × 217.05 km

Centre

47.2548° N, 11.1633° 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

6.1 km west of Zirl

Nearest city

17 km west of Innsbruck 132,493 people

To the sea

215 km

Rivers nearby

Inn (4.6 km) · Isar (17 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

464–3,595 m

Mean elevation

1,733 m

Measured over the whole outline on 74,084 elevation cells of about 416 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)52%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)40%

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

Communes · 279

Sources

EU register of geographical indications