Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg is an appellation in Austria across 96 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary 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

262,042 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

83.45 × 53.42 km

Centre

47.2201° N, 9.8913° 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

8.9 km north-east of Bludenz

Nearest city

24 km south of Dornbirn 49,278 people

To the sea

271 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

395–3,158 m

Mean elevation

1,317 m

Measured over the whole outline on 61,402 elevation cells of about 208 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)53%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks29%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)19%

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

Communes · 96

Sources

EU register of geographical indications