Wien

Wien is an appellation in Austria in Wien. Regional bedrock: mixed 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

1996-11-15

Area

41,347 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

22.5 × 29.26 km

Centre

48.2222° N, 16.3748° 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

1.5 km north of Vienna

Nearest city

4 km south-west of Floridsdorf 162,779 people

To the sea

353 km

Rivers nearby

Danube (3.2 km)

Same latitude

Puget Sound (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

148–538 m

Mean elevation

211 m

Measured over the whole outline on 159,821 elevation cells of about 51 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks92%

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

Communes · 1

• Wien

Sources

EU register of geographical indications