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Südsteiermark DAC

Approved Varieties

2,600 ha

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  • *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
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Südststeiermark (2,600 ha)

Major Villages

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N to S

  • Kitzeck
  • Gamlitz
  • Ratsch
  • Berghausen
  • Spielfeld
  • Leutschach
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Vulkanland Steiermark 1,500 ha

Authorized Varieties

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  • Sauvignon blanc
  • Welschriesling
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Morillon
  • Riesling
  • Muscat
  • Traminer

WofAust % plantings: Welschriesling - 23%, Weissburgunder and Chardonnay combined - 22%, Zweigelt - 13%

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Vulkanland Steiermark 1,500 ha

Major Villages

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  • 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
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Weststeiermark 500 ha

Approved Varieties

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  • 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
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Home of the racy rosé, Schilcher

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Westeiermark

  • Schilcher was a DAC that existed for 2017 only

Made from Blauer Wildbacher

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Westeiermark

3 major villages

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  • Deutschlandsberg, Stainz, Eibeswald
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What grape comprises 82% of red grape acreage in Weststeiermark?

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Blauer Wildbacher

  • Often vinified as Schilcher (racy style local rosé)
  • Blauer Wildbacher (82%)
  • Weissburgunder (5%)
  • Gelber Muskateller
  • Zweigelt
  • Welschriesling
  • Müller-Thurgau
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What is the most cultivated varietal in Styria?

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Welschriesling (unrelated, inferior to Riesling)

  • Followed by Weissburgunder
  • SBlanc performes well
  • Manfred Tement - leading light (unoaked and barrique-aged)
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Styria contains appx what % of Austria’s vineyards?

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9%

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3 subregions of Styria

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  • Südsteiermark
  • Weststeiermark
  • Vulkanland Steiermark

Styria - 9% nation’s vineyards, no DAC

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What is the 3-tiered “System of Origin Steiermark” est in 2018?

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  • Regional Wine - Base
  • Ortswein - Village
  • Reidenwein - Single Vineyard

Ortswein and Reidenwein require longer aging

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What are the three subzones of Styria?

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Südoststeiermark
Südsteiermark
Weststeiermark

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What is the climate of Styria?

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Illyric: meaning that the hot and dry continental climate of the Pannonian Plain meets the warm and humid climate of the Mediterranean.

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What does Junker indicate?

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The “young wines” of Styria, released the first week of November after the harvest

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What does Klassik indicate?

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Traditionally dry wines of Styria, intended to show varietal character (no oak aging).

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What does Lagen indicate?

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Reserve wines of Styria, often released later and from single vineyard sites.

18
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What is the most planted grape in Styria?

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Welschriesling

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Who is the leading producer of Sauvignon Blanc in Styria?

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Manfred Tement

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What is Schilcher?

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Rosé of Blauer Wildbacher produced exclusively in Styria (mostly Weststeiermark)

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What is heuriger?

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Primeur wine consumed in heurigen (wine taverns in Vienna operated by wineries)

22
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What is Sturm?

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A half-fermented, sparkling grape juice popular in Vienna at harvest time.

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What is the alternative name for Süd-Oststeiermark? Where does it come from?

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Vulkanland Steiermark
The volcanic hills, made up of tuff and basalt, plus sand, loam, and weathered schist and gneiss.

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Südsteiermark: Geology

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Diverse - sandstone and slate to marl and limestone.

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Südsteiermark: Climate

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Warm,humid, mediterranean.

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Weststeiermark: Geology and landmarks

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Steeply inclined terraces up to 600M above sea level.
Seated in the foothills of the Koralpe and Reinischkogel mountains, which protect the vineyards from prevailing winds.
Soils are old gneiss and mica.

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What is STK?

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Steirische Terroir-und Klassikweingüter, an association of the region’s ten best producers. They have devised a vineyard classification system and quality seal. Think VDP.

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What is required for STK Premier Cru?

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Minimum 12 years old average vine age.
“Sustainable and natural” viticulture.
Wines produced as Qualitatswein are vinified dry and have a minimum of 12.5% abv. Wines may be produced as Pradikatswein.
Not released before May 1st of the year following the harvest.

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What is required for STK Grand Cru?

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Minimum 15 years old average vine age.
Max 35hl/ha.
“Sustainable and natural” viticulture.
Wines produced as Qualitatswein are vinified dry and have a minimum of 12.5% abv. Wines may be produced as Pradikatswein.
Aged 18mos in wood; not released before May 1st of the second year following the harvest.

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What do Reserve, Privat, Fassreserve, and Vinothekfüllungs indicate?

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For STK 1er Cru: Minimum 18mos in wood (mostly new), not released before May 1st of the second year following the harvest.
For STK Grand Cru: Minimum 30mos in wood (mostly new), not released before May 1st of the third year following the harvest.

31
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What varieties are authorized for STK wines?

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Sauvignon Blanc, Morillon, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder, Gelber Muskateller, Traminer

32
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Name three STK producers

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Christoph Neumeister
Hannes Sabathi
Erwin Sabathi
Manfred Tement
Georg Winkler-Hermaden
Wolfgang Maitz
Katharina Lackner-Tinnacher
Willi Sattler
Christoph Polz
Johannes und Michael Gross
33
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What are Manfred Tement’s Grand Cru wines?

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Sernau: Sauvignon Blanc
Zieregg: Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay

34
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What are Manfred Tement’s Premier Cru wines?

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Grassnitzberg: Sauvignon Blanc
Sulz: Chardonnay
Steinbach: Gelber Muskateller
Wielitsch: Gewurztraminer
Hochkittenberg: Sauvignon Blanc, Gelber Muskateller, Weissburgunder

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