Weststeiermark

Weststeiermark is an appellation in Austria across 49 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

1996-11-15

Area

231,862 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

77.82 × 52.68 km

Centre

46.9924° N, 15.2172° 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

Max yield

67.5 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

7.6 km south-east of Voitsberg

Nearest city

19 km west of Graz 303,270 people

To the sea

194 km

Rivers nearby

Mur (18 km)

Same latitude

Royal Slope (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

272–2,008 m

Mean elevation

710 m

Measured over the whole outline on 213,988 elevation cells of about 104 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)48%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks33%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)17%

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

Communes · 49

Sources

EU register of geographical indications