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As varied as the soils, so are the wines.
It’s the variety of the soils that makes the Styrian winegrowing regions so exciting, and gives the wines their distinctive nature. Here, the contrasting soils often flow together like streams of air over the sea or the patterns in a slab of marble.
  • Limestone
    Kalkstein - Böden in der Weinregion Steiermark - steirischer Wein
  • Böden der Weinregion Steiermark
  • Slate/schist & Gneis
    Schiefer & Gneis Terroir in der DAC Region Weststeiermark
  • Opok
    Opok - Vulkangesteinboden - Wein Steiermark
  • Vulcanic stone
    Vulkangestein - Wein Steiermark
  • Gravel
    Schotter - Wein Steiermark
  • Sandstone
    Sandstein - Weinregion Steiermark
  • Vulkangestein - Wein Steiermark
Soil types and their distribution areas.

The six primary soil types and their main distribution areas:

SCHIST / SLATE & GNEISS
Weathered solid rock
mostly SüdsteiermarkDAC & WeststeiermarkDAC

VOLCANIC STONE (Tuff, Basalt)
Weathered solid rock
mostly Vulkanland SteiermarkDAC

LIMESTONE
Fossil-rich marine deposits & reef limestone (Leitha limestone & coral limestone)
mostly SüdsteiermarkDAC

OPOK
Calcareous marl (a.k.a. ‘Styrian Schlier’): solidified, previously muddy, predominantly calcareous sea & lake deposits
mostly SüdsteiermarkDAC

GRAVEL / SAND
Large-grained alluvial deposits, partly loose & partly solidified
mostly SüdsteiermarkDAC & Vulkanland SteiermarkDAC

SAND / SANDSTONE
Loose sand as well as solidified as sandstone, frequently containing quartz
SüdsteiermarkDAC, Vulkanland SteiermarkDAC & WeststeiermarkDAC

Herkunft Wein Steiermark

On the other side of any vineyard there’s another soil, a different climate & another sort of vine. The Steiermark’s terroirs offer great variety.

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Terroir im DAC Anbaugebiet Vulkanland - Südsteiermark - Steirischer Wein
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