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Vulkanland Steiermark

Volcanic hills in south-east Styria, scattered among orchards and thermal spas, making aromatic dry whites.

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What to expect in the glass

Aromatic dry whites — spicy Traminer, herbal Sauvignon Blanc and crisp Welschriesling.

About Vulkanland Steiermark

Vulkanland takes its name from extinct volcanoes in south-east Styria, and its vineyards are scattered across a landscape of orchards, pumpkin fields and thermal springs.

Traminer from Klöch is the region’s speciality — aromatic, spicy and full-bodied.

It is the least known of the three Styrian DACs and the warmest.

What the name means

Legal name
Vulkanland Steiermark DAC
Type
Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)
Set by
Österreichische Weinmarketing / national wine law
Recognised
2018
Regulates
Origin, plus grape varieties, maximum yields, minimum ageing.

An origin-typical designation: the wine must be made from the varieties and in the style the district is known for, in a defined regional / village / single-vineyard hierarchy. Austrian wines from the same place that fall outside the DAC style are labelled under the wider federal state instead.

Grapes

Wines from here

white

Crisp dry white

High-acid, unoaked whites built for refreshment and for seafood — citrus and mineral rather than fruit-forward.

white

Gewürztraminer

The most unmistakable white wine there is: lychee, rose and ginger, full-bodied, low in acid and frequently off-dry.

Rules worth knowing

Confirmed in the EU register

Vulkanland Steiermark is registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), file number PDO-AT-A0226, protected at EU level since 1996.

Article 107 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Specification published: Official Journal C, C/2024/5349, 2.9.2024 · Official Journal

Only the rules that change what to expect in the glass or on the label. WineHQ does not reproduce production specifications, and each entry carries the date it was last checked because appellation rules change.

The designation is confirmed above. WineHQ has not read this appellation’s production specification, so it publishes no yields, ageing minima or permitted-variety lists for it — those come from the document linked above, not from a summary of it.

What to eat, and how to serve it

Derived from this region’s signature styles. Each is listed separately, because a region does not have one serving temperature.

Crisp dry white

Serve at 7–10°C (fridge cold).

Try with fillet steak, salmon or white fish.

Gewürztraminer

Serve at 8–11°C (fridge cold).

Try with fillet steak, asparagus or trout.

Where to go next

Places worth trying if you like this one — neighbours, rivals, and the obvious step across.

  • Südsteiermark — Steep green hills on the Slovenian border, making Austria’s most distinctive Sauvignon Blanc.
  • Burgenland — Austria’s red-wine heartland and the source of its botrytised sweet wines around Lake Neusiedl.

Sources

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