Kärnten

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The regional borders are almost entirely formed by mountain ridges: the Hohe Tauern, Gurktaler Alpen, Koralpe, Karnische Alpen, and Karawanken.
• The climate is temperate Central European, substantially modified at a local scale by topography and southerly aspect; Mediterranean influence is, according to the document, generally overestimated.
• The region is divided into the high-alpine character of Oberkärnten and the Unterkärnten, which is dominated by the Klagenfurter Becken.
• Vines are trained almost exclusively in tall-culture on a wire trellis system.

• Viticulture in Kärnten is characterised by family-run estates, estate-grown production, and direct sales at the cellar door.
• Vines are trained exclusively in tall-culture on a wire trellis system.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-AT-A0218
• Official trade body site — Weinbauverband Kärnten