Salzburg

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Viticulture in Salzburg is confined to a handful of scattered estates in climatically favourable sites, which is why the climatic and soil conditions cannot be described in a uniform way.
• Cultivated grape varieties and rootstocks should display characteristics suited to the geological and climatic conditions, such as winter hardiness, late flowering, and high resistance to fungal diseases and rot.

• The growers operate as family estates, process exclusively grapes from their own production, and sell their wines through direct marketing at the cellar door.

• Given the many small, fragmented parcels, it is not possible to define a uniform organoleptic profile for the wines.

• The climate is considered harsh and exhibits large diurnal temperature swings, which promotes a sound acid structure in the wines.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

All appellations in Austria

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-AT-A0224
• Official trade body site — Austrian Wine (Österreich Wein Marketing)