Wine from Styria
Wine goes through several stages before it finally ends up in the bottle for drinking. Styrian winegrowers attach great importance to cultivating the vines, as well as harvesting and processing the grapes.
DAC Südsteiermark
There are 14 DAC regions in Austria. South Styria is one of them.DAC stands for Districtus Austriae Controllatus and identifies local wines typical of the region. If the abbreviation DAC appears on the label under the name of the wine-growing region, it is a regionally typical Qualitätswein (quality wine). Südsteiermark DAC (Southern Styria DAC) has five growing areas: Kitzeck-Sausal (leading varieties: Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling), Gamlitz, Eichberg and Luetschach an der Weinstraße (leading varieties: Sauvignon Blanc and Muscat) and Ehrenhausen an der Weinstraße (leading varieties: Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay).