Wine regions of Austria - Southern Styria

Perforation type: 13 ¾x14

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62 cents. Wine glass with vineyards, grapes and klopotec*

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*A klopotec (pronounced [kloːˈpotəts]) is a wooden mechanical device on a high wooden pole, similar to a windmill. It is used as a bird scarer in the vineyards of traditional wine-growing landscapes of Slovenia, Austria and Croatia. It is one of the symbols of Slovenia and Styria.

**The wild and romantic region of Southern Styria with its mountain viticulture on many steep slopes has a highly distinctive profile . Under the mild influence of the Mediterranean climate and the many days of sunshine grows a variety of varieties whose wines are particularly famous for their fruitiness and freshness. The Southern Styria is considered home to excellent white wines and talented winemakers and in autumn also enrich grape must , storm and roasted chestnuts wine experience on extremely charming way .

For a good ten years a veritable wine boom is in Austria, in general, to recognize - the Styrian classics like fresh, fruity Welsch Riesling, feinduftige Muscat, crisp Pinot Blanc, racy Sauvignon and noble Morillon, such as the Chardonnay is called here, enjoy it largest and, increasingly, international popularity.

High maturity white wines with individual terroir character and Barrique , where the winemakers exploit the qualitative maximum from the sunny steep slopes , lie the trend of drinking enjoyment ; numerous awards at prestigious competitions emphasize very impressive the quality of the Southern Styrian wines. The wine-growing region with a total area of about 2,200 acres ranging from the community playing field along the Austrian-Slovenian border to Castle Hill in Leutschach; known places are Gamlitz, Ehrenhausen, Kitzeck, Court and Leutschach.