Styrian Wine Slopes Trail

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   Graz - Cultural capital with wine heritage

   Austria's second city and cultural capital, with a UNESCO World Heritage old town. The vibrant food and wine scene showcases Styrian specialties: pumpkin seed oil, Styrian wines, and farm-to-table cuisine. Gateway to the Southern Styrian Wine Road.

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   Südsteiermark - Austrian Tuscany

   Called the "Austrian Tuscany" for its rolling green hills, but producing world-class Sauvignon Blanc and aromatic whites. Top producers like Tement, Gross, and Sattlerhof create wines rivaling the best of Sancerre. The landscape alone is worth the journey.

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   Schilcher rosé challenge - blind identify the unique pink

   Home to Schilcher, a unique pink wine made only from the indigenous Blauer Wildbacher grape grown nowhere else on Earth. The spritzy, tart wine pairs perfectly with pumpkin seed oil and local ham. A wine found in no other country.

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   Buschenschank wine tavern experience

   Traditional Styrian wine taverns where producers serve only their own wine alongside cold buffets of local specialties. The hilltop locations offer stunning views over rolling vineyards into Slovenia. Authentic, unpretentious, and utterly delicious.

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   Volcanic soils of Vulkanland Steiermark

   Ancient volcanic soils create unique mineral expressions in Traminer and other aromatic white varieties. The "Land of Volcanoes" offers dramatic landscapes and wines with distinctive smoky, mineral character found nowhere else in Austria.

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   Steiermark (Styria) Buschenschank

   Rolling hills of Styria's wine country. Visit farmhouse wine taverns for Sauvignon Blanc with pumpkin seed oil dishes.

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