The wine region of Südsteiermark is located in the region of Steiermark of Steirerland of Austria. We currently count 170 estates and châteaux in the of Südsteiermark, producing 1220 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Südsteiermark go well with generally quite well with dishes .
White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.
white wines from the region of Südsteiermark go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of pageot, quiche without eggs or spinach and goat cheese cannelloni.
On the nose in the region of Südsteiermark often reveals types of flavors of lemon, stone or stone fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth in the region of Südsteiermark is a with a nice freshness.
