South Styrian wine country
8 wine routes and over 700 winegrowers
In the Styrian wine country, fine wine, culinary delights and friendly people come together in a unique symbiosis. Over 700 winegrowers have settled along the 8 Styrian Wine Routes and have been producing wine here since pre-Christian times.
East Styrian Roman Wine Route
With many culinary highlights, the East Styrian Roman Wine Route is the longest continuous wine route in Austria. Fine wines and traditional cuisine await you on the route from Gleisdorf via Hartberg to Bad Waltersdorf, where you follow the 2000-year-old traces of Roman times. The emblem of the wine route is a wine jug from the 2nd century AD, which was found in a Roman grave in Hartensdorf and can now be admired in the Pischelsdorf local history museum.
South Styrian Wine Roads
The South Styrian Wine Route is probably the best-known reason why the region is so popular. Breathtaking views, a magical play of colours in the landscape all year round, a culinary diversity that you won’t find anywhere else. Customs and traditions that have been passed down for generations. The South Styrian Wine Route is the oldest in Austria and stretches across 5 municipalities, even forming the national border with Slovenia for several kilometres.
Your day in the South Styrian wine country
You pass Riegersburg Castle, the mightiest castle in Eastern Styria. On the way to southern Styria, you will visit the spectacular Berghofer oil & grain mill, where our Styrian pumpkin seed oil is produced in the traditional way. Everyone is invited to watch and taste.
Shortly afterwards, you will be amazed by the beauty of the landscape, the cheerfulness of the people and the fragrant wine, which is served to you everywhere along with the tasty homemade specialities. Don’t miss out on a stop at one of the many typical bush taverns! Here, cold specialities of the house and the local wine are served. A wine tasting is highly recommended.
Take in the beautiful pictures of this lovely landscape! In addition to lush meadows, majestic poplars and chestnut trees, the finest vines in Styria, which have won international awards, grow here on high, sweeping hills.
Further excursion tips in southern Styria
The Mureck Ship Mill is located right on the border with Slovenia. Built on the principle of a houseboat, this type of mill has the entire milling and grinding technology, including the drive – the corrugated wheel – on a floating platform. The mill was rebuilt in 1997 according to the original model and is the only floating and functioning mill in Central Europe built in the traditional way.
Learn how honey, wine, vinegar and many other products are made, which production methods are used and which people are committed to high quality and regionality
The Aflenz Roman quarry is the oldest active mine in Austria and is also used as a theatre and concert hall.
The Styrian scarlet runner bean is the flagship product of St. Ruprecht/Raab. Immerse yourself in the “beanastic” world of the Styrian scarlet runner bean! Beetle Bean Queen Michaela I has dedicated an entire kingdom to the purple bean in Halbenrain.
