Southeast Styria

This area extends from the Mur River to the Wechsel Pass and comprises more than 1.400 hectares of vineyards and the largest number of individual operations.

The districts of Radkersburg and Feldbach have volcanic soil and basaltic soil around Klöch produces a Traminer that has won international acclaim. Another speciality of the area is Gewürztraminer, which has an even more pronounced bouquet. Other fine wines grown here include Welschriesing, Weißburgunder, Ruländer, Rheinriesling, Müller-Thurgau and above all red wines.

The East Styrian hill country includes the vineyards in the other districts east of the Mur. Vineyards reach altitudes if nearly 600 m on the Ringkogel near Hartberg. These are the highest-lying vineyards not only in Styria but anywhere in Austria. The most frequent variety here is Welschriesling but there are also Weißburgunder, Ruländer, Rheinriesling and Müller-Thurgau. There is somewhat more red wine produced here and leading variety is Blauer Zweigelt.

Wine routes in this region are the Klöcher Weinstraße, the Südoststeirisches Hügelland Weinstraße, the Thermenland Weinstraße and the Oststeirische Römerweinstraße.