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Carnuntum

Carnuntum wine guide: the wine region in Austria, its Blaufrankisch, the red wine and dry white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Austria
Climate
Continental
Signature grape
Blaufrankisch
Styles
red · dry white
5
Signature grapes
8
Bottles to find

Carnuntum is a wine region of Niederösterreich, Austria.

Blaufrankisch leads the plantings, with Zweigelt, Chardonnay, Grüner Veltliner and Weissburgunder alongside it.

The ground underneath is free-draining, gravel and loess.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as hills and riverside.

The region is known for red wine and dry white wine.

Labels here fall under the DAC.

Soil
Free-drainingGravelLoess
Climate
Continental
Terrain
HillsRiverside
Styles
reddry white

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

  • DAC

Bottles to look for.

  • Christina Netzl 'Christina' Kuhlbar, Carnuntum, Austria
  • Taferner 'Rubin Carnuntum', Carnuntum, Austria
  • Weingut Artner 'Amarok', Carnuntum, Austria
  • Weingut Artner Massive a. Red, Carnuntum, Austria
  • Weingut Dorli Muhr 'Samt & Seide' Prellenkirchen Blaufrankisch, Carnuntum, Austria
  • Weingut Dorli Muhr Carnuntum Blaufrankisch, Carnuntum, Austria
  • Weingut Dorli Muhr Ried Kirchweingarten Erste OTW Lage, Carnuntum, Austria
  • Weingut Dorli Muhr Ried Spitzerberg Erste OTW Lage, Carnuntum, Austria

Nearby regions.

Carnuntum: common questions

01.
What grapes is Carnuntum known for?
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Blaufrankisch is the signature grape of Carnuntum. Zweigelt, Chardonnay, Grüner Veltliner and Weissburgunder are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Carnuntum make?
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Carnuntum produces red wine and dry white wine.
03.
Where is Carnuntum?
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You will find Carnuntum in Austria, where it is a wine region.

More from here: every wine region in Austria, or the wider Niederösterreich guide.

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