Steiermark's producers work some of Austria's most dramatic terrain — narrow ridges and south-facing hillsides where Sauvignon Blanc and Welschriesling define the region's character. Browse the independent growers listed on Free Grape Society.
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Steiermark divides into three distinct sub-regions — Südsteiermark, Weststeiermark and Vulkanland — each with its own soils and signature grapes. Many of the estates here are small, family-run operations farming terraced hillsides that can't be worked by machine. That closeness to the land is what separates a Steiermark Sauvignon Blanc from the same grape grown anywhere flatter. On Free Grape Society, producers sell and ship directly from their own cellar, with no importer or warehouse in between.
Several Steiermark producers also offer a wine case: six bottles from their own cellar, composed as a single recommendation rather than blended across estates. It is a practical way to taste how one grower reads their own range — from a crisp Welschriesling through to a more textured Grauburgunder — in a single order, chosen by the person who made the wines.
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The wines from these estates reflect the region's cool continental climate and the mineral character of its volcanic and schist soils. Steiermark is best known for its whites — Sauvignon Blanc with pronounced acidity and herbal precision, and Welschriesling that ranges from light and floral to full and age-worthy depending on the site. Browse individual bottles at [Steiermark wines](/wines/austria/steiermark).
Independent wine experts rate and review wines they have personally tasted, and their notes appear on the wine page and on each expert's own profile. Several of the experts on Free Grape Society have reviewed wines from Steiermark producers — their assessments are visible on the individual wine pages alongside the producer's own description.
Choose a case from the listings above and add it to your cart. Each case contains six bottles from one Steiermark producer, composed by the grower themselves. Payment is handled securely by Klarna or card, and the case ships directly from the producer's cellar to your door, with free delivery included.
Send a photo to Free Grape Society customer support within 7 days of delivery. We will arrange a replacement or a refund. Because producers ship directly, quality issues are handled with the producer's direct involvement. Shared responsibility is built into how FGS works.
Every case is six bottles from a single Steiermark estate. The producer composes the selection themselves, so the six bottles reflect their own range — often spanning different grape varieties or vineyard sites from within their holdings. The contents are listed on each case page before you order.
Average delivery is 8 to 9 days from order to door. The full range is 4 to 14 days depending on the producer's location and your delivery address. Wines ship directly from the producer's cellar, not from a central warehouse.
Start with the producer's profile to get a sense of where they farm and what they make. Steiermark's three sub-regions — Südsteiermark, Weststeiermark and Vulkanland Steiermark — produce noticeably different styles, from the aromatic Sauvignon Blancs of the south to the volcanic-influenced whites of the east and the Schilcher rosé of the west. Independent expert reviews on individual wine pages can also help you judge whether a style suits your taste.
Each case is the producer's own composition, so the contents reflect what that estate grows and makes. If you are looking for a particular grape — Sauvignon Blanc, Welschriesling, or Blauer Wildbacher for Schilcher — browse the producers listed on this page and read their case descriptions to find a selection that fits what you are after.
The independent wine experts listed on this page have personal experience with wines from Steiermark and can point you toward a case or a producer that fits your taste. Browse their profiles to read their reviews and track records, then send your question directly through their profile page.
Each case is composed by the producer themselves as their own recommendation across the wines they make. Keeping it to one estate means the six bottles say something coherent about how that grower works their vineyards — it is closer to a personal introduction than a mixed sampler. Blending across producers would lose that clarity of authorship.
Yes. Free Grape Society ships across Europe, and Steiermark producers send their cases directly from their own cellars. Delivery typically takes between 4 and 14 days depending on your location. The full list of delivery countries and any applicable conditions is shown at checkout.
Steiermark — Styria in English — sits in the south-east corner of Austria, where the Alps give way to gentler, rolling hills and a climate shaped by warm Pannonian air from the east meeting cooler Atlantic influence from the west. The result is long, slow ripening across steep vineyard slopes, and producers who have built their reputations on precision and aromatic clarity rather than weight. Most estates here are small, family-run operations, often farming the same hillside parcels for generations. The three main wine zones — Südsteiermark, Weststeiermark, and Vulkanland Steiermark — each have their own character, from the limestone-rich slopes of the south to the volcanic soils of the east, and producers tend to work within one zone rather than across all three. That rootedness in a specific place and soil type is what makes the wineries of Steiermark worth knowing by name. You can browse all Steiermark wineries or explore producers across Austria more broadly.
We work directly with the growers behind the wines, so we get to know how they farm and what they charge before a single bottle is listed. Producers send samples, and those samples are tasted before a wine is listed, which means the decision rests on what is in the glass rather than on a label or a reputation. We look for pricing that reflects the work in the vineyard without the mark-ups that importers and warehouses add, and we keep the relationship direct so the grower sets their own terms. Once a wine is listed, independent wine experts rate and review individual bottles, building a public track record that buyers can read on the wine page. We do not try to carry the full output of a region: we list wines tasted before listing, from producers we have a direct relationship with. Free Grape Society is a society of producers, independent experts and wine lovers, not a shop, and the producers of Steiermark are here because someone has stood behind their cellar and their pricing.
Steiermark's defining white grape is Welschriesling — not related to Riesling from the Rhine, but a variety that thrives on the region's acidic soils and produces wines of brisk freshness and floral lift. Sauvignon Blanc has also become closely associated with Südsteiermark, where the combination of slope, aspect and long hang-time coaxes an expressive, herb-edged style that differs noticeably from examples grown further north or west. Weststeiermark is the home of Schilcher, a rosé made from the indigenous Blauer Wildbacher grape, known for its sharp acidity and deep pink colour — a wine almost nowhere else in the world makes. In Vulkanland Steiermark, volcanic basalt soils add a mineral tension to whites made from Gelber Muskateller and Traminer. Across the region, direct shipping from the producer's cellar means the wines arrive as the grower intended, without the handling that passes through importers and warehouses. Browse Steiermark wines or compare with producers in neighbouring Niederösterreich and Burgenland. If you would prefer to taste a grower's range across six bottles before committing to individual bottles, Steiermark wine cases offer a producer-composed starting point.
