Niederösterreich is the German name for Lower Austria. Under Austrian wine law, it is the wine-growing area that covers the federal state of Lower Austria, within the wider Weinland wine-growing region.
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- Carnuntum5 producersCloser to the Pannonian Plain, Carnuntum gives Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch riper cherry fruit and rounder tannin.
- Kamptal20 producersCool Waldviertel air, loess and rock terraces shape Kamptal's peppery, high-acid Grüner Veltliner and taut Riesling. The area also produces red wines.
- Kremstal6 producersKremstal pairs spicy, ripe Grüner Veltliner with lighter, mineral Riesling.
- SalzburgNo producers listed yetSalzburg is a separate Austrian wine-growing area in the Bergland wine-growing region. It is not a sub-region of Lower Austria.
- Thermenregion1 producerIn Thermenregion, indigenous varieties sit alongside fuller styles of white and red wine.
- Traisental2 producersTraisental centres on Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, giving its wines a white-variety identity.
- Wachau12 producersIn Wachau, steep Danube terraces of gneiss and loess shape Riesling and Grüner Veltliner, with concentrated fruit, acidity and stony tension.
- Wagram7 producersWagram's loess soils support ripe, structured Grüner Veltliner and distinctive Roter Veltliner.
- Weinviertel8 producersIn Lower Austria's Weinviertel, broad loess hills give Grüner Veltliner a lighter, crisp, pepper-driven character.
- Wien4 producersWien, or Vienna, is a separate wine-growing area in the Weinland wine-growing region, rather than a sub-region of Lower Austria.