📍 Karst
The plateau's red soils, home of Teran.
Karst (Kras) is a wine district on a limestone plateau in western Slovenia, next to the Italian city of Trieste. It is part of the Primorska wine region. The soil here is red and rich in iron, the winds are strong and summers are hot. The name of the district also denotes a type of landscape: the Karst has many caves and gorges formed by water in limestone.
The district's main wine is Teran. It is a red wine from the Refošk grape planted on red, iron-rich soil. It is very dark, with high acidity and a bright berry taste. The name "Teran" is protected as a traditional Slovenian designation, alongside other protected names in Slovenia. Among whites, Vitovska is especially interesting, a local white grape grown on the plateau and in Italy's Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. It is a cross between Prosecco Tondo and Malvasia Bianca Lunga.
The wines of the Karst come out strong and distinctive: red Teran suits meat dishes, and Vitovska is a white wine with a mineral character.
The district borders Italy and shares cultural traditions with it, so the names of wines and grapes appear on both sides of the border.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Karst ← grows in ← 🍇 Terrano → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Primorska
- Related to
- 📜 Teran, 🍷 Still wine
- Where it is
- 🗺️ Slovenian wine
- Grapes
- 🍇 Terrano, 🍇 Terrano, 🍇 Vitouska
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Vitouska
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine
Frequently asked questions
Where is the wine-growing Karst?
On a limestone plateau in western Slovenia, by the Italian border, next to Trieste.
What is Teran?
A dark, acidic red wine from Refošk grown on the Karst's red, iron-rich soil.
What is Vitovska?
A local white grape grown on the Karst and in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Slovenian wine — Slovenian wine: about 17,500 ha of vineyards, three wine regions, nine districts and 17 designations in the EU register.
- 🍇 Vitouska — A white grape of the Karst near Trieste making mineral and "orange" wines.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
- 🍇 Terrano — A red grape from the Karst and Istria, making tart dark wines.
- 🍇 Terrano — Dark-skinned wine grape from Italy; one parent is Refosco Nostrano; 67 synonyms in VIVC.
Similar
📍 Vipava Valley · 📍 Slovenian Istria · 📍 Goriška Brda · 📍 Carso · 📍 Dalmatian Hinterland · 📜 Bergland
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.