Goldeck near Spittal an der Drau does not consist of limestone rocks, but is a crystalline basement massif.
It was produced from red Blauer Portugieser grapes growing in the Goldeck vineyards in V鰏lau, which Schlumberger bought in 1843, and the sparkling wine was an immediate success.
Schlumberger presented his first sparkling wine in 1846 under the name " V鰏lauer wei遝r Schaumwein " ( White sparkling wine of V鰏lau ), from 1859 under " V鰏lauer Goldeck ", the first protected wine trademark in Austria.