Friesland
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Accent NAcolonAllegro NAuxerrois BBacchus B (Bacchus Weiss)Baron N (Cabernet Franc)Bianca B (Biancolella)Bolero NBronner BCabaret Noir N (VB-91-26-4) (Cabaret Noir)Cabernet Blanc B (VB-91-26-1) (Cabernet Blanc)Cabernet Cantor NCabernet Carbon NCabernet CortisCabernet CubinCabernet DorioCabernet DorsaCabernet JuraCabernet MitosCabernet SauvignonCabertin N (VB-91-26-17) (Pinot Noir)Calandro NCalardis Blanc BCarmenèreChardonnay BDakapoDivona BDomina NDornfelder NDunkelfelder NFaber B (Faberrebe)Felicia BFlorental NFrühburgunder NGamaret NGamay NGewürztraminer Rs (Gewuerztraminer)HegelHelios B.Hibernal BHuxelrebe BHölder BJohanniter BJuwel BKerner BKernling BLandal NLaurot NLéon Millot NMaréchal Foch NMerlotMerzling BMeunier N (Pinot Meunier)MonarchMorio Muscat B (Morio Muskat)Muscaris BMuscat Blanc (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Müller Thurgau B (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)Orion BOrtega BPhoenix BPinot Grigio (Pinot Gris)Pinot Blanc BPinotin NPlantet NPortugiezer N (Portugieser Blau)Prior NRayon D'Or BRebergerRegent NReichensteiner BRiesling B (Riesling Weiss)Rinot BRondo NRoter Elbling Rs (Elbling Rot)Saphira NSauvignac B (Cal 6-04) (Sauvignac)Sauvignon Blanc BSauvitage BScheurebe BSchönburger Rs (Schoenburger)Seyval BSiegerrebe RsSilcher B (Heunisch Weiss)SiriusSolarisSouvignier GrisSt. Laurent (Saint Laurent)StauferSylvaner B (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTempranilloVillaris BViognier BWürzer BZweigeltrebe N (Zweigeltrebe Blau)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Along the coast (north/west): marine clay deposits; south-west: zeeklei on peat.
- East: cover sands (dekzanden), with or without keileem near the surface.
- Wadden Islands: predominantly dunes and fine marine sands.
- Climate: avg. 848 mm precipitation/year, 1,655 sunshine hours (Leeuwarden), avg. temp. 9.7 °C.
- Diurnal temperature range in September: 6.6 °C; summer average 16.6 °C.
Product characteristics
- White wines show a fresh character with green aromas; red wines are characterised by red fruit.
Terroir / wine link
- Climate (848 mm precipitation, 1,655 sunshine hours, summer temp. 16.6 °C) results in fresh white wines with green aromas and red fruit in red wines.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-NL-A0972
- Official trade body site — Vereniging Nederlandse Wijn Producenten (VNWP)