Mitteldeutscher Landwein
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AuxerroisBacchus (Bacchus Weiss)Pinot BlancCabernet BlancChardonnayRoter Elbling (Elbling Rot)Elbling (Elbling Weiss)FaberrebeChasselas RoséChasselasHelios B.HolderHuxelrebeJohanniterKerner B. (Kerner)KernlingMerzlingMorio MuskatMuscat OttonelMüller-Thurgau (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)MuscarisMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsMuscat À Petits Grains RougesOrtegaPhoenixGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)Riesling (Riesling Weiss)Pinot GrisSaphiraSauvignon BlancScheurebeSchönburger (Schoenburger)Pinot NoirSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SolarisGrüner-Veltliner (Veltliner Gruen)VillarisAcolonAndreCabernet CortisCabernet DorioCabernet-DorsaCabernet JuraCabernet-MitosDominaDornfelderDunkelfelderFrueburgunderBlauer Limberger (Blaufraenkisch)MerlotMüllerrebePinotinBlauer Portugieser (Portugieser Blau)Regent N. (Regent)RondoSaint Laurent N. (Saint Laurent)Schiava Grossa N. - Großvernatsch (Schiava Grossa)
Terroir
Natural factors
- The river valleys of Unstrut, Saale, and Weiße Elster form heat pockets with a particularly mild microclimate.
- Sites at 100–250 m elevation, 77% with slopes of 10–30%, predominantly south-facing.
- Sunshine hours are comparatively high at approximately 1,686 hours per year.
Human factors
- Vineyards are situated mainly in river valleys between Unstrut and Saale, on land that is 77% characterized by slopes of 10–30%.
- Cultivation extends across Sachsen-Anhalt and Thüringen, along the Unstrut, Saale, and Weiße Elster rivers.
Terroir / wine link
- The river valleys form heat pockets with a mild microclimate that makes viticulture possible in this continentally influenced, low-rainfall region.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-DE-A1291
- Official trade body site — Weinbauverband Saale-Unstrut e.V.