Zeeland
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Accent NAcolonAllegro NAuxerrois BBacchus B (Bacchus Weiss)Baron NBianca BBolero NBronner BCabaret Noir N (VB-91-26-4) (Cabaret Noir)Cabernet Blanc B (VB-91-26-1) (Cabernet Blanc)Cabernet Cantor NCabernet Carbon NCabernet Carol NCabernet CortisCabernet CubinCabernet DorioCabernet DorsaCabernet Franc NCabernet JuraCabernet MitosCabernet SauvignonCabertin N (VB-91-26-17) (Cabertin)Calandro NCalardis Blanc BCarmenereChardonnay BDakapoDivicio N (Divico)Divona BDomina NDornfelder NDunkelfelder NFaber B (Faberrebe)Felicia BFlorental NFrühburgunder NGamaret NGamay NGewürztraminer Rs (Gewuerztraminer)Golubok NHegelHeliosHibernal 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 BPinot Noir NPinotin NPlantet NPortugiezer N (Portugieser Blau)Prior NRayon D'Or BRebergerRegent NReichensteiner BRiesling B (Riesling Weiss)Rinot BRondo NRoter Elbling Rs (Elbling Rot)Saphira NSatin Noir N (VB-91-26-29) (Satin Noir)Sauvignac B (Cal 6-04) (Sauvignac)Sauvignon Blanc BSauvignon Soyhieres B (VB-32-7) (Ravel Blanc)Sauvitage BScheurebe BSchönburger Rs (Schoenburger)Seyval BSiegerrebe RsSilcher BSiriusSolarisSouvignier GrisSt. Laurent (Saint Laurent)StauferSylvaner B (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTempranilloVillaris BViognier BWürzer BZweigeltrebe N (Zweigeltrebe Blau)
Terroir
Natural factors
- The soil consists predominantly of Holocene marine clay and marine sand deposits, which frequently overlie a peat subsoil.
- Along the coast, dune deposits of sand are found, with a strip of marine sand mixed with clay or peat within them, known as the geestgronden.
- The area has an average annual rainfall of 825 mm.
- There are 1,739 sunshine hours per year (Vlissingen and Wilhelminadorp) and the average temperature is 10.6°C annually and 17.1°C in summer.
- In September, the diurnal temperature range is 7.5°C.
Terroir / wine link
- The climate makes it possible to achieve the stated yields and ripeness levels, resulting in a fresh, full-fruited wine with green notes and red fruit in the red wines.
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.
About this boundary · approximate area
Approximate area — the union of the administrative units named in the document (Eurostat GISCO or national cadastre boundaries).
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-NL-A0963
- Official trade body site — Vereniging Nederlandse Wijn Producenten (VNWP)