Zeeland
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
- Soils consist primarily of Holocene marine clay and marine sand deposits, often overlying a peat subsoil.
- Along the coast, geestgronden occur: sea sand mixed with klei or peat.
- Average annual rainfall is 825 mm; average annual temperature is 10.6 °C.
- A total of 1,739 sunshine hours are recorded annually (Vlissingen and Wilhelminadorp).
- The diurnal temperature range in September is 7.5 °C; the summer average stands at 17.1 °C.
Product characteristics
- White and rosé wines display a fresh and fully fruity character; red wines combine green notes with red fruit.
Terroir / wine link
- The diurnal temperature range (7.5 °C in September) and 1,739 sunshine hours result in fresh, fully fruity wines with green notes and red fruit.
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-A0963
- Official trade body site — Vereniging Nederlandse Wijn Producenten (VNWP)