Graacher Himmelreich
Graacher Himmelreich is a great Riesling vineyard of the Mosel, a VDP.GROSSE LAGE unfurling across a sheltered, south-to-southwest-facing slope beside Wehlener Sonnenuhr.…
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Soil type · 6 sites
Blue Slate Vineyards in Germany
A specific variant of slate found primarily in the middle Mosel region. Blue slate contains high levels of iron compounds that have been reduced (as opposed to oxidized), giving it a distinctive blue-gray color. Wines from blue slate soils often exhibit pronounced mineral notes and crisp acidity.
Regions:
Mosel
Niederberg Helden
Lieser Niederberg Helden is a precipitously steep, south-to-southwest-facing VDP.GROSSE LAGE Riesling vineyard rising above the Mosel village of Lieser. The VDP records…
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Oberemmel Hütte
Oberemmel Hütte is a small, high-elevation VDP.GROSSE LAGE Riesling vineyard, sharing its Saar side valley with the legendary Scharzhofberg. Earlier accounts misclassified…
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Scharzhofberg
Scharzhofberg is a cool, wind-swept Riesling site in a Saar side valley near Wiltingen (sharing the microclimate with neighboring Oberemmel Hütte), classified…
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Scharzhofberger
Scharzhofberger is the adjectival label form of Scharzhofberg, the VDP.GROSSE LAGE Riesling vineyard near Wiltingen in the Saar. This page addresses naming…
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Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Wehlener Sonnenuhr is a precipitously steep, slate-soiled Riesling vineyard facing the Mosel village of Wehlen, classified by the VDP as a Grosse…
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Other soil types
Clay (6) Limestone (9) Loam (1) Loess (8) Muschelkalk (3) Porphyry (3) Quartzite (6) Red Slate (3) Rotliegend (1) Sandstone (12) Slate (8) Volcanic Basalt (9)