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Soil type · 6 sites

Limestone Vineyards in Germany

Rich in calcium carbonate, limestone soils are alkaline and found in regions like parts of Pfalz and Württemberg. They typically produce well-structured Rieslings with good minerality and aging potential.

Regions: Pfalz Rheinhessen
Hubacker
Rheinhessen · Grosse Lage

Hubacker

Dalsheimer Hubacker is a limestone Riesling vineyard in Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Rheinhessen. The VDP-classified Grosse Lage centers on the southeast-facing Oberer Hubacker parcel. An…

Clay Limestone

South · 15 Site profile →
Kalkofen
Pfalz · VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Kalkofen

Deidesheimer Kalkofen is a small VDP.GROSSE LAGE Riesling vineyard set into the warm foothill belt of the Mittelhaardt, its limestone, loess loam…

Limestone Sandstone

East-Southeast · 15 Site profile →
Kirchspiel
Rheinhessen · VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Kirchspiel

Westhofener Kirchspiel is a VDP.GROSSE LAGE Riesling vineyard in Rheinhessen, occupying the upper reach of an east-facing amphitheatre where limestone-rich clay marl…

Clay Limestone

South-Southeast · 25 Site profile →

Other soil types

Blue Slate (7) Clay (6) Loam (1) Loess (8) Muschelkalk (3) Porphyry (3) Quartzite (6) Red Slate (3) Rotliegend (1) Sandstone (12) Slate (8) Volcanic Basalt (9)