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Loess Vineyards in Germany

Wind-blown silt deposits from the Ice Age, loess soils are fine-grained, fertile, and water-retentive. Common in regions like Rheinhessen and parts of Pfalz, these soils produce Rieslings with fuller body and ripe fruit flavors.

Regions: Rheingau

Rheingau · Grosse Lage

Kiedrich Gräfenberg

Kiedrich Gräfenberg is an 11-hectare VDP.GROSSE LAGE Riesling vineyard, its precipitous slopes rising within the sheltered Kiedrich valley of the Rheingau. The…

Loess Quartzite

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