The regions of Netherlands
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- 01AchterhoekNo producers listed yetAchterhoek Winterswijk is the protected wine area within the wider Achterhoek. It covers all of Winterswijk municipality in the east, up to the German border, where much of the land sits on the East Netherlands Plateau, with loam and limestone rather than the river clay and cover sand farther west.
- 02Ambt DeldenNo producers listed yetAmbt Delden is a wine region in the Netherlands, now within the broader Twente PDO area. Its designation was registered in 2019.
- 03MergellandNo producers listed yetMergelland is a protected Dutch wine name in South Limburg, centred on the Margraten plateau between the Maas and Geul valleys. Qualifying vineyards lie on loess arable soil. Despite the northern setting, grapes ripen here, and the wines are described as fruity, fresh in acidity and high in minerality.
- 04OoldeNo producers listed yetOolde is a protected wine area in the hamlet of Oolde, near Lochem in Gelderland. Its BOB status dates from November 2018 and currently covers one two-hectare vineyard. The area's loamy-sand soils are associated with named white and red grape varieties.
- 05VijlenNo producers listed yetVijlen BOB is a 419-hectare protected wine area in the Vijlen district of Vaals. Its vineyards sit on sheltered southern slopes, 170 to 220 metres above Amsterdam Ordnance Datum, where flint-rich soils set the area apart from nearby Mergelland. The designation permits red, white, rosé and sparkling wines.