The Sandomierz Upland is a landscape of rolling hills above river valleys. Vineyards on its south-eastern slopes receive plenty of sun, while the Vistula moderates the local microclimate. Their soils are loess over calcareous material: warm, permeable, fertile, high in pH and able to retain water.
Winegrowing here has deep roots. Dominican monks established a monastery and one of the first vineyards in the Polish lands in Sandomierz in 1226. A Dominican vineyard received a commercial certificate in 1238, and vineyards multiplied through the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. As the climate cooled, demanding vines became harder to grow and the regional wine business ended. The modern Dominican vineyard, founded on 8 May 2012, made its first wine in five hundred years.
Nine vineyards around Sandomierz make up the Sandomierz Wine Trail. Plantings include hybrids alongside Vitis vinifera, with Johanniter, Regent and Rondo joined by Riesling, Pinot Noir and Zweigelt. The region's whites are described as aromatic and delicate, and currently perform better than its reds in a regional assessment.
Inside the region
1 named area
Each guide keeps its place within Sandomierz Swietokrzyskie clear, with a direct route back to the map.