D3 - Soils/Where Found Flashcards
4 major soil types and where they're found in the world
1
Q
Schist soils are found where in the world?
A
- Douro, parts of Vinho Verde, Dão, Alentejo hills, inland Península de Setúbal, northern Tejo;
- Central Otago;
- Parts of Beaujolais, Anjou, Savennières, Saint-Chinian, Fitou, Faugères
- Leithaberg;
- Chianti Classico;
- Hudson River Region.
2
Q
Granite soils are found where in the world?
A
- Beaujolais;
- Austria;
- Rías Baixas;
- Vinho Verde, Douro, Dão, hilly outcroppings in Alentejo;
- Chalone, Sierra Foothills;
- Andes (Chile);
- Constantia, Stellenbosch, Darling, Swartland.
3
Q
Limestone soils are found where in the world?
A
- Burgundy;
- Loire;
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC;
- Minervois La Livinière AOC;
- Bergerac AOC;
- Pfalz (parts);
- Greece (parts);
- Alto Adige;
- Valpolicella foothills;
- Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC;
- Campania hills for Greco di Tufo DOCG,
- Rueda DO;
- Bairrada DO;
- Lisboa DO;
- Península de Setúbal DO (inland);
- Niagara Peninsula VQA;
- Gualtallary;
- Robertson;
- Watervale;
- Coonawarra.
4
Q
Sandy soils are found where in the world?
Sandy soils are said to produce the lightest wines (they’re also fast-draining).
A
- Fleurie AOC;
- Costers del Segre DO;
- Colares DO;
- Península de Setúbal DO;
- Tejo DO (southern portion);
- Lodi AVA (parts);
- Wahluke Slope AVA;
- North Fork of Long Island AVA.
Many other regions have combination sandy soils, but these appellations have predominantly sandy soils.
