Soil family
Loam & sand
Sand, loam and sandy clay from rivers and glaciers: the Oder hills of Lubuskie, the Oder valley floor, the San valley and West Pomerania.
Soil profile
- Topsoil · sandy loam
- Sandy clay · river and glacial deposits
- Sand · glacial sands
- Formation
- Oder valley alluvium and glacial sands
Grapes that like it
- Solaris
- Seyval Blanc
- Pinot Noir for sparkling
- Grk
- Pinot Noir
- Chardonnay
Loam & sand · where it dominates
Regions on the road
Elsewhere along the road
Greater Poland, San valley, Weinviertel sands, Korčula
What loam & sand gives the wine
Early, open, approachable. Credited with sparing Grünberg from the worst of phylloxera. Good for sparkling base wines.