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D3 - Soils/Where Found Flashcards

4 major soil types and where they're found in the world (4 cards)

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Schist soils are found where in the world?

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  • 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
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Granite soils are found where in the world?

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  • Beaujolais
  • Austria
  • Rías Baixas
  • Vinho Verde, Douro, Dão, hilly outcroppings in Alentejo
  • Chalone, Sierra Foothills
  • Andes (Chile)
  • Constantia, Stellenbosch, Darling, Swartland
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Limestone soils are found where in the world?

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  • 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
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Sandy soils are found where in the world?

Sandy soils are said to produce the lightest wines (they’re also fast-draining).

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  • 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.

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