Achterhoek - Winterswijk

Achterhoek - Winterswijk is an appellation in the Netherlands in Winterswijk. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies around the town of Winterswijk and 17 km north-east of Bocholt.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

BOB (PDO)

Category

Aerated Semi-Sparkling Wine/Liqueur Wine/Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine/Wine From Raisined Grapes/Wine Of Overripe Grapes

Protected since

2020-07-20

Area

13,882 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

15.88 × 13.98 km

Centre

51.9673° N, 6.7359° E

Other grapes

Acolon, Cabernet Cortis, Cabertin, Johanniter, Merzling, Monarch, Pinotin, Regent, Solaris, Souvignier Gris

Max yield

60 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

around the town of Winterswijk

Nearest city

17 km north-east of Bocholt 73,943 people

To the sea

146 km

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

14–71 m

Mean elevation

38 m

Mean slope

2.2° (4 %)

Steepest tenth

above 6°

Faces

several directions, mostly north-west

Measured over the whole outline on 250,941 elevation cells of about 24 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments96%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 1

• Winterswijk

Sources

EU register of geographical indications