Schieferlay

Single-layer designation occurring several times in Germany. The Celtic term Lay (Ley) means "rock" or "slate rock" and refers to the rocky subsoil. So, strictly speaking, Schieferlay is a pleonasm (like "white mould").

Dernau - Ahr

The vineyards are mainly oriented towards the east, in smaller side valleys towards the south to southwest. The steep vineyards cover 21 hectares on mainly greywacke soils interspersed with sloping loam. The majority of the grapes grown here are Pinot Noir, Blauer Portugieser, Domina, Frühburgunder, Regent, Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), Kerner, Müller-Thurgau and Riesling. The Bertram Julia, Deutzerhof, Kreuzberg, Riske Erwin and Riske Reinhold wineries, for example, have shares in the site.

Neuenahr - Ahr

Also spelled Schieferley, with an "e"), this site has a main southern exposure and is bordered by side valleys with western and eastern exposures. The vineyards, which are up to 45% steep, at an altitude of 100 to 150 metres above sea level, cover 24 hectares of vines. Some plots are crossed by a loess hollow. The soils consist of greywacke, greywacke slate, hanging loam and loess. Around 80% of the grapes cultivated here are Pinot Noir, as well as Portugieser and Dornfelder. The Adeneuer, Burggarten, Deutzerhof, Heiner & Kreuzberg, Kreuzberg, Kriechel Peter, Lingen Peter, Maibachfarm, Nelles Thomas, Riske Reinhold and Weingut Sonnenberg wineries, for example, have shares in the site.

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