Permitted grape varieties in the Netherlands
| PDO region | Permitted varieties according to the PDO product specification |
|---|---|
| Achterhoek - Winterswijk | johanniter, solaris, souvignier gris, merzling, chardonnay, cabertin, acolon, monarch, cabaret noir, regent, pinotin, cabernet cortis |
| De Voerendaalse Bergen | white: auxerrois, bacchus, müller-thurgau, reichensteiner, riesling, solaris; red: dornfelder, monarch, pinot noir |
| Maasvallei Limburg | acolon, auxerrois, chardonnay, dornfelder, gewürztraminer, pinot blanc, pinot gris, pinot noir, riesling, siegerrebe |
| Mergelland | auxerrois, chardonnay, dornfelder, gewürztraminer, pinot blanc, pinot gris, pinot noir, riesling, rivaner |
| Oolde | cabernet blanc, cabertin, regent, pinotin, solaris |
| Rivierenland | cabernet blanc, cabernet cantor, johanniter, cabernet cortis, merzling, cabaret noir, muscaris, monarch, sauvignac (VB Cal. 6-04), pinotin, solaris, regent, souvignier gris, villaris |
| Schouwen-Duiveland | auxerrois, cabernet blanc (VB-91-26-1), gewürztraminer, müller-thurgau, pinot gris, pinot blanc, souvignier gris |
| Twente | white: cabernet blanc, chardonnay, johanniter, pinot gris, riesling, solaris, souvignier gris; red: cabaret noir, cabernet cortis, cabertin, pinotin, pinot noir, regent, rondo, zweigelt |
| Vijlen | n/a – variety list not confirmed from an official source |
Contrary to what is often assumed, Dutch PDOs do not exclude mildew-resistant (PIWI) varieties: johanniter, solaris, regent and souvignier gris are expressly permitted in several PDO specifications.