Dutch wine legislation — official wine regions
Reference date: 3 August 2026.
The Netherlands has 12 PGIs (regional wine) and 9 active PDOs.
Sources: EU eAmbrosia register, RVO and the Dutch Association of Wine Producers (VNWP).
1. PGI — Protected Geographical Indication (regional wine)
| Province | Official PGI name |
|---|
| Drenthe | Protected Geographical Indication Drenthe - 'Regional wine' |
| Flevoland | Protected Geographical Indication Flevoland - 'Regional wine' |
| Friesland | Protected Geographical Indication Friesland - 'Regional wine' |
| Gelderland | Protected Geographical Indication Gelderland - 'Regional wine' |
| Groningen | Protected Geographical Indication Groningen - 'Regional wine' |
| Limburg | Protected Geographical Indication Limburg - 'Regional wine' |
| Noord-Brabant | Protected Geographical Indication Noord-Brabant - 'Regional wine' |
| Noord-Holland | Protected Geographical Indication Noord-Holland - 'Regional wine' |
| Overijssel | Protected Geographical Indication Overijssel - 'Regional wine' |
| Utrecht | Protected Geographical Indication Utrecht - 'Regional wine' |
| Zeeland | Protected Geographical Indication Zeeland - 'Regional wine' |
| Zuid-Holland | Protected Geographical Indication Zuid-Holland - 'Regional wine' |
Requirement: at least 85% of the grapes must come from the relevant province. All 12 provinces are registered as PGIs; the official name format is "Protected Geographical Indication <province> - 'Regional wine'".
2. PDO — Protected Designation of Origin (highest quality level)
Achterhoek - Winterswijk
Gelderland
PDO-NL-02402
- Recognised (registration regulation, OJ)
- OJ L 232, 20-07-2020
- Demarcation / characteristics
- Municipality of Winterswijk; loam with limestone
De Voerendaalse Bergen
Limburg
PDO-NL-02776
- Recognised (registration regulation, OJ)
- OJ L 114, 02-05-2023
- Demarcation / characteristics
- Approx. 900 ha of hillside slopes between Valkenburg and Heerlen; limestone, loam and flint
Maasvallei Limburg
Limburg (cross-border with Belgium)
PDO-BE+NL-02172
- Recognised (registration regulation, OJ)
- OJ L 342, 21-12-2017
- Demarcation / characteristics
- Meuse Valley; the only cross-border PDO, with 1 Dutch and 4 Belgian vineyards
Mergelland
Limburg
PDO-NL-02114
- Recognised (registration regulation, OJ)
- OJ L 41, 14-02-2018
- Demarcation / characteristics
- South Limburg from Maastricht to Vaals; loess on limestone; more than 10 wineries
Oolde
Gelderland
PDO-NL-02230
- Recognised (registration regulation, OJ)
- OJ L 282, 12-11-2018
- Demarcation / characteristics
- Hamlet of Oolde, municipality of Lochem; loam and stream valley soils
Rivierenland
Gelderland
PDO-NL-02774
- Recognised (registration regulation, OJ)
- OJ L 323, 19-12-2022
- Demarcation / characteristics
- Approx. 300,000 ha from Culemborg to Doetinchem; clay and sandy clay
Schouwen-Duiveland
Zeeland
PDO-NL-02775
- Recognised (registration regulation, OJ)
- OJ L 2023/2137, 13-10-2023
- Demarcation / characteristics
- The entire island of Schouwen-Duiveland, approx. 48,800 ha; marine clay
Twente
Overijssel
PDO-NL-02873
- Recognised (registration regulation, OJ)
- OJ L 2024/1875, 08-07-2024
- Demarcation / characteristics
- Over 150,000 ha in Twente; loamy soils. Replaces the former PDO Ambt Delden
Vijlen
Limburg
PDO-NL-02168
- Recognised (registration regulation, OJ)
- OJ L 282, 12-11-2018
- Demarcation / characteristics
- Vijlen area; highest-altitude PDO (approx. 200 m above Amsterdam Ordnance Datum); loess, flint and limestone
Requirement: 100% of the grapes must come from the demarcated area.
Expired PDO: Ambt Delden (Overijssel, PDO-NL-02169, registered in OJ L 298 of 19-11-2019) has been removed from the EU register (implementing regulation OJ L 2026/1068 of 19-05-2026) and is covered by the Twente PDO. The RVO webpage still mentions 10 PDOs and is outdated on this point; the correct figure as at August 2026 is 9 active PDOs.
