An ongoing gallery of soil types of famous wine regions of the world.
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Champagne Chalk
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Jerez: Sand, Albariza, Clay
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape: Gallette stones
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Brunello: Galestro
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Bandol: Limestone pebbles in brown clay, blue limestone bedrock, marl
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Pomerol: Hard Clay & Flint
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Côte de Beaune: various
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Côte de Nuits: Various
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Côte Lyonnaise: Gravel Granite
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Tourraine: Calcareaus Tuffeau
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Saumur: Tuffeau
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Priorat: Llicarella
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Oregon: Jory, Willakenzie, Laurelwood
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Savennieres: Schist
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Mosel: Shell-limestone, Red, Blue Devonian, Greywacke
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Chablis: Kimmeridgien
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Medoc: Gravel
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Etna: Volcanic
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Sancerre: Limestone
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Cru Beaujolais: Various Granite