Wine region
Jylland
Jylland is a wine region in Denmark, home to 1 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines.
On this page
Jylland's 1 wineries produce predominantly white wine; wines carry BGB, BOB designation.
About the Jylland region
- Location
- The Jylland PGI wine area comprises the administrative regions of Central Jutland, North Jutland and Southern Denmark, excluding Fyn and its surrounding islands.
- Climate
- The Jylland PGI area has a northern European coastal climate with a relatively short growing season and long summer days; it averages about 1,461 sunshine hours, 754 mm of rainfall, a mean temperature of 7.6°C and 128 precipitation days,…
- Soils
- Jylland PGI soils are generally sandy in North Jutland, West Jutland and parts of East Jutland, while the rest of East Jutland and southern Jutland have more clay-rich soils.
Region facts sourced from European Commission eAmbrosia, Jylland, file PGI-DK-A1247, attachment 22298. (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of Commission documents).
Wine profile
Jylland is predominantly a white-wine region (about 55% of its wines).
11 distinct Jylland wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.
- White6 · 55%
- Red3 · 27%
- Rose2 · 18%
Types: Sparkling, Still.
Representative Jylland wines
Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.
- Skarsogaard — Souvignoer Gris
- Skarsogaard — Rondo
- Skarsogaard — Solaris Barrique
- Skarsogaard — Leon Millot
- Skarsogaard — Rose Brut
- Skarsogaard — Cuvee Brut
- Skarsogaard — Solaris Classic
- Skarsogaard — White Top
Quality designations
- BGB
- BOB
Denmark wine designations
- BGB
- BGB is the Danish-language abbreviation for the EU protected geographical indication scheme for food and wine, linking a product’s quality, reputation or other characteristic to geographical origin.
- BOB
- BOB is the Danish-language abbreviation for the EU protected designation of origin scheme for food and wine, the scheme with the strongest link to the place where the product is made.
Understanding the wine data
- Designation
- The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
FAQs
- Where is Jylland?
- The Jylland PGI wine area comprises the administrative regions of Central Jutland, North Jutland and Southern Denmark, excluding Fyn and its surrounding islands.
- What do the designation terms on Jylland wines mean?
- BGB: BGB is the Danish-language abbreviation for the EU protected geographical indication scheme for food and wine, linking a product’s quality, reputation or other characteristic to geographical origin. BOB: BOB is the Danish-language abbreviation for the EU protected designation of origin scheme for food and wine, the scheme with the strongest link to the place where the product is made. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
- How are wineries and producers selected for Jylland?
- Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
- How are representative Jylland wines selected?
- Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
- How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Jylland?
- The current regional catalogue contains 11 linked wines from 1 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.
Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.