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Любимец

Appellation

Любимец is an appellation in Bulgaria across 5 communes.

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Key facts

Type
ЗНП (PDO)
Category
Wine
Protected since
2007-05-10
Area
272,256 ha registered outline
Extent N–S × E–W
66.46 × 84.84 km
Centre
41.9112° N, 26.2009° E
Grapes
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Evmolpia, Mavrud, Melnishki Rubin, Merlot, Muscat Ottonel, Pamid, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Ranna Melnishka Loza, Rubin, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiroka Melnishka Loza, Syrah, Tamyanka, Trakiiska Slava, Traminer
Min planting density
1,235 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
16 km north of Svilengrad
Nearest city
39 km north-west of Edirne 180,002 people
To the sea
120 km
Rivers nearby
Maritsa (11 km)
Same latitude
Kakheti (Georgia), Seiad Valley (United States), South Islands (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
42–851 m
Mean elevation
241 m

Measured over the whole outline on 211,576 elevation cells of about 114 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 5

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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