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Sjeverna Dalmacija

Appellation

Sjeverna Dalmacija is an appellation in Croatia across 28 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
ZOI (PDO)
Category
Liqueur Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
2013-07-01
Area
210,772 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
104.66 × 127.16 km
Centre
44.3427° N, 15.4425° E
Grapes
Alicante Bouschet, Babić, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Chardonnay, Cinsaut, Crljenak Kaštelanski, Debit, Grenache Blanc, Lasina, Maraština, Merlot, Monastrell, Moscato Giallo, Muscat Blanc, Muscat Noir, Plavac Mali Crni, Plavina Crna, Pošip Bijeli, Rkaciteli, Svrdlovina Crna, Syrah, Trbljan Bijeli, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Vranac, Zadarka Crna
Other grapes
Grenache Noir, Sauvignon
Max yield
84 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
23 km south of Gospić
Nearest city
31 km north-east of Zadar 67,309 people
To the sea
3.8 km
Rivers nearby
Kupa (14 km)
Same latitude
Prince Edward County (Canada), Wisconsin Ledge (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
-1–1,650 m
Mean elevation
130 m

Measured over the whole outline on 46,406 elevation cells of about 220 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 28

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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