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Πιτσιλιά

Appellation

Πιτσιλιά is an appellation in Cyprus across 32 communes.

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Key facts

Type
ΠΟΠ (PDO)
Category
Wine
Protected since
2006-02-17
Area
35,449 ha registered outline
Extent N–S × E–W
21.09 × 32.33 km
Centre
34.9479° N, 33.0904° E
Grapes
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canella, Chardonnay, Giannoudhi, Maratheftiko, Mataro, Mavro, Merlot, Morocanella, Promara, Riesling Italian, Riesling Rhine, Sauvignon, Semillon, Shiraz, Vlouriko, Xinisteri
Min planting density
2,200 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
30 km north of Limassol
Nearest city
35 km south-west of Nicosia 200,452 people
To the sea
28 km
Same latitude
Santa Maria Valley (United States), Osaka (Japan)

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

Terrain

Elevation
377–1,596 m
Mean elevation
911 m

Measured over the whole outline on 91,373 elevation cells of about 63 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 32

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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