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Čechy

Appellation

Čechy is an appellation in Czechia across 67 communes. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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Key facts

Type
CHOP (PDO)
Category
Aerated Semi-Sparkling Wine/Liqueur Wine/Partially Fermented Grape Must Extracted From Raisined Grapes/Quality Aromatic Sparkling Wine/Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine/Wine From Raisined Grapes/Wine Of Overripe Grapes
Protected since
2006-02-17
Area
156,458 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
98.52 × 199.57 km
Centre
50.0604° N, 14.4485° E
Grapes
André, Aurelius, Auxerrois, Cabernet Moravia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Dornfelder, Dĕvín, Frankovka, Fratava, Hibernal, Irsai Oliver, Kerner, Malverina Gr, Merlot, Modrý Portugal, Muškát Moravský, Muškát Ottonel, Müller Thurgau, Neronet, Pálava Gr, Rubinet, Rulandské Bílé, Rulandské Modré, Rulandské Šedé Gr, Ryzlink Rýnský, Ryzlink Vlašský, Sauvignon, Svatovavřinecké, Sylvánské Zelené, Tramín Červený, Veltlínské Červené Rané, Veritas, Zweigeltrebe
Other grapes
Bílý Portugal, Damascenka, Kamenorůžák Bílý, Mladen, Modrava, Modrý Janek, Prachttraube, Ranuše Muškátová, Regent, Rulenka, Ryzlink Buketový, Tramín Bílý, Veltlínské Červenobílé, Šedý Portugal

Where it is

Nearest town
3.7 km south of Prague
Nearest city
3 km south of Žižkov 58,267 people
To the sea
394 km
Rivers nearby
Vltava (1.7 km) · Úhlava (6.9 km) · Sázava (19 km) · Elbe (21 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation
123–652 m
Mean elevation
272 m

Measured over the whole outline on 11,385 elevation cells of about 391 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 · 67

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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