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Villány

Appellation

Villány is an appellation in Hungary across 17 communes. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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Key facts

Official name
Villány / Villányi
Type
OEM (PDO)
Category
Wine
Protected since
2006-02-17
Area
27,347 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
16.04 × 34.79 km
Centre
45.8839° N, 18.2737° E
Grapes
Blauburger, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Cserszegi Füszeres, Hárslevelü, Irsai Oliver, Kadarka, Királyleányka, Kékfrankos, Kékoportó, Menoire, Merlot, Olasz Rizling, Ottonel Muskotály, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Rajnai Rizling, Rizlingszilváni, Syrah, Szürkebarát, Sárga Muskotály, Tramini, Zengö, Zenit, Zweigelt, Zöld Veltelíni
Other grapes
Sauvignon Blanc
Max yield
100 hl/ha
Min planting density
3,000 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
3.7 km north of Siklós
Nearest city
22 km south of Pécs 145,347 people
To the sea
288 km
Rivers nearby
Mur (12 km)
Same latitude
The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
90–431 m
Mean elevation
137 m

Measured over the whole outline on 97,301 elevation cells of about 53 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 · 17

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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