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Babadag

Appellation

Babadag is an appellation in Romania across 13 communes.

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Key facts

Type
DOC (PDO)
Category
Wine
Protected since
2007-05-10
Area
203,071 ha registered outline
Separate plots
2
Extent N–S × E–W
79.41 × 75.47 km
Centre
44.7806° N, 28.8103° E
Grapes
Aligoté, Băbeasacă Neagră, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Columna, Fetească Albă, Fetească Neagrăn, Fetească Regală, Merlot, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling Italian, Sauvignon
Max yield
82 hl/ha
Min planting density
3,300 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
4.7 km north-west of Jurilovca
Nearest city
44 km south of Tulcea 65,624 people
To the sea
5.2 km
Lakes nearby
Lacul Babadag (13 km) · Lacul Dranov (30 km)
Same latitude
Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada), Old Mission Peninsula (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
-2–377 m
Mean elevation
47 m

Measured over the whole outline on 43,907 elevation cells of about 217 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 13

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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