Oltina

Appellation

Oltina is an appellation in Romania across 7 communes.

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Key facts

Type: DOC (PDO)
Category: Wine
Protected since: 2007-05-10
Area: 93,615 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W: 44.1 × 81.01 km
Centre: 44.1067° N, 27.5880° E
Grapes: Burgund Mare, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Crâmpoşie, Fetească Albă, Fetească Neagrăn, Fetească Regală, Merlot, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling Italian, Sauvignon, Syrah
Max yield: 87 hl/ha
Min planting density: 3,500 vines/ha
Irrigation: Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town: 10 km north-west of Băneasa
Nearest city: 36 km south-west of Feteşti 32,866 people
To the sea: 90 km
Rivers nearby: Danube (9.5 km) · Borcea (15 km)
Lakes nearby: Lacul Oltina (4.3 km)
Same latitude: Prince Edward County (Canada), Lower Long Tom (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation: 4–214 m
Mean elevation: 90 m

Measured over the whole outline on 19,782 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.

Communes · 7

Aliman
Baneasa
Chirnogeni
Ion Corvin
Lipnita
Oltina
Ostrov

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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