Târnave

Appellation

Târnave is an appellation in Romania across 33 communes.

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Key facts

Type: DOC (PDO)
Category: Quality Sparkling Wine
Protected since: 2007-05-10
Area: 228,572 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W: 88.68 × 84.79 km
Centre: 46.1641° N, 23.9845° E
Grapes: Chardonnay, Fetească Albă, Fetească Regală, Iordana, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling De Rhin, Riesling Italian, Sauvignon
Max yield: 90 hl/ha
Min planting density: 3,500 vines/ha
Irrigation: Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town: 5.4 km south-east of Blaj
Nearest city: 33 km east of Alba Iulia 64,227 people
To the sea: 449 km
Same latitude: Goose Gap (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation: 223–1,704 m
Mean elevation: 407 m

Measured over the whole outline on 51,963 elevation cells of about 212 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 33

Atel
Axente Sever
Bagaciu
Bazna
Biertan
Blaj
Blajel
Cenade
Cergau
Cetatea De Balta
Craciunelu De Jos
Danes
Darlos
Dumbraveni
Ganesti
Hoghilag
Jidvei
Laslea
Mica
Micasasa
Mihalt
Mosna
Rosia De Secas
Sancel
Seica Mare
Seica Mica
Sibiu
Slimnic
Sona
Suplac
Tarnaveni
Valea Lunga
Valea Viilor

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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