Skalický rubín

Skalický rubín is an appellation in Slovakia across 6 communes. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 4.7 km south of Skalica and 64 km south-east of Brno.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

CHOP (PDO)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2017-12-15

Area

11,317 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

16.23 × 15.14 km

Centre

48.8056° N, 17.2514° E

Grapes

Frankovka Modra, Modrý Portugal, Svatovavřinecké

Where it is

Nearest town

4.7 km south of Skalica

Nearest city

64 km south-east of Brno 379,466 people

To the sea

445 km

Rivers nearby

Morava (9.1 km)

Same latitude

Gulf Islands (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

162–570 m

Mean elevation

255 m

Mean slope

4.2° (7 %)

Steepest tenth

above 9°

Faces

north-west

Measured over the whole outline on 179,211 elevation cells of about 25 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)68%
• Unconsolidated sediments22%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks10%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 6

• Mokrý Háj
• Popudinské Močidľany
• Prietržka
• Radošovce
• Skalica
• Vrádište

Sources

EU register of geographical indications