United Kingdom · PDO
Welsh
Appellation
Welsh is an appellation in the United Kingdom across 24 communes. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type PDO Category Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 2011-12-29 Area 2,123,066 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 227.8 × 205.21 km Centre 52.3687° N, 3.6126° W Other grapes Acolon, Albalonga, Albariño, Arbane, Auxerrois, Bacchus, Blauburger, Blauer Portugieser, Blauer Trollinger, Blauer Zweigelt, Blaufrankisch, Bolero, Cabernet Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cascade, Chardonnay, Chasselas, Comtessa, Dalkauer, Dornfelder, Dunkelfelder, Ehrenfelser, Enantio, Faberrebe, Felicia, Findling, Gagarin Blue, Gamaret, Gamay, Garanoir, Gewürztraminer, Grüner Veltliner, Gutenborner, Heroldrebe, Huxelrebe, Johanniter, Jubiläumsrebe, Kanzler, Kerner, Kernling, Madeleine Angevine, Madeleine Sylvaner, Malbec, Maréchal Foch, Merlot, Merzling, Monarch, Muscat, Müller Thurgau, Nobling, Optima, Orion, Ortega, Perle, Petit Meslier, Phoenix, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir Precoce, Refosco, Regent, Regner, Reichensteiner, Riesling, Rondo, Roter Veltliner, Ruländer, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Scheurebe, Schönburger, Senator, Siegerrebe, Sirius, Solaris, Traminer, Villaris, Weißer Elbling, Würzer, Zalagyöngye Max yield 80 hl/ha Where it is Nearest town 27 km south-west of Newtown Nearest city 86 km north-east of Swansea 300,352 people To the sea 30 km Rivers nearby Severn (12 km) · Wye (17 km) Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation -6–1,024 m Mean elevation 208 m Measured over the whole outline on 153,167 elevation cells of about 373 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)38% Mixed sedimentary rocks33% Unconsolidated sediments24% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 24 Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Merthyr Tydfil Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Sir Gaerfyrddin Carmarthenshire Swansea Torfaen Vale Of Glamorgan Wrexham Ynys Môn Isle Of Anglesey Sources EU register of geographical indications
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