Dalmatinska zagora

Dalmatinska zagora is an appellation in Croatia across 42 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Type

ZOI (PDO)

Category

Liqueur Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

2013-07-01

Area

599,139 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

127.53 × 165.14 km

Centre

43.7275° N, 16.4750° E

Grapes

Alicante Bouschet, Babić, Blatina, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Chardonnay, Cinsaut, Crljenak Kaštelanski, Debit, Grenache Blanc, Grenache, Kujundžuša, Lasina, Maraština, Medna, Merlot, Monastrell, Moscato Giallo, Muscat Blanc, Muscat Noir, Ninčuša, Okatac Crni, Okatica Bijela, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Plavac Mali Crni, Plavina Crna, Pošip Bijeli, Riesling, Riesling Italico, Rkaciteli, Svrdlovina Crna, Syrah, Trbljan Bijeli, Trebbiano Toscano, Trnjak, Viognier, Vranac, Zlatarica Bijela, Žilavka Bijela

Other grapes

Pinot Gris, Sauvignon

Max yield

84 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

14 km north-west of Sinj

Nearest city

24 km north of Split 149,830 people

To the sea

20 km

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Prince Edward County (Canada), Snake River Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–1,824 m

Mean elevation

466 m

Measured over the whole outline on 31,252 elevation cells of about 442 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)73%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks27%

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

Communes · 42

Sources

EU register of geographical indications