Akhmeta

Akhmeta is a PDO of Kakheti in Georgia.

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

Key facts

Type

PDO (Appellation of Origin, Sakpatenti)

Within

Kakheti

Area

228,944 ha registered outline

Centre

42.2270° N, 45.2522° E

Legal basis

Appellations of origin registered with Sakpatenti under the Law of Georgia on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications. Most are village micro-zones, shown here as points at the namesake village.

Outline: Built from the administrative units that contain the area. The legal boundary follows other lines (roads, rivers, farms or altitude), so the real area is smaller.

Where it is

Nearest town

22 km north of Akhmeta

Nearest city

69 km north-east of Tbilisi 1,049,498 people

To the sea

201 km

Rivers nearby

Alazani (5.3 km) · Iori (15 km) · Sulak (22 km)

Same latitude

Rioja (Spain), Montenegrin Coast (Montenegro), Pčinja-Osogovo (North Macedonia), Banyuls grand cru (France), Vranje (Serbia)

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

Terrain

Elevation

423–4,123 m

Mean elevation

1,917 m

Measured over the whole outline on 45,136 elevation cells of about 226 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wineries · 1

• Akhmeta Wine House

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Sources

geoBoundaries GEO ADM2 (2007) (Public Domain)