Vernaccia di Oristano

Vernaccia di Oristano is an appellation in Italy across 17 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Vernaccia Di Oristano. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Liqueur Wine/Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

63,525 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

30.5 × 35.99 km

Centre

39.9413° N, 8.5726° E

Grapes

Vernaccia Di Oristano

Irrigation

Prohibited

Where it is

Nearest town

around the town of Oristano

Nearest city

92 km north of Cagliari 149,257 people

To the sea

6.5 km

Same latitude

Thrace-Marmara (Türkiye), Ararat (Armenia), Cumberland Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

-2–690 m

Mean elevation

35 m

Measured over the whole outline on 46,855 elevation cells of about 117 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments81%

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

Communes · 17

• Baratili San Pietro
• Cabras
• Milis
• Narbolia
• Nurachi
• Ollastra
• Oristano
• Palmas Arborea
• Riola Sardo
• San Vero Milis
• Santa Giusta
• Siamaggiore
• Simaxis
• Solarussa
• Tramatza
• Zeddiani
• Zerfaliu

Sources

EU register of geographical indications