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Gozo

Appellation

Gozo is an appellation in Malta across 14 communes. It lies 2 km east of Victoria and 18 km north-west of San Pawl il-Baħar.

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Key facts

Official name
Gozo / Għawdex
Type
DOK (PDO)
Category
Sparkling Wine/Wine/Wine From Raisined Grapes/Wine Of Overripe Grapes
Protected since
2009-08-08
Area
6,873 ha registered outline
Separate plots
3
Extent N–S × E–W
8.67 × 15.01 km
Centre
36.0534° N, 14.2604° E
Other grapes
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Carmenere, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Gellewza, Girgentina, Grenache, Insolia, Lambrusco, Merlot, Montepulciano, Moscato Bianco, Moscato D'Alessandria, Moscato Giallo, Mourvedre, Nero D'Avola, Petit Verdot, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Tempranillo, Trebbiano, Vermentino, Viognier
Max yield
91 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
2 km east of Victoria
Nearest city
18 km north-west of San Pawl il-Baħar 32,042 people
To the sea
2.2 km
Same latitude
San Lucas (United States), Nagano (Japan)

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

Terrain

Elevation
0–187 m
Mean elevation
69 m
Mean slope
6.0° (11 %)
Steepest tenth
above 13°
Faces
several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 72,934 elevation cells of about 31 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 14

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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