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Crişana

Appellation

Crişana is an appellation in Romania across 23 communes.

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Key facts

Type
DOC (PDO)
Category
Wine
Protected since
2007-05-10
Area
144,272 ha registered outline
Separate plots
2
Extent N–S × E–W
48.02 × 100.03 km
Centre
47.1806° N, 22.8531° E
Grapes
Burgund Mare, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Fetească Albă, Fetească Neagrăn, Fetească Regală, Merlot, Muscat Ottonel, Mustoasă De Măderat, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling Italian, Sauvignon, Syrah, Traminer Roz
Max yield
78 hl/ha
Min planting density
3,000 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
3.9 km north-west of Crasna
Nearest city
15 km west of Zalău 52,359 people
To the sea
526 km
Rivers nearby
Crișul Repede (25 km)
Same latitude
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation
99–890 m
Mean elevation
235 m

Measured over the whole outline on 135,362 elevation cells of about 104 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 23

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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