Dealu Mare

Appellation

Dealu Mare is an appellation in Romania across 18 communes.

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Key facts

Type: DOC (PDO)
Category: Quality Sparkling Wine
Protected since: 2007-05-10
Area: 83,447 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W: 43.33 × 61.59 km
Centre: 45.0333° N, 26.4476° E
Grapes: Burgund Mare, Chardonnay, Fetească Albă, Fetească Regală, Merlot, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling De Rhin, Riesling Italian, Sauvignon, Traminer Roz, Viogner
Max yield: 91 hl/ha
Min planting density: 3,000 vines/ha
Irrigation: Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town: 1.9 km north of Mizil
Nearest city: 35 km east of Ploieşti 180,540 people
To the sea: 190 km
Rivers nearby: Buzău (24 km)
Same latitude: Eola-Amity Hills (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation: 70–734 m
Mean elevation: 208 m

Measured over the whole outline on 18,498 elevation cells of about 216 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 18

Albesti-Paleologu
Boldesti-Scaeni
Breaza
Bucov
Calugareni
Ceptura
Fantanele
Gura Vadului
Jugureni
Merei
Naeni
Plopu
Sahateni
Ulmeni
Urlati
Vadu Sapat
Valea Calugareasca
Vernesti

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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