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Mehedinţi

Appellation

Mehedinţi is an appellation in Romania across 20 communes.

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Key facts

Type
DOC (PDO)
Category
Wine
Protected since
2007-05-10
Area
143,991 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
60.99 × 59.49 km
Centre
44.5210° N, 22.8434° E
Grapes
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Fetească Albă, Fetească Neagrăn, Fetească Regală, Marcelan R, Merlot, Muscat Ottonel, Negru De Drăgăşani, Novac, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling Italian, Sauvignon, Syrah, Tămâioasă Românească, Viogner
Max yield
86 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,132 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
11 km north of Vânju-Mare
Nearest city
19 km south-east of Drobeta-Turnu Severin 79,865 people
To the sea
418 km
Rivers nearby
Danube (8.3 km)
Same latitude
Champlain Valley of New York (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
36–627 m
Mean elevation
202 m

Measured over the whole outline on 30,901 elevation cells of about 218 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 20

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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