Варна

Варна is an appellation in Bulgaria in Aksakovo Municipality, Biala and Varna Municipality.

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

Key facts

Type

ЗНП (PDO)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2007-05-10

Area

85,435 ha registered outline

Separate plots

4

Extent N–S × E–W

72.37 × 32.56 km

Centre

43.3359° N, 27.8822° E

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Dimiat, Merlot, Muscat Ottonel, Rkatsiteli, Ugni Blanc

Min planting density

1,112 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

10 km north-east of Aksakovo

Nearest city

13 km north of Varna 318,737 people

To the sea

15 km

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Umpqua Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

-1–366 m

Mean elevation

187 m

Measured over the whole outline on 69,755 elevation cells of about 112 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 3

• Aksakovo Municipality
• Biala
• Varna Municipality

Sources

EU register of geographical indications