Видин

Видин is an appellation in Bulgaria in Belogradchik, Novo Selo and Vidin.

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

103,925 ha registered outline

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

80.33 × 49.05 km

Centre

43.6084° N, 22.6277° E

Grapes

Aligoté, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Gamza, Merlot, Muscat Ottonel, Riesling, Rkatsiteli, Ugni Blanc

Other grapes

Bouquet

Min planting density

1,112 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

5 km west of Belogradchik

Nearest city

44 km south-east of Zaječar 49,800 people

To the sea

330 km

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Elkton Oregon (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

25–1,694 m

Mean elevation

271 m

Measured over the whole outline on 21,927 elevation cells of about 221 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 3

• Belogradchik
• Novo Selo
• Vidin

Sources

EU register of geographical indications