Hrvatska Istra

Hrvatska Istra is an appellation in Croatia across 41 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Type

ZOI (PDO)

Category

Liqueur Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

2013-07-01

Area

281,105 ha registered outline

Separate plots

28

Extent N–S × E–W

83.33 × 58.04 km

Centre

45.1460° N, 13.9144° E

Grapes

Alicante Bouschet, Ancellotta, Barbera, Blaufrankisch, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Chardonnay, Gamay Teinturier, Hrvatica, Malvazija Istarska, Manzoni Bijeli, Merlot, Moscato Giallo, Muscat Blanc, Muscat Noir, Muscat Ottonel, Muškat Ruža Crni, Nebbiolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Refosco, Semillon, Syrah, Teran, Trebbiano Toscano, Verduzzo Friulano, Viognier, Žlahtina

Other grapes

Croatina Crna, Sauvignon, Sauvignonasse, Tempranillo

Max yield

84 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

17 km north-west of Labin

Nearest city

31 km north of Pula 52,220 people

To the sea

15 km

Same latitude

McMinnville (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

-2–1,252 m

Mean elevation

237 m

Measured over the whole outline on 243,938 elevation cells of about 108 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)71%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks29%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 41

Sources

EU register of geographical indications