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Hrvatsko primorje

Appellation

Hrvatsko primorje is an appellation in Croatia across 23 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
ZOI (PDO)
Category
Liqueur Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
2013-07-01
Area
304,238 ha registered outline
Separate plots
44
Extent N–S × E–W
188.14 × 149.15 km
Centre
45.0610° N, 14.5398° E
Grapes
Alicante Bouschet, Babić, Bilan Bijeli, Blaufrankisch, Brajda Velika Crna, Brajdica Bijela, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Crljenak Kaštelanski, Debejan, Debit, Draganela Bijela, Gamay Teinturier, Gegić Bijeli, Grenache Blanc, Hrvatica, Jarbola, Malvazija Istarska, Manzoni Bijeli, Maraština, Merlot, Moscato Giallo, Muscat Blanc, Muscat Noir, Muškat Ruža Crni, Nebbiolo, Ošljevina Bijela, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Plavac Mali Crni, Plavina Crna, Plavác Krčki, Plavčina, Refosco, Semillon, Suščan, Syrah, Teran, Trbljan Bijeli, Trojšćina Crvena, Volarovo, Žlahtina, Žumić
Other grapes
Croatina Crna, Grenache Noir, Magrovina, Mejsko Belo, Rušljin Crni, Sauvignon, Verdić
Max yield
84 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
18 km south-west of Crikvenica
Nearest city
31 km south of Rijeka 107,964 people
To the sea
3.5 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
-2–1,623 m
Mean elevation
522 m

Measured over the whole outline on 17,392 elevation cells of about 435 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

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

Communes · 23

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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