Prigorje-Bilogora

Prigorje-Bilogora is an appellation in Croatia across 48 communes. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Type

ZOI (PDO)

Category

Semi-Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

2013-07-01

Area

450,208 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

81.91 × 124.76 km

Centre

45.9869° N, 16.6864° E

Grapes

Alicante Bouschet, Blauburger, Blauer Portugieser, Blaufrankisch, Bouvier, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Dornfelder, Furmint, Gamay, Gamay Teinturier, Gewürztraminer, Kadarka, Kerner, Kleščec Bijeli, Kraljevina Crvena, Manzoni Bijeli, Merlot, Moscato Giallo, Muller Thurgau, Muscat Blanc, Muscat Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Plavec Žuti, Riesling, Riesling Italico, Saint Laurent, Savagnin Blanc, Semillon, Silvaner, Syrah, Veltliner Roter, Zweigeltrebe, Škrlet Bijeli, Štajerska Belina

Other grapes

Cabernet Cortis, Johanniter, Merzling, Phoenix, Regent, Sauvignon, Solaris, Staufer

Max yield

77 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

12 km south-east of Križevci

Nearest city

47 km east of Sesvete 55,313 people

To the sea

178 km

Same latitude

Alexandria Lakes (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

96–1,018 m

Mean elevation

165 m

Measured over the whole outline on 100,494 elevation cells of about 212 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)95%

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

Communes · 48

Sources

EU register of geographical indications