Primorska Hrvatska

Primorska Hrvatska is an appellation in Croatia across 180 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

1,693,948 ha registered outline

Separate plots

360

Extent N–S × E–W

345.74 × 404.39 km

Centre

43.3273° N, 16.6581° E

Grapes

Alicante Bouschet, Ancellotta, Babica, Babić, Barbera, Bilan Bijeli, Blatina, Blaufrankisch, Bogdanuša, Brajda Velika Crna, Brajdica Bijela, Bratkovina Bijela, Bratkovina Crvena, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Carmenère, Cetinka, Chardonnay, Cinsaut, Crljenak Kaštelanski, Debejan, Debit, Dobričić, Draganela Bijela, Drnekuša, Gamay Teinturier, Gegić Bijeli, Grenache Blanc, Grk, Hrvatica, Jarbola, Kadarun Crni, Kujundžuša, Kurtelaška Bijela, Lasina, Ljutac, Malvasija Dubrovačka Bijela, Malvazija Istarska, Manzoni Bijeli, Maraština, Medna, Merlot, Mladenka, Monastrell, Moscato Giallo, Muscat Blanc, Muscat Noir, Muscat Ottonel, Muškat Ruža Crni, Nebbiolo, Ninčuša, Okatac Crni, Okatica Bijela, Ošljevina Bijela, Petit Verdot, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Plavac Mali Crni, Plavac Mali Sivi, Plavina Crna, Plavác Krčki, Plavčina, Pošip Bijeli, Pošip Crni, Prč Bijeli, Refosco, Riesling, Riesling Italico, Rkaciteli, Semillon, Suščan, Svrdlovina Crna, Syrah, Teran, Trbljan Bijeli, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Trnjak, Trojšćina Crvena, Verduzzo Friulano, Viognier, Vlaška, Volarovo, Vranac, Vugava, Zadarka Crna, Zlatarica Bijela, Žilavka Bijela, Žlahtina, Žumić

Other grapes

Crljenak Viški, Croatina Crna, Grenache Noir, Magrovina, Mejsko Belo, Rušljin Crni, Sauvignon, Sauvignonasse, Tempranillo, Verdić

Max yield

84 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

13 km south of Omiš

Nearest city

27 km south-east of Split 149,830 people

To the sea

5.6 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

-2–1,747 m

Mean elevation

349 m

Measured over the whole outline on 24,081 elevation cells of about 880 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)84%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks14%

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

Communes · 180

Sources

EU register of geographical indications