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Racha

Appellation

Racha is a PDO in Georgia.

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

Key facts

Type
PDO (Appellation of Origin, Sakpatenti)
Area
297,650 ha registered outline
Centre
42.6386° N, 43.3229° E
Legal basis
Appellations of origin registered with Sakpatenti under the Law of Georgia on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications. Most are village micro-zones, shown here as points at the namesake village.

Outline: Built from the administrative units that contain the area. The legal boundary follows other lines (roads, rivers, farms or altitude), so the real area is smaller.

Where it is

Nearest town
38 km north of Chiatura
Nearest city
66 km north-east of Kutaisi 135,201 people
To the sea
147 km
Rivers nearby
Rioni (7 km)
Same latitude
Montefalco Sagrantino (Italy), Rioja (Spain), Vranje (Serbia), Banyuls grand cru (France), Nudo (Montenegro)

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

Terrain

Elevation
370–4,372 m
Mean elevation
1,769 m

Measured over the whole outline on 59,134 elevation cells of about 225 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Inside Racha · 1

Wineries · 1

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Sources

geoBoundaries GEO ADM2 (2007) (Public Domain)

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