Germany · g.U. (PDO)
Saale-Unstrut
Wine region
Saale-Unstrut is a wine region in Germany across 51 communes. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.
One of the northernmost quality wine regions of Europe, along the Saale and Unstrut rivers, on shell limestone.
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Key facts Type g.U. (PDO) Category Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1996-11-15 Area 327,375 ha registered outline Separate plots 13 Extent N–S × E–W 201.56 × 154.37 km Centre 51.2339° N, 11.7603° E Grapes Acolon, André, Auxerrois, Bacchus, Blauer Frühburgunder, Blauer Limberger, Blauer Portugieser, Blauer Silvaner, Blauer Spätburgunder, Blauer Trollinger, Blauer Zweigelt, Cabernet Blanc, Cabernet Cortis, Cabernet Dorio, Cabernet Dorsa, Cabernet Jura, Cabernet Mitos, Cabertin, Chardonnay, Domina, Dornfelder, Dunkelfelder, Faberrebe, Gelber Muskateller, Grüner Silvaner, Grüner Veltliner, Helios, Huxelrebe, Hölder, Johanniter, Kerner, Kernling, Merlot, Merzling, Morio Muskat, Muscaris, Muskat Ottonel, Müller Thurgau, Müllerrebe, Ortega, Phoenix, Pinotin, Regent, Rieslaner, Rondo, Roter Elbling, Roter Gutedel, Roter Muskateller, Roter Riesling, Roter Traminer, Ruländer, Saint Laurent, Saphira, Sauvignon Blanc, Scheurebe, Schönburger, Solaris, Villaris, Weißer Burgunder, Weißer Elbling, Weißer Gutedel, Weißer Riesling Max yield 90 hl/ha Where it is Nearest town 10 km north of Naumburg Nearest city 15 km north-west of Weißenfels 37,929 people To the sea 298 km Rivers nearby Unstrut (1.9 km) · Saale (7.2 km) Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 8–618 m Mean elevation 198 m Measured over the whole outline on 23,506 elevation cells of about 380 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Bedrock Mixed sedimentary rocks33% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)24% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)24% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 51 Show all 51 Allstedt An Der Poststraße Bad Blankenburg Bad Lauchstädt Bad Sulza Balgstädt Bernburg (Saale) Dornburg-Camburg Eisleben Erfurt Freyburg (Unstrut) Gleina Golmsdorf Goseck Graitschen B. Bürgel Grammetal Großheringen Großvargula Ilmtal-Weinstraße Jena Kaiserpfalz Karsdorf Kretzschau Könnern Lanitz-Hassel-Tal Laucha An Der Unstrut Mertendorf Mücheln (Geiseltal) Naumburg (Saale) Nebra (Unstrut) Neuengönna Niedertrebra Orlamünde Quedlinburg Querfurt Rastenberg Salzatal Schönburg Schöngleina Seegebiet Mansfelder Land Seitenroda Steigra Teutschenthal Thale Weimar Weißenfels Werder (Havel) Wethau Wetterzeube Wichmar Zeitz Sources EU register of geographical indications
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