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Χάνδακας - Candia

Appellation

Χάνδακας - Candia is an appellation in Greece across 84 communes.

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Key facts

Type
ΠΟΠ (PDO)
Category
Wine
Protected since
2011-12-30
Area
103,980 ha registered outline
Extent N–S × E–W
47.54 × 41.38 km
Centre
35.1713° N, 25.1062° E
Grapes
Assyrtiko, Athiri, Kotsifali, Mandilaria, Thrapsathiri, Vidiano, Vilana
Max yield
75 hl/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
18 km south of Irákleion
Nearest city
61 km south-east of Rethymno 32,468 people
To the sea
19 km
Same latitude
Arroyo Grande Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
0–1,845 m
Mean elevation
398 m

Measured over the whole outline on 67,900 elevation cells of about 125 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 84

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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