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Aiud

Appellation

Aiud is an appellation in Romania across 6 communes.

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Key facts

Type
DOC (PDO)
Category
Wine
Protected since
2007-05-10
Area
45,787 ha registered outline
Extent N–S × E–W
27.3 × 31.29 km
Centre
46.3350° N, 23.7653° E
Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Fetească Albă, Fetească Neagrăn, Fetească Regală, Furmint, Iordana, Merlot, Muscat Ottonel, Neuburger, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling De Rhin, Riesling Italian, Sauvignon, Syrah, Traminer Roz
Max yield
111 hl/ha
Min planting density
3,500 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
around the town of Aiud
Nearest city
33 km north-east of Alba Iulia 64,227 people
To the sea
468 km
Rivers nearby
Mures (1.2 km)
Same latitude
Yakima Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
230–837 m
Mean elevation
360 m

Measured over the whole outline on 165,171 elevation cells of about 53 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 6

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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