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Târnave

Appellation

Târnave is an appellation in Romania across 35 communes.

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Key facts

Type
DOC (PDO)
Category
Wine
Protected since
2007-05-10
Area
231,952 ha registered outline
Extent N–S × E–W
60.43 × 78.95 km
Centre
46.1639° N, 23.9847° E
Grapes
Blasius, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Fetească Albă, Fetească Neagrăn, Fetească Regală, Furmint, Kerner, Merlot, Muscat Ottonel, Neuburger, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Radames, Riesling De Rhin, Riesling Italian, Sauvignon, Selena, Syrah, Traminer Roz, Zweigelt
Other grapes
Traminer Aromat Alb
Max yield
94 hl/ha
Min planting density
3,500 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
5.4 km south-east of Blaj
Nearest city
33 km east of Alba Iulia 64,227 people
To the sea
449 km
Same latitude
Goose Gap (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
223–680 m
Mean elevation
397 m

Measured over the whole outline on 52,275 elevation cells of about 212 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 35

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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