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Vine landscapes in Crimea: evolution, problems, prospects

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Thematic Issue: Evolution of Cultural Landscapes. Longue duree of local wine landscapes. Guest Editors: Jerzy Makowski, Joanna Miętkiewska-Brynda

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Zones of vine landscapes in CrimeaSource: Author’s map based on information from the Ministry of Agriculture of R. Crimea, 2017
Zones of vine landscapes in CrimeaSource: Author’s map based on information from the Ministry of Agriculture of R. Crimea, 2017

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Cultural vine landscapes of the South Coast zone. Photo by authors
Cultural vine landscapes of the South Coast zone. Photo by authors

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Dynamics of the productive vineyard area in Crimea in 1870-2017, thousand hectaresSource: Figure based on information from the Ministry of Agriculture of R. Crimea, 2017
Dynamics of the productive vineyard area in Crimea in 1870-2017, thousand hectaresSource: Figure based on information from the Ministry of Agriculture of R. Crimea, 2017

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Planting of young vineyards in the Republic of Crimea in 2006-2016, hectaresSource: Figure based on information from the Ministry of Agriculture of R. Crimea, 2017
Planting of young vineyards in the Republic of Crimea in 2006-2016, hectaresSource: Figure based on information from the Ministry of Agriculture of R. Crimea, 2017

Grape varieties grown in the major viticulture zones of Crimea

The main viticulture areasTechnical varieties of grapeTable varieties of grape
South coastCabernet Sauvignon, Aligoté, Rkatsiteli, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Green, Pinot Gris, Bastardo Magarach, Saperavi, Traminer, Albillo Krimskii, Verdelho, Sémillon, Tokaji, Shabash, Kokur white, Muscat Blanc, Muscat Rose, Aleatico, KefesiaMoldova, Asma, Shabash, Red Globe, PG-12 (Shokoladnii), Muscat amber, Muscat Hamburg, Muscat Italy, Magarach’s Rannii, Cardinal
FoothillRkatsiteli, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Green, Rheinriesling, Aligoté, Pinot Gris, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Noir, Traminer, Bastardo Magarach, Saperavi, Shabash, Kokur whiteMoldova, Muscat Hamburg, Muscat amber, Muscat Italy, Magarach’s Rannii, Cardinal, Kodrjanka
SteppeAligoté, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rkatsiteli, Merlot, Sauvignon Green, Rheinriesling, Chardonnay, SaperaviMagarach’s Rannii, Cardinal, Moldova, Muscat Hamburg, Muscat Italy, Arkadiya, Agadai, Odesskii souvenir, Karaburnu

Climatic resources of the zones of vine landscapes in Crimea

CharacteristicsZone
South CoastFoothillsSteppe
Amount of active t °C above 10 °C3,540-4,1952,945-3,7633,215-3,580
Average amount of precipitation, mm: November-March123-318147-209127-174
April-October189-269225-305183-301
Absolute minimum t °C-15-(-25)-28-(-35)27-(-33)
Average annual t °C12.1-13.99.7-11.79.9-12.0
SoilsAnthrosolsKastanozemsChernozems/kastanoze Kastanozems, Calcisols
Habitat ZonesSubmediterranean Vegetation of the South Cost, Forests of the Southern SlopePremontane Forest Steppe, Forests of the Northern SlopeSemi-desert Steppe and Saline Lands, True Steppe, Semi-desert Steppe and Saline Lands of the Kerch Peninsula
VineyardsVineyards indomitable; square planting vineyards; trenching to a depth of 1-1.25 mMostly covered; square and ordinary planting vineyards; trenching to a depth of 0.70-1.25 mCovered, in some areas neucrylate; ordinary planting vineyards (trellis); trenching to a depth of 1-0.70 m
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