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== Climate and landscape == | == Climate and landscape == | ||
Macedonia exhibits a predominantly continental climate, with cold winters and warm to hot summers, moderated locally by altitude and proximity to the Aegean Sea. [[Vineyards]] range from lowland plains to high-elevation basins exceeding 600 metres, particularly in western zones. | Macedonia exhibits a predominantly continental climate, with cold winters and warm to hot summers, moderated locally by altitude and proximity to the [[Aegean Sea]]. [[Vineyards]] range from lowland plains to high-elevation basins exceeding 600 metres, particularly in western zones. | ||
This climatic diversity supports long growing seasons and significant diurnal temperature variation, favouring acidity retention and phenolic development.<ref>Keller, ''The Science of Grapevines'', 2nd ed., Academic Press, 2015, ISBN 9780124199873.</ref> | This climatic diversity supports long growing seasons and significant diurnal temperature variation, favouring acidity retention and phenolic development.<ref>Keller, ''The Science of Grapevines'', 2nd ed., Academic Press, 2015, ISBN 9780124199873.</ref> | ||