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Wine region of Hungary
Balaton wine region
Wine region
Official nameBalatoni borrégió
CountryHungary
Sub-regionsBadacsony, Balatonboglár, Balaton-felvidék, Balatonfüred-Csopak, Nagy-Somló, Zala
Total area32075 ha
Size of planted vineyards10718 ha
Varietals producedolaszrizling

Balaton wine region is one of the seven larger wine regions of Hungary. It consists of six wine regions: Badacsony, Balatonboglár, Balaton-felvidék, Balatonfüred-Csopak, Nagy-Somló and Zala. Its wine regions are spread around Lake Balaton; with these areas having constituted one single wine region back to the 19th century. Wine production was started at the beginning of the 1st century by the Romans. The region is known for its specific white wines showing local particularities; its most widely grown variety is olaszrizling.

Wine regions

Wine region Area
Total 1st class Planted
Badacsony wine region 4200 3642 1600
Balatonboglár wine region 9980 8156 3200
Balaton-felvidék wine region 5200 ? 1300
Balatonfüred-Csopak wine region 6350 5792 2150
Nagy-Somló wine region 1142 886 600
Zala wine region 6100 4107 1600

References

  1. ^ "Balaton wine region". House of Hungarian Wines. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Borrégió" (in Hungarian). Vinopédia. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. "62/2006. (IX. 7.) FVM rendelet a Balatoni Borvidéki Régió szabályzatáról (A jogszabály 2012.12.16-án hatályos állapota)" (in Hungarian). Complex Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  4. "Magyarország borrégiói" (in Hungarian). borportal.hu. 2004. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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