Wine region | |
Official name | Balatoni borrégió |
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Country | Hungary |
Sub-regions | Badacsony, Balatonboglár, Balaton-felvidék, Balatonfüred-Csopak, Nagy-Somló, Zala |
Total area | 32075 ha [1] |
Size of planted vineyards | 10718 ha [1] |
Varietals produced | olaszrizling [2] |
Balaton wine region [3] 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; [1] with these areas having constituted one single wine region back to the 19th century. [4] Wine production was started at the beginning of the 1st century by the Romans. [1] The region is known for its specific white wines showing local particularities; its most widely grown variety is olaszrizling. [2]
Wine region | Area | ||
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Total [1] | 1st class | Planted [1] | |
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 |
Wine region | |
Official name | Balatoni borrégió |
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Country | Hungary |
Sub-regions | Badacsony, Balatonboglár, Balaton-felvidék, Balatonfüred-Csopak, Nagy-Somló, Zala |
Total area | 32075 ha [1] |
Size of planted vineyards | 10718 ha [1] |
Varietals produced | olaszrizling [2] |
Balaton wine region [3] 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; [1] with these areas having constituted one single wine region back to the 19th century. [4] Wine production was started at the beginning of the 1st century by the Romans. [1] The region is known for its specific white wines showing local particularities; its most widely grown variety is olaszrizling. [2]
Wine region | Area | ||
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Total [1] | 1st class | Planted [1] | |
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 |