Balaton wine region
Wine region of Hungary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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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] |
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