Hungarian Wine
25th October 2024
Hungry for Hungarian Wines, Wine has been produced in Hungary since the 13 or 14 centuries.
The country is divided up into 22 wine regions, growing 223 varieties of grapes, on 65,000 hectares of vineyards and producing 400 million bottles of wine each year.
The 22 regions of Hungary:
- Badacsony
- Balatonboglár
- Balaton-Felvidék
- Balatonfüred-Csopak
- Nagy-Somlói
- Zalai
- Csongrád
- Hajós-baja
- Kunság
- Bükk
- Eger
- Mátra
- Etyek-Budai
- Mór
- Sopron
- Neszmély
- Pannonhalma
- Pécs
- Szekszárd
- Tolna
- Villány
- Tokaj
Some of the grapes used in making Hungarian Wines:
- Budai Zöld
- Chardonnay
- Cserszegi Fűszeres
- Ezerjó
- Furmint
- Generosa
- Hárslevelű
- Irsai Olivér
- Juhfark
- Kabar
- Kéknyelű
- Királyleányka
- Korai Piros Veltelini (Frühroter Veltliner)
- Piros veltelini
- Leányka
- Muscat Ottonel / Ottonel Muskotály
- Olaszrizling (Welschriesling)
- Rózsakő
- Rizlingszilváni
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Szürkebarát
- Vulcanus
- Zeusz
- Tramini
- Zenit
- Cabernet Franc
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Kadarka
- Kékfrankos/Blaufränkisch
- Portugieser
- Zweigelt
Oliver Walkey
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