Hungarian Wines - North Transdanubia Észak-Dunántúl
Northern Hungary boasts with the highets peak of Hungary, the 1014 m high Kékestető mountain top. Hollókő village and the Caves of Aggtelek are under the shield of the UNESCO's world heritage program.
Two world-famous wine regions tempts you to taste wonderful Hungarian wines: Eger is mostly noted for its Bull Blood (Bikavér) while in Tokaj you can taste one of the finest wines of the world, the Tokaji aszú dessert wine.
This wine region contains the following sub-regions:
Ászár-Neszmély: fresh and aromatic whites.
Etyek-Buda: fresh white wines, with considerable acidity.
Mór: volcanic soil, full-bodied whites. Main variety: Ezerjó.
Pannonhalma: full-bodied whites.
Sopron: elegant reds (mainly Kékfrankos).
Balaton
Lake Balaton, the "Hungarian Sea", offers not just summer pleasures like bathing, rowing, but it has its appeal and attractions in winter as well. More and more wellness hotels welcome guests during the colder seasons with thermal pools and a wide range of medical and wellness treatments.
A bycicle route goes around the lake so you can explore the attraction by bike. Both the northern and the southern shore are renowned for their wines because the favorable type of weather allows wine growers to create high quality wines. Check out wineries in the Badacsony area on the northern shore or around Balatonboglár in the southern shore.
Sub-regions:
Badacsony: volcanic soils, full-bodied whites with considerable acidity.
Balatonfelvidék: volcanic soils, full-bodied whites with considerable acidity.
Balatonfüred-Csopak: terra rossa soils, full-bodied whites with considerable acidity.
Dél-Balaton: full-bodied whites and reds with moderate acidity.
Nagy-Somló (or Somló): volcanic soil, full-bodied whites with high acidity. Main varieties are: Olaszrizling, Hárslevelű and Furmint.
Zala: mainly white wines.
The main variety of the region is Olaszrizling.
Read more about the main wine regions of Hungary:
North Transdanubia - Észak-Dunántúl
South Pannonia - Dél-Pannónia
Alföld - Duna
Upper Hungary - Felső-Magyarország
Tokaj
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