Balaton

Balaton is an appellation in Hungary across 155 communes. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Official name

Balaton / Balatoni

Type

OEM (PDO)

Category

Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

2006-02-17

Area

352,638 ha registered outline

Separate plots

14

Extent N–S × E–W

118.57 × 134.38 km

Centre

46.8462° N, 17.7159° E

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chasselas, Cserszegi Füszeres, Ezerjó, Furmint, Hárslevelü, Kadarka, Kékfrankos, Merlot, Olasz Rizling, Pinot Noir, Rajnai Rizling, Rizlingszilváni, Zweigelt, Zöld Veltelíni

Max yield

100 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,300 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

9.6 km north-east of Balatonboglár

Nearest city

31 km south-west of Veszprém 56,927 people

To the sea

295 km

Rivers nearby

Zala (1 km)

Lakes nearby

Balaton (0 km)

Same latitude

Beverly Washington (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

100–506 m

Mean elevation

170 m

Measured over the whole outline on 82,800 elevation cells of about 210 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments80%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)10%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 155

Sources

EU register of geographical indications