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Balaton-felvidék

Appellation

Balaton-felvidék is an appellation in Hungary across 23 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Official name
Balaton-felvidék / Balaton-felvidéki
Type
OEM (PDO)
Category
Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
2006-02-17
Area
45,710 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
36.58 × 36.96 km
Centre
46.9347° N, 17.5200° E
Grapes
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Cserszegi Füszeres, Furmint, Hárslevelü, Irsai Oliver, Kékfrankos, Kéknyelü, Merlot, Nektár, Olasz Rizling, Ottonel Muskotály, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pátria, Rizlingszilváni, Rozália, Rózsakö, Sauvignon, Syrah, Szürkebarát, Sárga Muskotály, Tramini, Turán, Zenit, Zweigelt, Zöld Veltelíni
Max yield
100 hl/ha
Min planting density
3,300 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
8.4 km north-east of Tapolca
Nearest city
19 km south of Ajka 31,407 people
To the sea
290 km
Rivers nearby
Zala (17 km)
Lakes nearby
Balaton (13 km)
Same latitude
Royal Slope (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
104–518 m
Mean elevation
213 m

Measured over the whole outline on 42,767 elevation cells of about 104 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

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

Communes · 23

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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