Balatonboglár

Balatonboglár is an appellation in Hungary across 42 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

Balatonboglár / Balatonboglári

Type

OEM (PDO)

Category

Aerated Semi-Sparkling Wine/Quality Aromatic Sparkling Wine/Quality Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

2006-02-17

Area

119,469 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

81.57 × 89.78 km

Centre

46.7746° N, 17.7526° E

Grapes

Blauburger, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chasselas, Csabagyöngye, Cserszegi Füszeres, Csomorika, Csókaszölö, Furmint, Gohér, Hárslevelü, Irsai Oliver, Kadarka, Királyleányka, Kékfrankos, Kékoportó, Leányka, Merlot, Olasz Rizling, Ottonel Muskotály, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Rajnai Rizling, Rizlingszilváni, Sauvignon, Semillon, Syrah, Szürkebarát, Sárga Muskotály, Tramini, Zenit, Zweigelt, Zöld Veltelíni

Other grapes

Cot

Max yield

100 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,300 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

8.3 km east of Balatonboglár

Nearest city

46 km north of Kaposvár 64,280 people

To the sea

302 km

Rivers nearby

Zala (7.5 km)

Lakes nearby

Balaton (4.8 km)

Same latitude

Columbia Valley (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

100–317 m

Mean elevation

153 m

Measured over the whole outline on 110,073 elevation cells of about 105 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments95%

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

Communes · 42

Sources

EU register of geographical indications