Duna wine region

Duna wine region
Wine region
Official nameDuna borrégió
CountryHungary
Sub-regionsCsongrád, Hajós-Baja, Kunság
Soil conditionssand, loess[1]
Total area133048 ha[2]
Size of planted vineyards29280 ha[2]

Duna wine region[3] (also called Alföld wine region) is the largest of the seven larger wine regions of Hungary, stretching between the rivers Danube and Tisza. It consists of three continuous wine regions with similar conditions: Csongrád, Hajós-Baja and Kunság. Its area is mostly flat; the typical soil is sand and occasionally loess. Its climate is favourable to growing grapes, but weather extremities are frequent. Formerly, it was known for its light sand wines.[1][2][4]

Wine regions

Wine region Area
Total[2] 1st class Planted[2]
Csongrád wine region 14311 2595 2022
Hajós-Baja wine region 14874 0 2258
Kunság wine region 103863[2] 1436 25000[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Borrégió" (in Hungarian). Vinopédia. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "The Great Plain". House of Hungarian Wines. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. ^ "10/2006. (II. 3.) FVM rendelet a Duna Borvidéki Régió szabályzatáról (A jogszabály 2012.12.16-án hatályos állapota)" (in Hungarian). Complex Hatályos Jogszabályok Gyűjteménye. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Magyarország borrégiói" (in Hungarian). borportal.hu. 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2012.