| Balaton wine region | |
| Official Name: | Balatoni borrégió |
| Country: | Hungary |
| Sub Regions: | Badacsony, Balatonboglár, Balaton-felvidék, Balatonfüred-Csopak, Nagy-Somló, Zala |
| Total Size: | 32075 ha[1] |
| Planted: | 10718 ha |
| Varietals: | olaszrizling[2] |
Balaton wine region[3] is one of the seven larger wine regions of Hungary. It consists of six wine regions: Badacsony, Balatonboglár, Balaton-felvidék, Balatonfüred-Csopak, Nagy-Somló and Zala. Its wine regions are spread around Lake Balaton;[1] with these areas having constituted one single wine region back to the 19th century.[4] Wine production was started at the beginning of the 1st century by the Romans.[1] The region is known for its specific white wines showing local particularities; its most widely grown variety is olaszrizling.[2]
| Wine region | Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1st class | Planted | ||
| Badacsony wine region | 4200 | 3642 | 1600 | |
| Balatonboglár wine region | 9980 | 8156 | 3200 | |
| Balaton-felvidék wine region | 5200 | ? | 1300 | |
| Balatonfüred-Csopak wine region | 6350 | 5792 | 2150 | |
| Nagy-Somló wine region | 1142 | 886 | 600 | |
| Zala wine region | 6100 | 4107 | 1600 | |