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Balatonboglár Wine Region
The Balatonboglár wine region, also known as the South Balaton wine region, is the only one wine region in Somogy County, Hungary. The area consists of 37 settlements, mainly located on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, but also some near Kaposvár like Böhönye, Csurgó and Nagyberki. It is part of the greater Balaton wine region. Approximately two-thirds of the 3200 hectare vineyards of the wine region are white grapes and the remaining are Concord grapes. Champagne production plays an important role in the area as well. The ''Winemaker of the Year'' award has been given three times to winemakers of the region since its founding: to ''Vencel Garamvári'' in 2006, to ''János Konyári'' in 2008 and to ''Ottó Légli'' in 2010. Settlements The 37 settlements in the wine region are: South Balaton, North Somogy: Andocs, Balatonberény, Balatonboglár, Balatonendréd, Balatonkeresztúr, Balatonlelle, Balatonőszöd, Balatonszabadi, Balatonszárszó, Balatonszemes, Gy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kéthely
Kéthely ( hr, Kitlja) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region. Etymology According to local legends the settlement got its name when the two villages ''Magyari'' and ''Sári'' united. But it is absolutely false because it was first mentioned between 1332 and 1337 as ''Kedhely'' ( en, Tuesday place). It could be one of those settlements which got their name after their weekly markets (e.g. Szombathely Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ..., Szerdahely). History According to ''László Szita'' the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century. Gallery File:1813-as kőkereszt a kéthelyi szőlőhegyen.JPG, Stonecross from 1813 on the vineyard File:Kéthely, szőlőhegy.jpg, The vineyard of Kéthely Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
