The Balatonboglár wine region, also known as the South Balaton wine region, is the only one wine region in
Somogy County
Somogy (, ; ; , ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary.
Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia's Koprivnica- ...
,
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
. The area consists of 37 settlements, mainly located on the southern shore of
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton () is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the List of largest lakes of Europe, largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the larges ...
, but also some near
Kaposvár
Kaposvár (; also known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in southwestern Hungary, south of Lake Balaton. It is one of the leading cities of Transdanubia, the capital of Somogy County, and the seat of the Kaposvár District and th ...
like
Böhönye,
Csurgó and
Nagyberki
Nagyberki is a village in Somogy County, Somogy county, Hungary.
The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.
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Populated places in Somogy County
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. 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:
A Balatonboglári borvidék hegyközségi tanácsának alapszabálya (PDF)
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South Balaton, North Somogy: Andocs, Balatonberény
Balatonberény is a village in Somogy county, Hungary, with a popular nudist beach. The country village had a population of 1,200 in 2011.
The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.
History General history
A late Bronze Age ceme ...
, Balatonboglár, Balatonendréd, Balatonkeresztúr, Balatonlelle, Balatonőszöd, Balatonszabadi, Balatonszárszó, Balatonszemes, Gyugy, Hollád, Karád, Kéthely
Kéthely () 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 abso ...
, Kőröshegy, Kötcse, Látrány, Lengyeltóti, Marcali, Ordacsehi, Somogysámson, Somogytur, Somogyzsitfa, Szólád, Szőlősgyörök, Teleki, Visz, Zamárdi
Zamárdi is a town in Somogy County, Hungary. It is known for its beaches at Lake Balaton and for its music festivals during the summer (e.g. ''Strand Festival'', Balaton Sound etc.).
The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.
A ...
The area of Nagyberki: Csoma, Kaposhomok, Kaposkeresztúr, Kercseliget, Mosdós, Nagyberki
Nagyberki is a village in Somogy County, Somogy county, Hungary.
The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.
External links
Street map (Hungarian) References
Populated places in Somogy County
{{Somogy-geo-stub ...
, Szabadi
Other: Böhönye, Csurgó
See also
* Hungarian wine
Hungarian wine has a history dating back to the Kingdom of Hungary. Outside Hungary, the best-known wines are the white dessert wine Tokaji aszú (particularly in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia) and the red wine Bull's Blood of Eger ( E ...
* Balaton wine region
References
{{Wine regions of Hungary
Wine regions of Hungary
Lake Balaton
Somogy County