Sopron wine region

Sopron wine region
Wine region
Official name Soproni borrégió
Soproni borvidék
Country Hungary
Total area 4280 ha[1]
Size of planted vineyards 1890 ha[1]
Varietals produced Kékfrankos[1]

Sopron wine region (Hungarian: Soproni borrégió) is one of the seven larger wine regions of Hungary, consisting of only one wine region (Soproni borvidék). It is linked to the neighbouring Burgenland in Austria from a geographical, cultural and viticultural point of view. It is mainly a red wine producing region, the main variety of which is Kékfrankos. Wine production dates back to Roman times.[1][2][3]

Wine regions

Wine region Area
Total[1] 1st class Planted[1]
Sopron wine region 4280 3236 1890

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sopron wine region". House of Hungarian Wines. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. "Borrégió" (in Hungarian). Vinopédia. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. "Magyarország borrégiói" (in Hungarian). borportal.hu. 2004. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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