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Balatonboglár wine region

This region yielding excellent white wines as well as champagne base wines extends in a 50 km-long 3000 hectare stretch on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, in Somogy county. Thanks to the large mass of water, just like in all the other regions around Balaton a particular microclimate is established. The balanced climate is characterised by not too hot summers and mild, snowy winters. Soils range from brown forest soils on loessy base rock to a smaller proportion of sand. The history of the region is not so glorious as that of the northern shores, but the quality of wines equals that of their more prestigious counterparts at a fraction of their prices.

Varieties of Grapes and Wines:
We find white varieties rich in fragrance and aromas either for wines or for champagne: Olaszrizling, Chardonnay, Királyleányka, Zöld(green) Veltelini, Rajnai rizling, Ottonel muskotály (Muscat Ottonel), Sauvignon, Tramini. The region is also suitable for red wines: Merlot, Kékfrankos, Cabernet Sauvignon. Outstanding products: BB champagnes, Boglári Tramini, Chardonnay, Királyleányka.

Sights:
Growers of the region have created the Wine Route Association and the South Balaton Wine Route. Important étapes on the Route include Öregbaglas Estate in Kéthely, Szemes, Lelle, Boglár, Szőlőskislak and Szőlősgyörök where lovers of wine are invited to catering facilities, winotheques, museums and wineries. It is well worth visiting the old wine cellars built of „mud” and covered with reed in the north of the region in the hillside vineyards around Balatonberény and Balatonkeresztúr.

History:
Man settled beside the lake quite early and probably Celts as well as Romans tended florishing vine plantations in the area. There was a time when the region was among the richest counties thanks to its wines. Int he 19th century Phylloxera ravaged vine plantations in this area too. Then came a period of constant experimenting and planting while the establishment of the Balatonbogár State Farm in the 1950s triggered the development of the region in the ’60s, which resulted in the introduction of modern growing techniques the production of propagation stocks, along with the growing of dessert grapes. At the end of the ’70s reorientation became necessary as the demand for table grapes decreased. Production gradually switched to quality wine and at the beginning of the ’90s stock production was stopped due to the narrowing of markets. Altough the greater part of the Balatonboglár Agricultural Plant was closed down, champagnes from its vinery are still known to be the best int he country. The South Balaton Region is largely indebted to the Plant and the State Farm for the recent development of viticulture playing a leading role in the establishment of private growers’ associations that lead to the status of independent Wine Region in 1982, which received its present name in the year 2000.



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