Wine regions of Hungary: Pannon
The geography and climate of the Pannon region
Located in east central Hungary, the Pannon wine region is home to the country’s largest wine-growing area and one of its most popular wines: Egri Bikavér. You’ll find this region near Lake Balaton, which is a magnet for tourists across eastern Europe during the summer months.
It has a continental climate and experiences warm summers, cold winters and annual rainfall of around 560 millimeters. There are over 6,600 hectares of land devoted to vineyards here and they are mostly located on flat plains – it can get very windy in this region.… Read more