Wine regions of Hungary: Upper Hungary
Hungary is one of the world’s oldest wine producing countries, having been a major player in the wine trade as long ago as the Middle Ages. It also boasts one of the world’s largest cellars, and Budapest is a wine trading center that has been in operation for centuries.
80 appellations (tőkés, tanya, hegy, szektánói)
Hungary, like most wine countries, has its own appellation system. It exists to protect the region’s wines and to ensure that they are recognized worldwide. Appellations are geographical indications regulated by the Hungarian government (like Italy’s DOC or Spain’s DO). The size of a Hungarian… Read more