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Balaton Felvidek

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Location and Topography:	Balatonfelvidek is a slightly contrived region consisting of 3 separate areas to the East West and North of the Badacsony Region. Balatonfelvidek means Balaton Uplands or Highlands; such descriptions are relative and this being Hungary the highlands, whilst not flat, are not noticably high. The region includes part of the Balaton North shore.
History:	The area to the North is centered on the town of Sumeg. Sumeg was once a free standing wine region in itself. Prior to 1999 Balatonfelvidek Wine Region was known as Balatonmelleke.
Soil:	Mainly limestone and chalky soils with bassalt rock in some areas.
Climate:	Whilst part of he region borders the Balaton Lake the rather flat terrain means it shares less of the microclimactic qualities seen on the slopes of Badacsony and Balatonfured.
Characteristic varieties	Olaszrizling, Szurkebarat, Chardonnay
Wine Styles	Balatonfelvidek produces almost exclusively white wines. They are typically full-bodied wines with balanced acidis.
Area	1351 hectares 98% white wine 2% red wine
Sub-Regions & Districts	i) Kál Sub-Region: Balatonhenye, Hegyesd, Köveskál, Mindszentkálla, Monostorapáti, Szentbékkálla. ii) Balatonederics-Lesence Sub-Region: Balatonederics, Lesencefalu, Lesenceistvánd, Lesencetomaj, Nemesvita, Sáska, Zalahaláp. iii) Cserszeg Sub-Region: Balatongyörök, Csabrendek, Cserszegtomaj, Gyenesdiás, Héviz-Egregy, Rezi, Sümeg, Sümegprága, Várvölgy, Vonyarcvashegy.