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There are two large wine regions in Győr-Moson-Sopron the wine region is that its climate is also favourable for the
County, and both of them are outstanding national values. production of late harvest sweet wines.

The Sopron Wine Region is one of the oldest wine-grow- The Pannonhalma Sokoróalja Wine Region is located in the
ing regions in the country, and it had great importance south-eastern part of the county. Grapes have been grown
even back in the Middle Ages. In addition to expert viticul- on the slopes of the Pannonhalma Hills since Roman times.
ture and winemaking, the citizens of Sopron were guard- Later, the priests of the Benedictine order of Pannonhalma
ing the reputation of their wines jealously. It is typical of helped the locals learn advanced grape production and vi-

this region that the cellars were not built in the vineyards, ticulture. After a break of several decades, the wine region
but in the town, under the farmers’ own houses. Th e most was revived in 1990. The area, with about 650 hectares of

valuable areas of the wine region are the mountain slopes vineyard, stretches across 13 towns and villages.
around Lake Fertő, which cover about 1,500 hectares. In the area that traditionally produces white wine, we can
In the Sopron Wine Region, the production of blue grapes, taste high-quality wines such as the Riesling from Pan-
especially Blaufränkisch, is very important, while the Zwei- nonhalma, the Chardonnay from Écs, the Pinot gris from
gelt, Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot, and Pinot noir planta- Nyúl, or the Sauvignon blanc from Győrújbarát.
tions are also significant. An interesting characteristic of

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