Csopak

Csopak is an appellation in Hungary across 5 communes. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 7.6 km east of Balatonfüred and 12 km south of Veszprém.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Official name

Csopak / Csopaki

Type

OEM (PDO)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2020-07-20

Area

8,919 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

13.46 × 11.07 km

Centre

46.9908° N, 17.9623° E

Grapes

Furmint, Olasz Rizling

Max yield

63 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

7.6 km east of Balatonfüred

Nearest city

12 km south of Veszprém 56,927 people

To the sea

319 km

Rivers nearby

Zala (7.1 km)

Lakes nearby

Balaton (0.9 km)

Same latitude

Royal Slope (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

104–325 m

Mean elevation

168 m

Mean slope

2.9° (5 %)

Steepest tenth

above 9°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 131,261 elevation cells of about 26 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments46%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)42%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)12%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 5

• Alsóörs
• Csopak
• Felsőörs
• Lovas
• Paloznak

Sources

EU register of geographical indications