Kunság

Kunság is an appellation in Hungary across 111 communes. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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

Key facts

Official name

Kunság / Kunsági

Type

OEM (PDO)

Category

Aerated Semi-Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

2006-02-17

Area

824,225 ha registered outline

Separate plots

4

Extent N–S × E–W

173.72 × 114.16 km

Centre

46.8115° N, 19.3175° E

Grapes

Arany Sárfehér, Blauburger, Bíbor Kadarka, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chasselas, Cserszegi Füszeres, Ezerfürtü, Ezerjó, Furmint, Generosa, Gyöngyrizling, Hamburgi Muskotály, Hárslevelü, Irsai Oliver, Jubileum 75, Kadarka, Karát, Királyleányka, Kármin, Kékfrankos, Kéknyelü, Kékoportó, Kövidinka, Leányka, Merlot, Mátrai Muskotály, Nektár, Olasz Rizling, Ottonel Muskotály, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pozsonyi Fehér, Rajnai Rizling, Rizlingszilváni, Sauvignon, Szürkebarát, Tramini, Zengö, Zenit, Zweigelt, Zöld Veltelíni

Max yield

100 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,300 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

2.7 km north-west of Izsák

Nearest city

30 km west of Kecskemét 109,847 people

To the sea

404 km

Same latitude

Beverly Washington (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

78–235 m

Mean elevation

112 m

Measured over the whole outline on 48,002 elevation cells of about 418 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments100%

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

Communes · 111

Sources

EU register of geographical indications