Tihany

Tihany is an appellation in Hungary in Tihany. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 6.1 km south of Balatonfüred and 21 km south of Veszprém.

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

Key facts

Official name

Tihany / Tihanyi

Type

OEM (PDO)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2009-08-01

Area

2,726 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

6.0 × 6.8 km

Centre

46.9068° N, 17.8731° E

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Kékfrankos, Kékoportó, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Zweigelt

Max yield

55 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

6.1 km south of Balatonfüred

Nearest city

21 km south of Veszprém 56,927 people

To the sea

308 km

Rivers nearby

Zala (2.3 km)

Lakes nearby

Balaton (0.6 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

104–222 m

Mean elevation

121 m

Mean slope

3.5° (6 %)

Steepest tenth

above 12°

Faces

several directions, mostly west

Measured over the whole outline on 158,992 elevation cells of about 13 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments56%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks22%
• Basic volcanic rocks (basalt)22%

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

Communes · 1

• Tihany

Sources

EU register of geographical indications