📍 Csongrád
An eastern district by the Tisza.
Csongrád is a wine district in south-eastern Hungary, in the middle of the Great Hungarian Plain, by the Tisza river. It belongs to the larger Danube (Alföld) region, which also includes Kunság and Hajós-Baja. The district is named after the town of Csongrád at the confluence of the Tisza and Körös.
The landscape is almost flat and the soils are sandy. Sand protects vines from phylloxera, so old own-rooted vines survived here for a long time. Summers are hot and winters cold.
The main red grapes are Kadarka and Kékfrankos (Blaufränkisch). Kadarka is a traditional Hungarian grape that used to make light reds and rosés. Whites are made from Olaszrizling, Irsai Olivér and other grapes.
The district's wines are everyday ones: light, fruity and often inexpensive. Csongrád is part of the Alföld, where grapes grow on sand. It is a very different picture from the hills of Eger or the slopes of Tokaj. The light reds and whites are usually served with fish soup (halászlé) and sausages. The name Csongrád on a label shows that the grapes grew in this very area, which makes it easy to look for similar wines.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Csongrád ← main grape of ← 🍇 Kadarka → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Danube (Great Plain)
- Grapes
- 🍇 Kadarka, 🍇 Blaufränkisch
- Related to
- 🥃 Homokhátság peach pálinka (Homokháti őszibarack pálinka), 🍷 Still wine
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Kadarka
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine
Frequently asked questions
Where is Csongrád?
In south-eastern Hungary, by the Tisza river.
Which red grapes are main?
Kadarka and Kékfrankos.
What is special about the soil?
It is sandy, so vines suffer less from phylloxera.
What to read next
- 🥃 Homokhátság peach pálinka (Homokháti őszibarack pálinka) — Hungarian peach brandy with an EU geographical indication: pálinka from the sandy Homokhátság south-west of Szeged, only double distillation in a still of up to 1000 l, no sugar.
- 🍷 Red wine — Wine from dark grapes that ferments with the skins and takes its colour from them.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
- 🍷 White wine — Wine made from grape juice without the skins; it can come from pale and even dark berries.
Similar
📍 Hajós-Baja · 📍 Kunság · 📜 Monor / Monori · 📍 Sopron · 📜 Danube · 📜 Danube-Tisza Interfluve
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- Hegyközségek Nemzeti Tanácsa
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register