📍 Szekszárd
Loess hills known for the Bikavér blend.
Szekszárd is a wine district in southern Hungary, in Tolna county, among the loess hills of the Szekszárd uplands not far from the Danube. It is part of the Pannonia wine region and is known above all for red wine. The soils here are mostly loess.
The historic grape of Szekszárd is considered to be Kadarka. According to records of 1873, before the phylloxera invasion the district's red wines were made mainly from noble Kadarka and its varieties. Kadarka is a red grape that is regarded as one of the symbols of Szekszárd.
The district's best-known wine is "Szekszárdi Bikavér" ("Bull's Blood"), a red blend of several grapes. It uses Kadarka, Kékfrankos (Blaufränkisch), Cabernet Franc, Merlot and others.
Szekszárd lies in Tolna county, in the eastern part of the Szekszárd hills, where they meet the Sárköz plain. In the survey of 1873 drawn up by Károly Keleti before the phylloxera invasion, other grapes such as Csókaszőlő, Sárfekete and Fehér Bajor appear only sporadically. "Bikavér" means "Bull's Blood" in Hungarian; red blends in Eger are called that too, but Szekszárd has its own set of grapes.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Szekszárd ← main grape of ← 🍇 Merlot → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Pannonia
- Related to
- 🍷 Dúzsi Kékfrankos Rosé, 🍷 Le Tour de Dúzsi Rosé, 🍷 Dúzsi Syrah Rosé, 🍷 Dúzsi Niola Aged Rosé, 🍷 Dúzsi Cabernet Franc Rosé, 🍷 Dúzsi Summer Red, 🍷 Dúzsi Kadarka, 🍷 Dúzsi Kékfrankos Lányvár Dűlő, 🍷 Dúzsi Niola, 🍷 Dúzsi Ó Vörös Birtokbor
- Grapes
- 🍇 Kadarka, 🍇 Blaufränkisch
- Classifications
- 🍷 Bikavér
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Kadarka, 🍇 Blaufränkisch, 🍇 Cabernet Franc, 🍇 Merlot
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine
Frequently asked questions
Where is Szekszárd?
In southern Hungary, in Tolna county, on loess hills not far from the Danube.
What is Szekszárdi Bikavér?
A red blend of several grapes, including Kadarka, Kékfrankos, Cabernet Franc and Merlot; the name means "Bull's Blood".
Which grape is regarded as the symbol of Szekszárd?
Kadarka.
What to read next
- 🍷 Dúzsi Ó Vörös Birtokbor — Dúzsi Ó Vörös Birtokbor: red wine by Dúzsi from Szekszárd; Ó Vörös Birtokbor.
- 🍇 Merlot — One of the world's most widely grown red grapes, native to Bordeaux; it makes soft wines.
- 🍷 Bikavér — Hungarian traditional term for a PDO red wine from at least three varieties, aged at least 12 months in wooden casks; used only with the PDOs Eger and Szekszárd.
- 🍷 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.
- 🍷 Dúzsi Pentaton — Dúzsi Pentaton: red wine by Dúzsi from Szekszárd; Pentaton.
Similar
📍 Tolna · 📍 Villány · 📍 Pécs · 📍 Eger · 📍 Pannonia · 📜 Fronsac
⚠️ 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.
What it includes
Sources
- Hegyközségek Nemzeti Tanácsa
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register