Wine region

Lake Balaton

8 winesOn the map

About Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton is a wine region, Hungary. We track 8 of its wines in stock at 8 shops, from 5 wine houses, from € 14.46; mostly white, red, orange.

At a glance
Country
Hungary
In our wines
Blaufränkisch, Riesling, Furmint, Welschriesling, Gewürztraminer
Styles
White 4 · Red 3 · Orange 1
Prices
from € 14.46 · median € 28.05 / 75 cl

Vintages

per year: wines in stock, prices, and the critics' scores the shops quote
VintageWinesFromMedian / 75 clCritics' scoreGrowing season
2026––––hotdryso far +3.0 °C · 2,024 GDD · 28 % rain
2025––––hotdrydry harvest +1.7 °C · 1,871 GDD · 36 % rain
2024––––hotdry +2.8 °C · 2,092 GDD · 63 % rain
2023––––hot +1.2 °C · 1,793 GDD · 119 % rain
20223€ 19.40€ 29.50–hot +1.4 °C · 1,819 GDD · 88 % rain
20212€ 19.50€ 23.05–averagedry harvest +0.1 °C · 1,585 GDD · 73 % rain
2020––––average +0.1 °C · 1,529 GDD · 110 % rain
2019––––hot +1.0 °C · 1,703 GDD · 98 % rain
20182€ 16.92€ 25.19–hot +1.8 °C · 1,881 GDD · 98 % rain
2017––––warm +0.6 °C · 1,637 GDD · 94 % rain
2016––––average ±0.0 °C · 1,515 GDD · 107 % rain
2015––––average +0.4 °C · 1,596 GDD · 105 % rain
2014––––averagewetwet harvest −0.2 °C · 1,459 GDD · 153 % rain
2013––––averagedry +0.1 °C · 1,518 GDD · 66 % rain
2012––––hot +1.1 °C · 1,745 GDD · 80 % rain
2011––––warm +0.5 °C · 1,603 GDD · 75 % rain
2010––––coldwetwet harvest −1.3 °C · 1,298 GDD · 151 % rain
2009––––warm +0.6 °C · 1,629 GDD · 85 % rain
2008––––average ±0.0 °C · 1,512 GDD · 92 % rain
2007––––average +0.3 °C · 1,576 GDD · 102 % rain
2006––––averagedry harvest ±0.0 °C · 1,497 GDD · 99 % rain
2005––––cool −0.8 °C · 1,331 GDD · 124 % rain
2004––––cool −0.8 °C · 1,336 GDD · 106 % rain
2003––––warm +0.6 °C · 1,739 GDD · 78 % rain
2002––––average +0.2 °C · 1,536 GDD · 93 % rain
2001––––averagewet harvest +0.1 °C · 1,545 GDD · 73 % rain
2000––––hotdry +1.2 °C · 1,762 GDD · 47 % rain
1999––––averagedry harvest −0.3 °C · 1,440 GDD · 102 % rain
1998––––averagewetwet harvest −0.4 °C · 1,420 GDD · 142 % rain
1997––––colddry harvest −1.6 °C · 1,320 GDD · 92 % rain
1996––––coldwetwet harvest −1.7 °C · 1,164 GDD · 130 % rain
1995––––cool −0.8 °C · 1,334 GDD · 106 % rain
1994––––average ±0.0 °C · 1,543 GDD · 113 % rain
1993––––average −0.2 °C · 1,477 GDD · 86 % rain
1992––––average +0.3 °C · 1,594 GDD · 85 % rain
1991––––cold −1.5 °C · 1,265 GDD · 107 % rain
1990––––cool −0.7 °C · 1,367 GDD · 89 % rain
1989––––cool −0.8 °C · 1,339 GDD · 105 % rain
1988––––cool −0.7 °C · 1,389 GDD · 83 % rain
1987––––cold −1.1 °C · 1,278 GDD · 120 % rain
1986––––cooldry harvest −0.5 °C · 1,390 GDD · 79 % rain
1985––––colddry harvest −1.1 °C · 1,269 GDD · 94 % rain
1984––––cold −1.5 °C · 1,205 GDD · 106 % rain
1983––––average +0.2 °C · 1,546 GDD · 81 % rain
1982––––averagedry harvest −0.4 °C · 1,489 GDD · 103 % rain

Growing season (April–October; October–April south of the equator): mean temperature against Lake Balaton's 1991–2020 normal (hot: 1 °C or more above, warm: 0.5 °C, cool/cold below), growing degree days (warmth for the vines, base 10 °C) and rain against normal, with the harvest month (September/March) flagged when very wet or dry. Monthly data from NASA POWER (MERRA-2) at one point in the region. The current year is compared with the same months of a normal year (“so far”); its latest months are preliminary and revised by NASA later.

Critics' score: the average of the best 100-point score quoted for each wine of that vintage, as the shops quote them. A few quoted wines make a thin average; the number of wines is in brackets.