Wine is produced by 44 major and many more minor wine yards on 3000 hectar at the south Balaton district.
I met Mr Hujber and his son who have a 15 hectar wine yard in Balatonboglár where they annually produce about 600 hectoliter grapes. Chardonnay is the main grape but also Zanit, Pinot Grey, Merlot, Blue Portoguise, Rein Reisling and the typical Hungarian variety Irsai Oliver are produced.
The Hujber family make wine of 30% of the grapes they grow
70% are sold on a longterm contract to the major wine producer in the region, former B&B - now owened by the German company Töreley famous for the Henkel wines.
The wine made at Balatonboglár winery is branded Chapel Hill a brand known outside Hungary but not in country.
The name Chapel Hill comes from a small volcanic hill near the village of Balatonboglár where you find these two chapels, one red and one blue. Both were built in the 19th century.
Archaeological research indicates that there had been a church on the hill since the middle ages, probably first built as early as the 12th century.