The number of champagne wineries in Hungary has tripled

By: Trademagazin Date: 2023. 08. 31. 11:45

The number of wineries producing champagne tripled in 5 years and last year already exceeded 120 wineries, thanks to the growing consumer demand for special, high-quality champagnes and the bureaucratic barriers that have been demolished by the government in the past decade against the production of champagne, announced Zsolt Feldman of the Ministry of Agriculture for Agriculture and State Secretary responsible for rural development at the fifth Etyek Champagne Conference and Champagne Festival on Thursday.

In his opening speech at the conference, the state secretary explained that around 140,000-160,000 hectoliters of champagne are produced in Hungary every year, so 5-6 percent of the produced wine products are now produced in the form of this bubbly drink. Most of the production is covered by the Upper Pannonian and Danube wine regions. He emphasized that the preparedness of the Hungarian wine and champagne-making professional community provides a good basis for continuing the quality renaissance of traditional champagne. He added that the government created the opportunity to move forward, as the strengthened protection of origin system and the new state marketing program can help achieve the goals.