The heirloom grapes from Hungary's Lake Balaton are unlike any other in the world—and the local wines remain utterly authentic. Balaton, a two-hour drive from Budapest, is one of the largest and shallowest lakes in Europe—a giant, cigar-shaped puddle that extends nearly 50 miles, southwest to northeast, across the Pannonian plain. A simulacrum of a seacoast for millions of landlocked Hungarians, it serves every possible recreational need.
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Inspired by: Wine's Next Frontier: Hungary's Lake Balaton — by Bruce Schoenfeld, Published Apr. 2006
