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This Duna wine area belongs to the wider Duna region, created in 2006 from Csongrád, Hajós-Baja and Kunság. That wider region accounts for roughly 35 to 40% of Hungary's vineyard area.

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Duna was created in 2006 from the Csongrád, Hajós-Baja and Kunság wine districts. The region accounts for roughly 35 to 40% of Hungary's vineyard area. Its wineries modernised their technology after Hungary joined the EU.

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Elsewhere in Duna

  1. Csongrád1 producerCsongrád is a dry, sunny part of Duna with Hungary's highest sunshine total. Its low-lying vineyards include sandy loam, brown forest soil and chernozem, while Kadarka and Kékfrankos are its best-known red-wine names.
  2. Hajós-BajaNo producers listed yetBeside Kunság and near the Danube, Hajós-Baja has loess mixed with sand and a Swabian wine culture shaped by German settlers brought to Hajós in 1722.
  3. Izsáki Arany SárfehérNo producers listed yetThis Duna wine area is for white wines from Arany Sárfehér, once called Izsáki Sárfehér. Examples made with limited exposure to oxygen are greenish-yellow, light and lively.
  4. KunságNo producers listed yetKunság is a wide, mostly low-lying part of Duna, with dry continental conditions and soils from sand to loess. Fresh fruity reds, easy-drinking rosés and Ezerjó are central to the picture.
  5. MonorNo producers listed yetMonor's vineyards sit on the Gödöllő-Monor Hills at about 200 metres. Local wines are described as flavour-rich, low in acid and relatively high in alcohol.
  6. SoltvadkertiNo producers listed yetSoltvadkerti makes Ezerjó as white and sparkling wine. Local producers also range from accessible fruity wines to fuller reds with limited oak.
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