CENTRAL EUROPE

CENTRAL  EUROPE IS–   Countries- 9

  • WHITE=   |   RED=  “Almost Everything”
    •  **Refer to Countries/ Sub-Chapters For Varietal Information

GEOGRAPHY– HEMISPHERE-Northern, REGION– Central Europe

  • COUNTRIES-Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland

TOPOGRAPHY– FEATURES- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly/ Mountainous/ Valley/ Terraced”

CLIMATE– “Atlantic/ Oceanic”, “Mediterranean”, “Continental”

SOILS– “Metamorphic”, “Volcanic”, “Sedimentary”

  • DANUBE RIVER
    • GEOGRAPHY– Europe, REGION-Central Europe(       )
      • Located In Central Europe &  Eastern Europe (Headwaters In Black Forest of Germany Near Freiburg/ Martinskapelle to Black Sea)
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/  Hilly/ Terraced”
      • Tributaries of Danube River- Rhine/ Main, Inn, Morava, Tisa, Drava, Tisza, Sava, Olt
    • WINE REGIONS ON DANUBE RIVER
      • Austria, Hungary, Croatia
    • CULTURE- ~Etymology~ Named After
  • SUBCARPATHIAN DEPRESSION
    • GEOGRAPHY– Europe, REGION-Central Europe(       )
      • Depression Area Around Western/ Northern/ Eastern Carpathian Mountain Arc, Runs Ardis’s Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, and Romania. Opposite of Side of Carpathin Mountains
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly/ Terraced”
    • WINE REGIONS ON SUBCARPATHIAN DEPRESSION
    • CULTURE- ~Etymology~ Named After
  • CARPATHIN MOUNTAINS ARC–
    • GEOGRAPHY– Europe, REGION-Central Europe(       )
      • 1,500 km. Long Range Runs West to East In Arc From Slovakia Across Ukraine(South-East) to Romania
      • Sub-Zones-               Southern Carpathians       Western Carpathians
      • Inner Western Carpathian             Inner Eastern Carpathians
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Rolling/ Hilly/ Mountainous”
    • CULTURE- ~Etymology~ Named After
  • TRANSYLVANIAN PLATEAU/ BASIN–
    • GEOGRAPHY– Europe, REGION-Central Europe(North-East)
      • Surrounded by Eastern and Southern Carpathian Mountains
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
    • SOILS- Neogene Sandstone, Clay
    • WINE REGIONS ON TRANSYLVANIAN PLATEAU
    • CULTURE- ~Etymology~  Named After
  • PANNONIAN BASIN– AKA=Carpathian Basin
    • GEOGRAPHY– Europe, REGION-Central Europe(South-East), Hungary, Serbia(Vojvodina/ Macva), Central Croatia, Slavonia, Western Slovakia, Parts of Ukraine, Lower Austria Moravia, Bosnia
      • BORDERS-Vienna(In North-West) & Zagrebs(South-West)
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”
      • Dried Out Pannonian Sea From Piocene Epoch Era
      • On~Danube~&~Tisza~Rivers~
      • BETWEEN-Carpathians Mountains & Transyvanian Plateau
    • WINE REGIONS ON PANNONIAN BASIN
    • CULTURE- ~Etymology~ Named After Pannonia, Province From the Roman Empire
      • AKA=Carpathian Basin
  • HUNGARIAN PLAIN– AKA=Alfold
    • GEOGRAPHY– Europe, REGION-Central Europe(         ), Hungary(South & East)
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”
    • WINE REGIONS ON HUNGARIAN PLAIN
    • CULTURE- ~Etymology~ Named After
  • EASTERN SLOVAK LOWLANDS–
    • GEOGRAPHY– Europe, REGION-Central Europe(        ), Part of Hungarian Plain
    • TOPOGRAPHY– “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”
      • Consists of Eastern Slovak Hills, Eastern Slovak Flat
    • WINE REGIONS ON EASTERN SLOVAK LOWLANDS
    • CULTURE- ~Etymology~  Named After
  • ROMANIAN LOWLANDS–
    • GEOGRAPHY– Europe, REGION-Central Europe(South-East)
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”
    • WINE REGIONS ON ROMANIAN LOWLANDS
    • CULTURE- ~Etymology~ Named After
  • VIENNA BASIN–
    • GEOGRAPHY– Europe, REGION-Central Europe(     )
      • Western End of Sub-Carpathian Depression, East of Vienna
    • TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”
    • WINE REGIONS ON VIENNA BASIN
    • CULTURE- ~Etymology~ Named After
  • AUSTRIAN-SOUTH-MARAVIAN CARPATHIANS–
    • GEOGRAPHY– Europe, REGION-Central Europe(        )
      • Mountain Range Along Border of Austria and Czech Republic
    • TOPOGRAPHY– “Rolling/ Hilly”
    • WINE REGIONS ON AUSTRIAN-SOUTH-MARAVIAN CARPATHIANS
    • CULTURE- ~Etymology~ Named After

GEOGRAPHIC DISCLAIMER~ “To Benefit From “Demystifying “The Vine” and the World of Wine a Understanding of Central Europe’s Geography and Topography is Needed and the Ability to Visualize Its Wine Regions.  Sections In Central Europe Are Organized In a North to South, / East to West Orientation and Intended to Be Researched as So.”

  • SUB-CHAPTERS Of FRANCE CENTRAL EUROPE
    • Austria
    • Czech Republic
    • Germany
    • Hungary
    • Luxembourg
    • Slovakia
    • Switzerland
  • **Refer to These Proceeding Sub-Chapters For Detailed Information.

**Refer to “BIBLIOGRAPHY/ Sources” For Details On Scholarly Works Referenced.