Precipitation (mm) 680 Average temperatures (°C) 10.8 Average temperature during vegetation period (°C) 16.9 Average temperature during vegetation period (°C) 3,100
The inactive volcano of the Vihorlat mountain range and the rolling border of the Eastern Slovak Lowland frame up the area of the youngest winegrowing region in Slovakia. Its wines have soaked up traces of the conditions affecting the continental climate of the Russian and Ukrainian plains and the unique composition of the volcanic soils by Tibava and Sobrance. Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay – these wines are smooth and non-intrusive, yet memorable. Grüner Silvaner, Dievčie hrozno and Müller Thurgau are wines that are sufficiently extractive and spicy. And, it is also home to Welschriesling, a quintessentially Slovak wine, strongly presented in its eastern Slovak version. The blue varieties are represented by malleable, bright ruby coloured Blaufränkisch and the increasingly popular Pinot noir.
Soil Conditions: The volcanic foundation of the Vihorlat mountain range forms the foundation of the vineyards‘ fertile soil, while fluvial soils are predominant in the rest of the region.
Climate Conditions: The differences between day-time and night-time temperatures are only seven to eight degrees Celsius. Temperatures remain extremely stable throughout the entire vegetation period, ranging from 24° C during the day to around 16° C at night.