Wines made from Harslevelu grapes of Slovakia
Discover the best wines made with Harslevelu as a single variety or as a blend of Slovakia.
Most certainly Hungarian. It is also found in Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, and even Australia. In Hungarian, "harslevelu" means "lime leaf".
Slovakia (officially The Slovak Republic) is a landlocked country described as being either at the eastern edge of Western Europe, or the western edge of Eastern Europe. This dichotomy reflects the state's recent history, a story of political unrest common in this region. The lands that are now Slovakia were an integral Part of Hungary for almost 900 years, but became independent when the Austro-Hungarian Empire was dismantled after the First World War. Almost immediately, Slovakia aligned itself with Bohemia and Moravia (the modern-day Czech Republic), Silesia and Carpathian Ruthenia to form Czechoslovakia.