Egri Bikavér

Egri Bikavér the famous red wine from Hungary is actually a blend of potentially many grape varieties. (In this sense it's similar to Châteauneuf-du-Pape which also allows 13 grapes in the blend.) Here is a summary of regulations for producing Egri Bikavér and Egri Bikavér Superior after the last modifications in 2009:

	Egri Bikavér	Egri Bikavér Superior
Allowed villages	Andornaktálya, Demjén, Eger, Egerbakta, Egerszalók, Egerszólát, Felsőtárkány, Kerecsend, Maklár, Nagytálya, Noszvaj, Novaj, Ostoros, Szomolya, Verpelét (some vineyards)	same as for Egri Bikavér but the grapes should come from class I or II/1 vineyards (similar to Burgundy’s grand cru and premier cru designations)
Maximum yield	90 hl/ha	60 hl/ha
Allowed grape varieties  (as from the 2010 harvest 13 grape varieties are allowed in the blend)	kékfrankos (blaufränkisch), kékoportó (blauer portugieser), kadarka, blauburger, zweigelt, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir, kékmedoc (menoire or aleatico), turán, bíborkadarka, syrah
Minimum number of grape varieties in the blend	3	5
Maximum proportion of any grape variety in the blend	50% (kékfrankos (blaufränkisch) has to have the highest proportion)	30% ( with the exception of kékfrankos (blaufränkisch) which has to be between 30-50%)
Minimum proportion of the varieties in the blend	5% (at least 3 varieties have to exceed that proportion)	5% (at least 5 varieties have to exceed that proportion and kékfrankos (blaufränkisch) has to be at least 30% )
Other restrictions on blending	maximum 10% of turán and bíborkadarka (together)	maximum 5% of the turán grape
		maximum 30% of cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon (together)
Minimum alcohol	10.6% (kékfrankos, kékoportó, kadarka, blauburger, turán, bíborkadarka, zweigelt) 12.08% (cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir, menoire és syrah)	12.83%
Minimum maceration on skins	8 days	14 days
Minimum ageing in wooden barrels	6 months	12 months
Minimum ageing in bottle	6 months	6 months
Labeling restrictions	Grape varieties with less than 5% in the blend cannot be mentioned on the label