Skekszárd is located in the south of Hungary and extends as a strip from the Danube towards the northwest, approximately northeast of Villany in the south. From there it is not far to the Yugoslavian border. About 6,000 hectares are designated as vineyards, but de facto only about 1,500 to 3,000 hectares are planted. Little is known about the history of the region, in contrast to many other regions of Hungary. The first documented references to viticulture date back to the 13th century, in which it is described that here in the south of Hungary viticulture took place at least as early as the 1st century. The heyday of viticulture here, as elsewhere in Hungary, was abruptly interrupted by the invasion of the Turks and by phylloxera at the end of the 19th century. The climate of Skekszárd is warm and dry, and mainly influenced by warm winds from the Mediterranean. Thus, in the case of particularly warm weather, drought damage to the vines can also occur. The soil consists primarily of loess, which can reach considerable depths here. Above this there are layers of clay, sand or weathered rock. All of this suggests a higher proportion of red wine varieties than white. A particular speciality of the region is the Kadarka grape variety, from which, in addition to the Eger region, the cuvée of "Eger Bull's Blood" may also be produced here. In the past, Kadarka wines were rather of measured quality and quite cheap, but recently the grape variety has been allowed to prove that it has some ageing potential.