The Ultimate CEE Wine Fair on 18 June in London
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Yes, the first Central Eastern European wine exhibition will take place in a church! The blessed event will be hosted in the historic building of St John’s Waterloo in London, on the 18th of June. From Armenia to Ukraine, this event showcases 500 wines from 52 exhibitors from 14 countries. The event promises to be a great hit, no wonder, trade and press members were quick to register. Hungary will be represented by 7 exhibitors, let us introduce three of the wines to be tasted next Tuesday.
Date and time: 18 June, 10.00–17.00
Venue: St John’s Waterloo, Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8TY
Entrance is free, but registration is needed (only members of trade and press)
Register here.
Exhibiting countries: Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Moldova, North-Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
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Eszterbauer Báró Steiner 2020, Szekszárd
The family winery will exhibit under the name of the wine region, Szekszárd, with two fellow wineries. Eszterbauer is a winery with countless stories, each label tells tales of the ancestors. Báró Steiner 2020 has been selected the Best Hungarian Red Wine at Mundus Vini! This blend is actually a Bikavér (also known as Bull’s Blood) wine strictly regulated by Szekszárd wine region. The wine is a member of the premium line, a blend of selected lots from a great vintage. Bikavér wines should contain Kékfrankos and Kadarka indigenous varieties, the rest can be international (Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot). Báró Steiner is a concentrated, great wine with intensive sour cherry and ripened black currant on the nose and abundant in berry fruits on the palate as well. Ripened, integrated tannins, velvety texture, long finish.
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Read the story of “Baron” Steiner, who was not an aristocrat, but a gambler…
Homola Rizling 2023, Balatonfüred
Homola wines will be poured under the name of Fine Wine Association along with Vida wines. The winery is located on the north shore of Lake Balaton, thus it was obvious for them to bring the “wine of the lake”, a blend with Olaszrizling base. Rizling is one of the winery’s most important wines is this elegant blend of indigenous Olaszrizling and Riesling, which perfectly reflects the “Paloznak” style. The fruits come from the best parcels around the estate, where the soil is typically Permian red sandstone and marl. The vineyards are under organic transition. Homola Rizling tastes fresh, juicy with a good acidity carrying the well known flavours of Csopaki Olaszrizling: citrusy, zesty with almond and a hint of saltiness.
Guests can also taste two Kékfrankos wines and the refreshing 100% Balaton wine.
Vesztergombi Csaba 2020, Szekszárd
Vesztergombi wines will be available to taste under Heritage Hungary brand along with 16 other wines. Csaba is the name of the second generation winemaker, the son of the founder, a genious winemaker, and it also refers to one of the top wines of the winery. A classic Bordeaux blend of equal portion of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. “Made only in exceptionally good years. We insist on this, even if we have to miss out on production for painfully long years. We insist on a constant and high quality.
The wine ages for 22–24 months in barrique.”
This wine received gold medal at Korean Wine Trophy, Berliner Wine Trophy and Portugal Wine Trophy.
About the name: Csaba is an ancient Hungarian name, some claim that the first Csaba was Prince Csaba, son of medieval Attila, the Hun, while according to others Csaba is a name with Turkish origin meaning pastor or gift. Csaba Cuvée absolutely falls into the category of a perfect gift…
Participants can also taste award winning Vesztergombi Szent László Bikavér 2021 and Vesztergombi Vintage 2019.