The Top 12 Villányi Franc is to be presented

The annual Cabernet Franc conference and tasting day is always sold out, this year again it is better to hurry, if you want a spot. Only 21 tickets are left for the tasting day, where 5 wineries will host guest wineries, thus participants can taste altogether more than 40 varietal Cabernet Franc wines – among them the latest top 12.

Date and time: 23 November 2024, from 8.30 (all day)
Venue: Registration takes place at Sauska winery (7773 Villány, 048/10 hrsz.)
After registration, guests will be taken to the different host wineries by colour coded buses. Each guest visits each if the host wineries.
Tickets cost 34 900 HUF / approximately 87 EUR
Ticket includes the tasting of all the Cabernet Franc wines at the host wineries, lunch, a tasting glass, a tasting notebook and wine bites at the wineries.
Tickets are available here (in Hungarian, but google can help)
Contact the organizers here.

Host wineries (tasting venues)

Bock Winery
Gere A. Winery
Günzer Tamás Winery
Sauska
Vylyan Vineyard & Winery

A short video about last year’s edition

Franc & Franc Forum

The day before, on 22 November a conference is held, at the moment 15 tickets are available. The topic of the conference this year: “On the path of sustainability”. The event takes place at Bock conference centre, registration begins at 8.30, tickets cost 29 900 HUF and it includes lunch and coffee break and the tastings during the masterclasses (more than 25 wines).
The morning session includes the presentation and tasting of the latest Top 12 Villányi Franc wines introduced by András Horkay DipWSET wine expert.
The language of the conference is Hungarian.
If you are interested, contact the organizers here.

See the previous selection of the Top 12 Cabernet franc wines

Top 12 Cabernet Franc from Villány revealed