Borjour, a company organising wine events, holds its annual sparkling wine tasting on the 28th of December – just in time to taste and buy the favourite ones for the New Year’s Eve. Aerated or bottle fermented,fresh or long aged – visitors can taste a whole range of bubblies from several wine regions of Hungary and also from France, Italy and Spain. The venue is the “Whale”, the building called Bálna on the bank of the river Danube.

Date and time: 28 December 2024, 17.00–21.30
Venue: Bálna (‘The Whale’), Fővám square 11-12, Budapest, Hungary
Ticket price: 11 900 HUF / approx. 28 EUR (It includes all the Hungarian sparklings and some mineral water. Foreign sparkling wines are to be purchased on the spot.)
Get your ticket here (click on ‘Jövök’ meaning ‘I will participate’, first you have to register)
Glass rental: To rent a glass you should prepare 2500 HUF in cash, you will get it upon returning the glass.
Exhibitors: 17 Hungarian wineries plus Champagne, Prosecco and Cava
Food: Oysters will be available!

The sparkling wines from our cover photo

Click on the name of the wines for more information

– Babarczi Buborczi, an aerated sparkling wine made of Cserszegi Fűszeres, Irsai Olivér, Tramini from Pannonhalma
– Dubicz Zsizsi Frizzante, an aerated sparkling wine made of Sárgamuskotály, from Mátra
– Fehérvári Extra Dry, a method traditional sparkling wine made of Chardonnay grape, from Somló
– Fehérvári Brut Nature Grand Reserve 2021, a method traditional sparkling wine blend from Somló
– Frittmann Frisecco, an aerated sparkling wine made of Irsai Olivér grape, from Kunság
– Frittmann Gold, a method traditional sparkling wine made of Ezerjó grape, from Kunság
– Garamvári Brut Nature, a method traditional sparkling wine made of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grape, from South Balaton
– Garamvári Mimi, a method traditional, limited edition sparkling wine made of Pinot Blanc grape, from South Balaton
– Koch Chardonnay Brut, a method traditional sparkling wine made of Chardonnay, from Hajós–Baja