May is the favourite month of many–especially in the Northern Hemisphere–due to its beauty and its abundance in flowers. In the Ancient Rome, people celebrated Maia, the goddess of fertility and the coming of summer. In Hungary today we celebrate the beginning of a new era with a new government, and with the promise that we will never be oppressed again by our own politicians. Bubbles are to celebrate, so let us recommend three novelties from the sparkling scene

Fehérvári Reserve Brut Rosé, Somló

“Leave the barriers behind: our Reserve Brut Rose rosé sparkling wine is a celebration of freedom given by self-confidence.”  The embodiment of May: floral, uplifting, charming. This bottle fermented sparkling wine is made of Furmint, Hárslevelű, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and some red wine is added for the colouring. The traditional method sparkling wine ages on the lees for at least 24 months. 7000 bottles are made annually, and last year it won gold medal at Vinagora international competition.
What is the novelty? The winery itself, with centuries of history, but with a new era from only 2019. And another novelty: Fehérvári Reserve Rosé Brut is now available in magnum format. With a retail price (winery webshop) of 6299 HUF / around 18 EUR. The magnum retail price is 17 499 HUF / 50 EUR.
Fehérvári wines are available in some countries, for example in Poland on Wina Wulkaniczne webshop. If you are interested in importing, contact the export manager.
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Cseri Blabla aerated sparkling wine, Pannonhalma

Cseri Winery itself is a novelty on Hungarianwines.eu, we are just about to work with this young and ambitious family winery from the must-be-on-the-radar wine region of Pannonhalma. “Blabla” is a funny Hungarian word, it refers to cheerful chatting, usually with not much content. No wonder, the parents were inspired by the discussions of the new generation–and surely these talks contain a lot of “blabla”. But BLA is also the three initials of the three representatives of the younger generation: Barna, Lilla and Aguszta.
Blabla is an aerated sparkling wine made of Pinot Blanc, Rhine Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Traminer. The retail price (winery webshop) is only around 7-8 EUR.
Cseri wines are available in some countries, for example in Poland at Kociolek i Wino (Warsaw). If you want to import Cseri wines, contact the winery.
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Csetvei Juhfark Petnat, Somló

Krisztina Csetvei simply “cannot do not new things”, creativity is in her DNA. The recent, 3rd edition of their Vinyl & Wine project with her husband includes a bottle (or 6) of Szürkebarát Petnat), and she also made petnat of Zöldveltelini (Grüner Veltliner), the list of petnats continues. The new member is made of Juhfark, the main grape of Somló, since Csetvei Cellar has a vineyard in Somló as well (though the winery itself is located in Mór wine region). What’s more, there is a Chardonnay Petnat, which will soon be available for on Autistic Art webshop to raise money for the Autistic Art Foundation. The petnats are available at the cellar in Mór – well worth a visit!
Csetvei wines are available in some countries, for example in Germany, at Noble Rot Weinbar (Berlin). If you are interested in importing, contact Krisztina Csetvei.
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