New release by Tornai: Sparkling made of Csomorika
At the end of the year, Tornai Winery in the volcanic Somló wine region released a sparkling wine – in two versions depending on the dosage – made of this ancient, yet unknown
Furmint wines in the USA by Danch & Granger
"Borderless, multilingual, versatile and delicious. It’s anything but a consistent brand, it’s a wonderful hot mess."
35 Hungarian exhibitors at Wine Paris
35 exhibitors, but it means at least 50 wineries, since there are several associations among the exhibitors.
4 of the 5 Kékfrankos wines with Grand Gold are Hungarian!
Last month Croatian online wine publication, Cork Croatia held one of the broadest tastings of Kékfrankos / Blaufränkisch / / Frankovka (etc) grape variety.
Borjour Magnum – more than 1000 wines in Budapest on Valentine Day
Literally all the 22 wine regions will be represented including the rarely mentioned Csongrád and Bükk, along with wineries from beyond the borders.
Love is all around Badacsony
The 2024 vintage sparkling spent 12 months on the lees, extra brut (4 g residual sugar), and the base wine is a blend of Rózsakő and Furmint.
The Winewriters’ Favourite in 2025: Vesztergombi Cellar
After 3 years of Eger holding the prestigious title called Kosárka Memorial Award, now Szekszárd took over with Vesztergombi.
Hungarian sparklings on The World of Fine Wine
The article on worldoffinewine.com is comprehensive, it has a historical introduction including the legal obstacles in the past, and features not only the key, leading companies...
Start the year with an unorthodox sparkling wine!
Steigler Extra Brut comes from Sopron, from the organic Steigler Cellar. Refreshing, elegant, expressing the variety with outmost balance.
Kékfrankos from the basaltic tuff of the peninsula
Homola Winery makes a whole range of Kékfrankos wines, and probably this single vineyard wine from the stunning Tihany peninsula is the most peculiar.
