A few tickets are still available!

The 10th jubilee Franc & Franc Forum is a think tank, a source of up-to-date knowledge of Cabernet Franc variety from every aspect. Taste Francs from Tuscany, the Loire, Argentina, California and Chile, and certainly from Villány!
Cover photo: Andrea Gere of A. Gere Winery at Franc & Franc event last year

Date and time: 8.30–17.00, 25 November 2025
Venue: Bock Winery, 7773 Villány, Batthyány u. 15., Hungary
Programme:
– The same vineyard, different harvest dates
– Tasting of the Top 12 Villány Cabernet Franc in 2025 (see wine list below)
– Lunch
– Loire and Tuscany tasting conducted by Pasi Ketolainen MW
– Argentina, California and Chile tasting conducted by Peter McCombie
At the moment (5th November, 11.50 am) 18 tickets are still available!
Tickets: 31 900 HUF (around 82 EUR)
Buy your ticket here (you should scroll down until you see the ticket purchase panel)
The Friday conference is followed by a tasting day on Saturday, but that event is sold out. Obviously, visitors can find places to taste and reasons to stay longer…

TOP 12 Cabernet Franc of Villány in 2025 below the photos

TOP 12 Cabernet Franc of Villány in 2025

Csányi Winery Teleki Válogatás Cabernet Franc 2023 (classicus)
Günzer Cabernet Franc 2021 (classicus)
Koch Villányi Franc 2021 (premium)
Agancsos FRANCia 2021 (premium)
Szende Kopár Villányi Franc 2020 (premium)
Ruppert Villányi Franc 2020 (premium)
Vinatus Villányi Franc 2019 (premium)
Sauska Villányi Franc Makár 2018 (premium)
Ipacs Szabó Birtok Ég és Föld között 2022 (super premium)
Gere Attila Villányi Franc Ördögárok 2022 (super premium)
Mokos Villányi Franc 2021 (super premium)
Stier Villányi Franc 2019 (super premium)

Villányi Cabernet Franc Regulation

Classicus Cabernet Franc can be made
– from grapes harvested in Villány wine region,
– with a minimum ageing of 6 months in oak barrel.
Premium Villányi Franc can be made
– from grapes harvested with a maximum yield of 60 hl/ha,
– aged in oak for at least one year and also benefits from long bottle ageing.
Super Pre­mium Villányi Franc means that
– it is made from 100% Cabernet Franc grapes
– with a maximum yield of 35 hl/ha.
– It spends a minimum of one year in oak and one year in bottle.