Cseri Winery, Pannonhalma

A relatively new winery from the must-watch Pannonhalma wine region. The whole family is involved in the winery, father and son in the winemaking, while the women play active role in the many events they organise on the premises. The estate plays a strong emphasis on Riesling wines, they have a whole series with 9 different wines! Their Septimus Riesling 2019 was selected the Best Hungarian White Wine in 2023 by the Hungarian Circle of Wine Writers. They are capable of less serious and more playful wines as well, the aerated Blabla is a good example – with a funny origin of the name.
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Vesztergombi Cellar, Szekszárd

“Wines of Szekszárd are yummie!” – says Csaba Vesztergombi, but his and his fathers’ wines are much more than yummie. When they enter a wine contest, they return home with a pile of gold medals, and quite likely they will be the second winery to win “The Winemaker of the Year” twice. Ferenc Vesztergombi won the prestigious title in 1993, and his son, Csaba has already been nominated 4 times (the winner is to be announced in December). The wine Csaba 2022 (Bordeaux blend) in the photo won gold medal at the latest edition of Winelovers Wine Awards, it is included in the Top 100 Hungarian wines. Vesztergombi Vintage, which will be featured in the masterclass in Warsaw, is a blend of Cab. Sauvignon, Franc, Merlot, Shiraz and Kékfrankos. We wrote about the story of Turul, another WWA gold winner here.
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Zsirai Winery, Tokaj

The winery has vineyard in Somló and Villány as well, but the headquarter is in Mád, in the most precious village of Tokaj wine region. The estate is run by Petra and Kata Zsirai, the sisters inherited the company at a young age, but they manage, what is more, Zsirai has become one of the most established names of Mád. Their wines are available in several countries – for example in Canada, in the United Kingdom, in Switzerland and obviously in Poland. The cover photo features the single vineyard Zsirai Furmint Nyulászó 2021, which was described by Tamlyn Currin (JancsRobinson.com) with these words: “Floral on the nose. Definitely some sweetness – like a very sweet clementine. Deliciously sweet! Clementines. Passion fruit! Silk and tweed. Playful. Wonderful ripe citrus; mouth-watering and really, really long. Oranges on a finish that flares out, flushed with juice and fragrance.” The Warsaw masterclass will introuduce another single single vineyard from Középhegy vineyard – another stunning and unique example of the Furmint variety.
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The 12 wines of the masterclass at WWE

Speaker: Tomasz Prange-Barczyński wine expert, Ferment magazine:
Date and time: 22 November, 12.00
Tickets: 50 PLN, get your ticket here

1. Sauska Rose Brut, Tokaj
2. Sipos Kéknyelű, Badacsony
3. Zsirai Középhegy Furmint, Tokaj
4. Tornai Grófi Hárslevelű, Somló
5. Fehérvári Juhfark Grand Reserve, Somló
6. Jakab Pinot Noir High, Badacsony
7. Steigler Fusion Vörös Cuvée BIO, Sopron
8. Vesztergombi Vintage, Szekszárd
9. St. Andrea Merengő Bikaver Superior, Eger
10. A.Gere Kopar Cuvee, Villány
11. Heumann La Trinita Cabernet Franc, Villány
12. Füleky Tokaji Aszu 6 puttonyos, Tokaj

Polish importers 2Bratanki, Kociolek i Vino and WinaWulkaniczne have joined forces and will be presenting the widest selection of Hungarian wines to date at the Warsaw Wine Experience.

The 7 participating wineries from our earlier article

The friendship goes on!

The list of Hungarian wineries exhibiting at WWE!

A.Gere, Villány
“A nagy bajuszú Jász Laci pincéje”, Somló
“a szemüveges srác”, Somló
Babits, Tokaj
Barcza, Somló
Bogdán, Somló
Château Rúbaň, Slovakia (of Hungarian nationality)
Cseri, Pannonhalma
Etyeki Kúria, Etyek
Fehérvári, Somló
Fekete, Somló
Füleky, Tokaj
Gallay, Bükk
Genius, Villány
Harmónia, Tokaj
Heumann, Villány
Jakab, Badacsony
Juhász, Eger
Kancellár, Somló
Kolonics, Somló
Laposa, Badacsony
Mundi Gábor, Somló
Petrény, Eger
Sauska, Tokaj / Villány
Sipos, Badacsony
Somló Kincse, Somló
Somlói Vándor, Somló
Spiegelberg, Somló
St. Andrea, Eger
Steigler, Sopron
Tokaj-Hétszőlő, Tokaj
Tornai, Somló
Tóthborbirtok, Pannonhalma
Tóth Ferenc, Eger
Varsányi, Eger
Vesztergombi, Szekszárd
Vida, Szekszárd
Villa Völgy, Eger
Zsirai, Tokaj

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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