Win wines worth of 160 euros with a word!
Hungary is divided into 22 small wine regions, however there is a broader system of wine regions as well with 7 greater wine regions. Duna greater wine region consist of [&hellip
Celebrate the white (April-May) and red (July) blends of Eger!
The first thing that comes to your mind speaking of Eger is surely Bull’s Blood, though as we wrote about it, nowadays wine producers prefer to use the Hungarian name, […]
Villány regional wine contest – the results
International wine contests are of most importance, but so do the regional ones, because these tournaments show the best examples of a region. Since wines against each other are fr
Pláne – a provocative refreshment
Pláne is a word often used in Hungarian language, but is difficult to translate. One dictionary says it means: ’let alone’ while a native English speaking translator would use
What do all Hungarians eat at Easter?
90 out of 100 Hungarian people would answer: tender smoked ham with freshly ground horse radish and boiled Easter eggs. At Easter the smell of slowly boiling smoked ham fills [&hel
The best Hungarian rosé wines out of 100 rosés
In our last newsletter we pointed out that though Hungary has a lot of ideas regarding what to „put on our flag”, rosé wines are not among these flagship wines. […]
Two decades of Kopar, Hungary’s iconic red blend
1997. do you remember what happened twenty years ago? This was the year when headlines all over the world were occupied by news of the first cloned animal, Dolly the […]
Let’s celebrate poetry and wine today!
11 April is the Day of Poetry in Hungary, to remember Attila József, one of our greatest poet. On this occasion, we recommend a café house, Café Hadik in Budapest, […]
A thorough French article about the wines of Villány
François Collombet French wine writer was one of the invited guests at VinCE Budapest Wine Show in March. Returning home Collombet has published his first piece about Villány and
Vinitaly with Hungarian exhibitors
Verona is the city of love – and at the time of Vinitaly it is the love of wine as a profession. This year Vinitaly takes place on 9–12 April. […]
