Sándor Petőfi, the renowned poet and an importnt character of the revolution of 1848–49 must have popped in this event to cheer with a glass of bubbly. He liked wine, it is clearly known from his poems. Now his statue stands in Március 15. square near the River Danube, where Kiosk bistro is situated. This trendy place will host Borjour Spark!, a sparkling tasting on 13–14 August. The two day event will feature every type of bubbled wines: champagne, cava, prosecco and certainly Hungarian sparkling wines. About 30 different bottle fermented sparkling wines will be available, and the entrance fee is only the purchase of a glass (1500 HUF). Wine samples are to be paid directly at the exhibitors’ booths.

Elegance dressed in pink

One of the Hungarian sparkling wines not to miss is Teleki Tradíció 1881 Pinot Noir Rosé Brut, the first méthode traditionnelle sparkling wine of Csányi Winery in Villány. László Romsics used to be the chief winemaker of Törley, thus sparkling has always been a passion for him. As the CEO of Csányi Winery it was important for him to prove that the mediterranean Villány is able to produce elegant, ethereal sparkling wine from Pinot Noir. He was right.

“Elegant, pale colour of peach with fine bubbles. Intense, complex nose with peach, orange and subtle yeast with some citrus notes. On the palate finely woven texture, firm structure, crystal clear flavours. Fresh, vibrant acidity makes the sparkling wine vivacious and refreshing, enhancing the fruity character. Ethereal, feather light with tiny, melting bubbles. Perfect harmony. Taste it slowly finding pleasure in every sip.”

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Do you know what buffalo kiss is? Well, it is a less known type of “fröccs” aka wine spritzer. Fröccs is simply wine and soda water, and it is highly popular in Hungary. The different names refer to the different ratio of wine and soda. The most common is “nagyfröccs” (‘nagy’ means big) with 2 dl wine and 1 dl soda, while “bivalycsók” (‘buffalo kiss’) is quite a hit: 4 dl wine and only 1 dl soda.

“This place means no more to me than the hub of the universe” – says Katalin Tóth, manager of Tóth Ferenc Winery, the founder’s daughter. Katalin and her team was dreaming of a place where winelovers can enjoy the fabulous view of their vineyards, and the members of the winery can tell stories from the life of the estate in a relaxed way. 

Who will win all these heavenly delicacies below? Vylyan Vineyard and Winery is located in Villány wine region, and Mandolás is a single vineyard Cabernet Franc, a top product of the estate.

The voting period of the 3rd Hungarian WebWineWriting has just begun! In Cabernet Franc category, the estate manager of Vylyan has also read the submitted articles, as a member of the jury – along with Felicity Carter, Tamlyn Currin and Ruma Singh. Mónika Debreczeni from Vylyan enjoyed the task and she was fascinated the quality of the finalist articles. So if you want to learn about Cabernet Franc, read the finalist articles by Julia Scavo (Romania / Monaco), Peder Lehmann Larsen (Denmark) and Philip Kampe (USA), and vote for your favourite writing. The winner can participate in the Hungarian study tour (15–18 August), plus she or he will win an unforgettable stay in Villány with several tastings and winery visits.

Several iconic chateaux appear on labels, but not many are depicted on textiles. Gere Attila Winery has recently renewed its estate under the leadership of Zoltán Varró designer, the owner of Varrodesign, a world famous hotel designer company.

This photo was shot in Greece in a dream island, where a bottle of Garamvári Blanc Fleur Brut was taken with the traveller. Travelling is getting extremely complicated these days, no schedule is secured, therefore every moment of this summer’s vacation is even more precious.

Garamvári Blanc Fleur is a single vineyard, bottle fermented sparkling wine made of 100% Pinot Blac. The creator is Vencel Garamvári, the “doyen” of Hungarian quality sparkling wines.

“Flowery bouquet, slim and elegant appearance, refreshing acids, and dainty, pearl-like bubbles. Pinot blanc base wine is fruity, the citrus tastes and bouquet conjure up the mediterranean nights, cleanness of mountain springs. Recommended as accompanying light dishes, vegetables, pastry, fishes and poultry, but it can stand alone as well, chilled to 6 – 7 C⁰. The acidic structure is light and agreeable, thus it is a very much liked sparkling type of the ladies.”

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