Kristinus and 199 more winemakers

Kristinus Wine Estate is the largest biodynamic winery in Hungary, and it will be one of the exhibiting estates at the annual Karakterre 13 wine event in Eisenstadt, Austria, at the stunning Orangery Palace Park. Taste organic and biodynamic wines from Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the USA and Hungary. It is worth participating on both days of the event, since there are different winemakers on the two days, and the price for the two days is more reasonable (45 EUR for 1 day, 70 EUR for 2 days).

“Karakterre is one of the world’s leading wine festivals, showcasing organic, biodynamic, and natural wines from Central and Eastern Europe over a two-day event. It takes place annually at historic locations in Austria (at the Esterhazy castle in Eisenstadt, the capital of Burgenland winemaking region) and New York (at Rockefeller Center, in the heart of Manhattan). With ecology at its core, Karakterre festival promotes wineries committed to values of sustainable living.”

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Kristinus Holistic Kékfrankos 2020

This Kékfrankos is one of the wines in our cover photo. Kékfrankos (also known as Blaufrankisch) is an important indigenous grape of Hungary. “Carefully selected raw material, partly whole bunch fermentation, longer periods of soaking, 12 months of mellowing in ceramic vessels and unstrained bottling all contribute to the natural likability of this wine. Red, vivid but not so deep, that is what you have in your glass. Your senses will absorb in kindly flattering sweetness and shrill floral & herbal fruitiness. Fresh plum, sour cherry, violet and lavender – with a little salty and dusty character. Small amount of fine tanning that turns into a silky taste in your mouth. Medium body, perfect elegance.”
Find the wine on Kristinus webshop

Kristinus – Officially biodynamic with all of its 62 hectares

Hungary will rank higher in the biodynamic world chart thanks to Kristinus. Read more.

“No more gas masks!” How did it all start?

Read our earlier interview (from 2020) with Florian Zaruba, winemaker and general manager of Kristinus Wine Estate from two years ago, at the beginning of the convertion.

You are what you eat

“We offer local food made of local, seasonal ingredients.” Have you heard this sentence a thousand times? It is one of the “must-say” slogans of bistros, the more hipster the place is, the most passionately they have to repeat this mantra. However Kristinus with its in site restaurant, Lokál 47 took a deep dive and raised the term of “local ingredients” to a next level: all the growers and producers of the ingredients are listed in the menu, therefore we know exactly where the porcini comes from (Zsolt Szabó / Fox Chili) or who bred the catfish (Panarini Fish House).
More about Lokál 47
Our earlier articl about Lokál 47

You can order Kristinus wines in Germany from Treat Specialty Wines or from Grape Times.

Kristinus wines are available in the Netherlands from Craft Wine.

EU: order Kristinus wines from Winelovers Webshop,they ship to every European country.

Find Kristinus wines at Zev Rovine Selections in the US.