Vino Vero Venezia

The trendy Vino Vero wine bar has a large selection of natural wines from all over the world, what is more, all of them are available by the glass. A friend of us has spotted Kristinus Irsai Oliver recently on the chalk written wine list. The biodynamic winery is situated in the South shore of Lake Balaton, and the estate is worth visiting: do not miss the spectacular animal farm and have lunch in the bistro with only local ingredients.

Wine bar with a personal touch

“Vino Vero Venezia opened in 2014 and today offers one of the best selections of natural wines in the world, in just a few years it has become a meeting place for producers and drinkers where they mingle in the discovery of our wild and vast array of natural wines by the glass, the ultimate motif of conviviality!” The founders were inspired by a Tuscan biodynamic winery, where they ae partners. Their story is displayed along with other staff members on their website. Read about Matteo, Mara, Stella, Camilla, Nicola and Esmeralda, so that you can feel you are visiting friends when you finally get to the bar. Vino Vero has a sister wine bar in Lisbon.

More about Vino Vero Venezia

Oliver by Kristinus

Irsai Olivér is one of the most popular white grapes in Hungary, but, in spite of the usual simple, fresh, aromatic wine, Florian Zaruba and his team created an orange wine with much longer drinking potential, than that of a typical Irsai Olivér. The website of Kristinus is under construction, but you can find information about their wines on Bortarsasag.com, one of the most important wine store chain and webshop in Hungary. The shop offers 2023 vintage of the wine, but apparently 2021 is still in good shape. (2021 vintage received 91 points by Falstaff Wein Guide.)
“Lively and pure aromas, restrained grape flavours, fine haziness and a light palate. Here is the new vintage of Kristinus Oliver, the third with us. Another step towards lightness, with the white grape flower aroma of the variety matching the fresh acidity and loose texture. Also modest in alcohol content, at barely 10%. The organic yield of young vines growing on limestone and loess soil was hand-harvested, then the fresh must was fermented spontaneously along with the grape berries in cooled tanks. After a few months of ageing on the lees, it was bottled unfiltered and unfined with minimal sulphur in early April 2024.”
Find the wine on Bortársaság webshop

A recent article with Kristinus Falstaff points

Taste Kristinus Kelet (Falstaff 93 pts) at Karrakterre in Austria on 17 May

Kristinus wines are available in several countries, for example in Germany by Grape Times, in Canada by LA QV, in the USA by Zev Rovine Selections, see all Kristinus partners here.

An earlier article of us from 2022, when Kristinus received Demeter certificate

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