Magic in the air in Badacsony
Villa Sandahl does not rush to the market, vintage 2017 is still on sale, though it is their „senior” wine on the shelf now.
33rd Budapest Wine Festival on 12–15 September
This year the novelty is a luxurious Sunday Branch in the castle terrace, while the guest country is Georgia with is 8000 years’ winemaking legacy.
Villa Sandahl 20th birthday party on 7 September in Badacsony
The boutique winery has a guest house as well with stunning view of Lake Balaton. The September event will take place in one of their most beautiful vineyards.
The Best Sparkling of Balaton: Garamvári Lellei Furmint
Balaton is one of the 6 broader wine regions of Hungary, it includes 6 wine regions. The 21th annual Balaton contest saw 204 wines from 41 producers.
Starling Village by Villa Sandahl in Badacsony
The star of our cover photo is called Starling Village, named after the hungry thieves of the vineyards.
“Bottled Balaton” in Paris on 12–14 February
Taste Homola wines at the first large, international wine expo of the year: Wine Paris, 12–14 February, Wine Paris – Vinexpo
The “Super 12 White” wines
The 8th selection of the Circle of Hungarian Winewriters took place in December. The conclusion is that more of the lighter, easy to drink wines made it to the Super 12 list, with
Price-value blind tasting winner: Feind Irsai Olivér 2022
Feind Irsai Olivér 2022 has won the Irsai tasting this year. Taste it in Feind Wine Bar in Balatonfőkajár, only an hour's drive from Budapest.
Sparkling Balaton tasting on 10 June in Badacsonytomaj
This tasting called 'Balatoni Pezsgés' (something like Sparkling Tasting of Balaton) will surely be an invigorating start of the season with 12 exhibiting wineries from around lak
Taste Balaton in autumn as well – on 5 November in Veszprém
At this Balatonalmádi tasting visitors can taste wines from 25 wineries, like Feind Winery from Balatonfüred, Tornai Winery from Somló or Garamvári Vineyard from South Balaton
