During the past decade Borjour events have become the favourite meeting point of many wine enthusiasts, and Magnum, the annual large wine exhibition organized by Borjour team has been visited by thousands of people. This year Borjour team launches a new era: they have decided to invite several foreign professionals, mostly wine buyers, importers and sommeliers to elevate the event to a higher level. Masterclasses with exciting topics are also provided: Demetri Walters Master of Wine will speak about the latest trends from orange wine to ancient wine regions, Frank Smulders MW will serve bubble lovers with méthode traditionelle sparkling wines made of local grapes and Zoltán Demeter will introduce different styles of Tokaj wines. For foreign professionals a special tasting zone will be an ideal place to taste many wines rapidly. If you are a foreign professional and interested to visit the event, register in email providing your name, workplace and position (info@hungarianwines.eu).

More information and tickets (in Hungarian, if you need help, contact us)

Some exhibitors of Borjour Magnum

Grand Tokaj and „the 100 scored king”

Károly Áts is one of the most famous Hungarian winemakers (his 1999 Tokaj Esszencia received 100 scores by Wine & Spirit Magazine and another 100 scores for 2007 by Robert Parker), and Grand Tokaj is the only state owned winery in Hungary, a so called „national treasure”, and also the largest winery in Tokaj wine region.  The single vineyard Kővágó Furmint is a zesty, delicious, ample dry wine: „The refreshing character of the wine is nicely combined with the flavours of Furmint grape, and it is backed by the minerality of Kővágó vineyard in Mád. Due to new oak fermentation and maturation the palate shows some subtle smokiness, the body of Furmint grape along with its vibrant citrus character. Full bodied wine with great length – and some mineral-salty touch in the finish.”

More about Grand Tokaj

Vesztergombi – expertise in magnum size

Borjour Magnum will host a masterclass with top wines in magnum bottles – obvious topic for an event with a name like this. Vesztergombi Winery from Szekszárd will delegate a wine to this masterclass and theirCabernet Franc is presented in another masterclass delivered by András Horkay dipWSET wine expert. Vesztergombi Cabernet Franc is barrel aged for 18 months and is typical of the variety. If you miss the masterclasses, you can still taste wines at Vesztergombi’s booth, do not miss Csaba, a multi award winner blend names after Csaba Vesztergombi, the son of the founder. „The flagship wine of our cellar, a typical Bordeaux blend with more or less equal proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. It is made only in exceptional vintages, and we insist on this principle of ours even if painfully long years pass without having the chance to create the wine. We are keen on constant high quality.”

More about Vesztergombi Cellar

Frittmann Winery – autochton grapes in abundance

Kunság wine region was placed on the map of educated winelovers by the Frittmann brothers. They resisted the temptation of the local tradition to make fake wines in large quantities, what they did was quality winemaking from the very beginning. The Frittmann’s efforts were rewarding: the winery received several prestigious prizes like Winery of the Year and Winemaker of the Year. Ezerjó is a local grape that they use for both sparkling and still wine, the aromatic varieties are also important like Irsai Olivér or Cserszegi Fűszeres and Generosa is a variety used probably only by them. „Light straw yellow colour. When smelling, the wine glass is full of peach and pear. The alcohol, the acidity and the body gives a light, still round structure. On the palate yellow fruits and refreshing citrus fruits, and all these components result an easy drinking, lively, light hearted wine.”

More about Frittmann Winery

A relaxed event behind the witty name

’Borjour’ is a pun to rhyme with French greeting ’bonjour’ with another meaning: ’bor’ stands for wine in Hungarian, and a ’zsúr’ (pronounced in the same way as the French ’jour’) is a friendly or familiar gathering. Borjour is a relaxed tasting, and Borjour Magnum is their annual grand tasting which will take place for the 10th times next February. This next edition will be more grandiose than ever: more than 220 wineries will occupy 3 buildings of Millenáris Park offering more than 800 wines. The tasting begins at 3 pm and ends at 9 pm, tickets cost 7000 HUF / person (22 euros). 25% of the tickets are already sold, therefore it is advised to puchase tickets in advance. Click on the link below, select the green button ’Jegyet veszek’ (Purchase ticket) and if you need help, contact us.

3 wineries not to miss at Borjour

220 wineries – a huge number, so visitors should definitely make a plan before visiting. The whole list of exhibitors is not uploaded yet, but we know that several superb wineries will be present, for example: Babarczi Winery (Pannonhalma), Csányi Winery (Villány), Borbély Family Winery (Badacsony), Dobosi Winery (Balatonfüred-Csopak), Dúzsi Family Winery (Szekszárd), Etyeki Kúria (Etyek), Frittmann Winery (Kunság), Garamvári Winery (South Balaton), Gere Tamás and Zsolt Winery (Villány), Grand Tokaj (Tokaj), Koch Winery (Hajós–Baja), Kovács Nimród Winery (Eger), Lajvér Wine Estate (Szekszárd), Sabar Wine House (Badacsony), Taschner Sparkling Wine House and Winery (Sopron), Tornai Winery (Somló), Tóth Ferenc Winery (Eger), Tűzkő Wine Estate (Tolna), Vylyan Vineyard and Winery (Villány). We will post some hints in January, but meanwhile read our first three recommendations regarding Borjour Magnum exhibitors.

• Borbély Family Winery, Badacsony

The winery focuses on Olaszrizling, and they create their wines made of selected grapes from the unique terroirs of Badacsony region. The beginning 0.5 hectare plot has increased to 23 hectares by now, which is an ideal size for the family: it is still possible to handle and at the same time it is large enough to give the freedom to create a wide range of wines. Apart from the centre of the estate they have vineyards on five mountains of Badacsony wine region: Badacsony, Gulács, Tóti, Csobánc and Bács mountains. The have received several important acknowledgements recently, and the year 2018 was even more fruitful than the ones before.

• Kovács Nimród Winery, Eger

A winery producing great wines of international standars. KNW wines are sold all over the world, they have impressive sales figures even the USA– no wonder: they are equally outstanding with international varieties (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah etc), and with indigenous varieties. Their Furmint has been selected the best Furmint of Hungary at VinAgora and their Grand Bleu is a Kékfrankos, which must be tasted once in a lifetime.

• Taschner Sparkling Wine House and Winery, Sopron

Kurt Taschner started to make bottle fermented sparkling wines well before it became trendy in Hungary. His Chardonnay is super elegant, but he also concentrates on indigenous grape varieties. How much Frühroter Veltliner have you tasted so far? None? Then taste Taschner’s white wine made of this rare variety: it boasts flowers and peach on the nose, tropical fruits and spiciness on the palate. Mango and citrus fruits. Light, juicy wine ideal with turkey dishes.

The largest event?

The organizers claim Borjour Magnum to be the biggest indoor wine tasting in Hungary, and take all things into consideration indeed it is: Budapest Wine Festival is larger, but it is an outdoor event in the wonderful World Heritage Castle of Buda, while VinCE Budapest Wine Show is a larger scale indoor event if we add up masterclasses and workshops, but definitely Borjour Magnum is the largest wine tasting where you can sample wines from the largest number of wineries under one roof.

No suits, no ties!

Borjour events are not trade exhibitions, so do not expect serious businessmen with namecards and briefcases. It is a consumer event, thus no suprise if visitors not only sample, but drink as well. You can come across professionals as well, but this relaxed wine tasting is more about celebrating wine and discovering new favourite wineries.

Want something new? 5 wines to start with at Borjour Magnum

• Sabar Rhine Riesling 2016

The little estate from Badacsony wine region is a really big „hit” now, even the most critical wine bloggers use only positive superlatives when describe their wines.  This Rhine Riesling is just one superb white wine of them, but you must also taste their different variations of Olaszrizling wines.

• Babarczi Kékfrankos Rosé, 2017

New vintage rosé from Pannonhalma wine region Babarczi arrived in January, so it is really fresh. Enchanting pale pink colour, fresh nose with lovely red berry fruits, refreshing palate.

• Taschner Chardonnay Brut

Taschner Wine and Sparkling Wine Cellar is new to hungarianwines.eu, though not new in the Hungarian wine scene: following his father’s path Kurt Tascher has been making wines for more than two decades, and beside still wines he creates super elegant méthode traditionnelle sparkling wines!

• Bio Dobosi Cuvée 2015 and 2016

The two vintages in the name of the wine is not a mistake: indeed it is a blend of two vintages, which is not common at all! What is the reason behind? Ask the winemaker himself! Dobosi is an organic winery from the picturesque Balaton Uplands, and they are the latest who joined our website, and we warmly recommend you to taste their Juhfark and Olaszrizling wines as well!

• Chateau Teleki Cabernet Franc 2015

Though it is the largest winery in Villány, apart from the well made, easy drinking entry level wines they have upper level, exclusive labels as well. Teleki Selection is a new wine family concentrating on the highlights of Villány region, with a label design expressing modernity and freshness. Chateau Teleki is another, more exclusive label within the winery, and the new vintage Chateau Teleki wines have just come out, come and taste them! These wines also received new labels depicting the old gate in the cellar of the winery.

Just a few more exhibitors to mention

Kovács Nimród and Tóth Ferenc Wineries from Eger, Laposa Estate from Badacsony region, Béres Winery, Grand Tokaj and Patricius Wine House from Tokaj, Koch Winery from Hajós–Baja, Kristinus and Garamvári from South Balaton, Vylyan Vineyard and Winery from Villány, Lajvér from Szekszárd.

Tickets in advance: 6900 HUF (23 euros)

Tickets (purchasing website is in Hungarian, but you will solve it)

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