The best Hungarian wines according to wine writers

The Circle of Hungarian Wine Writers was founded in 2016, and it has 26 members. Apart from working on making wine media a better phenomenon, the Circle organizes an annual wine competition. The first contest was held in 2016, results can be found here. In the first part of the procedure the members nominated their most memorable wines tasted in 2017. The resulting list was rather elongated, thus members had to vote for wines (they could not vote for their own nominees). At the end of the voting period the list of the 12 outstanding white and 12 red red wines took shape – the so called Super 12 were selected.

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Hungary is not as far from Bordeaux!

A Bordeaux Blend tasting will take place on 18 November in one of the most glamorous hotels of the capital. The splendour of Corinthia Hotel Budapest matches the ever shining fame of the three red Bordeaux varieties, which are popular all over the winemaking world, and Hungary is not an exception. Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot ripen well in the southern wine regions, especially in Villány, but beautiful examples are easy to found in South Balaton wine region, Eger and even in Mátra, which is mostly wellknown for aromatic white wines. The event showcases Bordeaux Blends from all over Hungary from more than 60 wineries. Do not miss the great names from Villány (Gere Attila, Csányi Winery, Vylyan Vineyard and Winery), and don’t forget to sample wines from other regions, here we have our recommendations:

Garamvári Merlot, Garamvári Winery, South Balaton, 2015

The winery is probably more wellknown for its méthode traditionnelle sparkling wines, but their still wines are equally important – one can see when visiting their winery surrounded by vineyards. „Cherry and forest fruit characters return in its taste, combined with a hint of dark chocolate.” 

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professional wine event called ENOEXPO takes place these days in Poland. If you happen to be a professional from Krakow and visit the event, we suggest you not to miss Hungarian wines. The website of the event is not very informative, we could not find the list of exhibitors, but Hungarian wineries are there, you can believe us.

If you are there, do not miss:

• Egri Bikavér, Thummerer Winery (a great red blend, elegant, fruity, yet powerful)
• Dubicz Fríz Hárslevelű, Mátra (a barrel aged, complex white wine from on of the most important indigenous grape variety of Hungary)
• VinArt Csanád Cuvée, Csaba Koch, Villány (the flagship wine of the winery, a complex, long matured red blend from the ‘Mediterranean’ wine region of Hungary)

ENOEXPO is the only professional wine-focused event of its kind in Poland. The fair does not only give you the opportunity to compare the offers of producers and distributors from all over the world but also to learn about new brands and conclude successful business contracts. Trade Fair is accompanied by special trainings, industry seminars and numerous wine demonstrations which can enhance your knowledge about wine.

More information about the event

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