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Save the date: Ezerjó Grand Tasting in a Castle on 22 June

Hungarianwines.eu — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:40:02 +0000

Castle of Bodajk, Hungary

We started celebrated Ezerjó Day (16 May) three years ago, and now the producers of Ezerjó in Mór have come up something new again: the first edition of Százszorszép Ezerjó Est will be held on 22 June in the gorgeous Castle of Bodajk. The elegant venue gives this rare grape variety the prestige it deserves.
Our cover photo above features Krisztina Csetvei winemaker, one of the organisers. Photo by Már Vártalak bakery and cultural space.

“I see Ezerjó as one of the most exciting Hungarian grape varieties, with great potential to make distinctive, intense yet refreshing wines in a very contemporary style.”

Wojciech Bonkowski MW, Poland

A little language lesson: Százszorszép Ezerjó Est

We are aware of the fact that our weird language is an enigma to every foreigner, thus the name of the event needs some explanation. ‘Ezerjó’ is a white grape grown only in a few regions, mainly in Mór wine region, and the name means ‘Thousand Good’ literally. ‘Est’ means ‘Evening’, since the event takes place in the evening (from 5 pm), it is the easy part. Then we have a lovely, long word ‘Százszorszép’, which literally means ‘Hundred times beautiful’. Now, you can do the maths…:)

Ezerjó Grand Tasting (I. Százszorszép Ezerjó Est)

Date and time: 22 June 2024, 17.00–22.00
Venue: Castle of Bodajk, near the city of Székesfehérvár
The castle is an hour’s drive from Budapest, 1.5 hours by train (change in Székesfehérvár).
Accommodation tip: The Castle of Bodajk is only 12 minutes by car from the town of Mór, so it might make sense to spend the night in Mór, and take a taxi to and from the event. Therefore, the next day (on Sunday) we can visit wine cellars in Mór.
Exhibitors: Brigád, Csetvei, Frey, Galambos, Holló, Lincz, Miklóscsabi, Spontán cellars and Végh-Tomcsik Family Estate.
Programme:
– 17.00–22.00: walk around tasting
– 18.00: Ezerjó masterclass by Zoltán Győrffy wine expert
– 18.00, 19.00 and 20.00: guide tour in the hunting museum of the castle
– Ezerjó Wine Dinner with exclusive guide tour in the hunting museum of the castle
Tickets: 3 types of tickets are available
– Walk around tasting ticket: 10 900 HUF
– Walk around tasting ticket + guided tour in the hunting exhibition: 14 500 HUF
– Tasting + guided tour + wine dinner: 24 500 HUF
Tickets are available on Országos Bortúra App (only in Hungarian).
If you can’t manage, ask help here.

Warming up with recipes of dishes paired with Ezerjó Wines

Find recipes on International Ezerjó Day website!

Ezerjó – a grape variety to discover

Literally Ezerjó means ‘Thousand Good’, and it used to be one of the most common varieties in Hungary, well known throughout the Carpathian Basin.
It is almost totally restricted to one wine region, named Mór. The small region is proud of the grape and its winemakers produce more and more remarkable wines from this lesser known and lesser respected grape. We can find Ezerjó in Kunság and Neszmély wine regions as well.
Its wine has pale, greenish colour. Usually restrained on the nose, slightly aromatic. It gives light body, easy drinking, juicy with high acidity. It is also capable of giving complex, layered wines when aged in amphora or barrel.

More about Csetvei Cellar run by Krisztina Csetvei, one of the organizers of the event

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3 Hungarian orange wines to celebrate

Hungarianwines.eu — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:13:51 +0000

Of course it is the USA, which celebrates National Orange Wine Day on 6 October. The US has more than 1500 national days, which might sound ridiculous, but why not celebrate something every day? If you want to learn more about this ancient style, read Amber Revolution by Simon J. Woolf.

Etyeki Kúria, Pinot Gris Orange Wine, 2017

Sándor Mérész, chief winemaker of Etyeki Kúria has an experimental projects called ‘Mérész Sándor Projekt’. One of the fruits of his creativity is an orange wine made of Pinot Gris. The bunches were picked by hand, after destemming the must was kept on the skin for 10 days – to obtain flavours and the typical colour. The wine was then aged in second and third use Hungarian and French oak. Only 1300 bottles were filled, no wonder, the wine is sold out in most places. If you are lucky enough, you can treasure hunt amazing flavours: “Fruity and floral nose with pink grapefruit, candied orange peel and red cranberries. The palate is also fruity and complex with sour cherry, blood orange, orange peel, clove and cinnamon.”

However, do not cry over the sold out orange wine, taste the latest release by Sándor Mérész: MSP Fumé 2018, a Sauvignon Blanc, which was matured in the so called “breathing vessel”, the Flexcube.

More about MSP Fumé and other Etyeki Kúria wines

It might be hard to find an MSP Orange Wine, but all the other members of the project are worth discovering

Kristinus Wine Estate, Pinot Gris Orange Wine, 2019

Kristinus Wine Estate in Balatonboglár wine region (South Balaton) is in the middle of convertion into biodynamic, as we wrote earlier in our article “No more gas masks!”. On the journey to more natural, Kristinus created its first orange wine of 100% Szürkebarát (Pinot Gris) last year. Only 600 bottles were made, therefore it is a limited experience indeed. “The biodynamicly grown fruit was carefully hand-picked, handled minimally, soaked and fermented on its skins in clay terracotta then nurtured in Hungarian oak for six months. Not only is the wine alluring and delicious to smell and taste, but possesses an absolutely gorgeous copper like colour to admire. You’ll explore aromas and tangy flavours of brown spices, dried apricots, green apple, pear skin, tropical citrus, coriander, caramel and peaches.” At the moment, within harvest Furmint is picked and the whole bunches go into the barrel – we can’t wait to taste the result of this new experiment!

More about Kristinus Wine Estate

Special wine in special bottle from Balaton estate Kristinus

Csetvei Cellar, NaranCH Orange Wine, Chardonnay, 2015

Krisztina Csetvei in Mór loves experimenting, her portfolio includes varietal wines in three versions according to the vinification method. She visited Georgia and she was among the first ones to age wine in amphora. She could not miss the orange wine trend, thus she made an orange wine in 2015, but unlike most winemakers, she used Chardonnay, not Pinot Gris. ‘Narancs’ means ‘orange’ in Hungarian, and CH obviously refers to the grape imitating the abbreviations of the periodic table. In an orange wine tasting held by Hajnalka Szabó wine blogger, this wine was one of the best according to the participants. The wine was made in limited quantity, a few bottles might be found, the best is to visit the winery in Mór (only 90 minutes’ drive from Budapest) and taste it along with Kriszti’s other experimental wines.

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Mór & Mátra wine dinner at Jardinette, Budapest

Hungarianwines.eu — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:02:25 +0000

Jardinette is a must visit restaurant on Sas hill, in Buda – the capital of Hungary is divided into Buda and Pest, Pest is flat and modern, while Buda is hilly and full of ancient buildings. The predecessor of Jardinette was a restaurant for 100 years, and the new founder bought it in 2001. Jardinette, the name is French – in honour of French cuisine –, however the kitchen of Jardinette is truly Hungarian. Jardinette – as the name suggests – has a lovely garden with old trees and a winter garden which makes the place enjoyable all year long. The family run place is the home of frequent wine dinners, the next one is on the 31 January with 2 wineries, 5 courses and 10 wines. Kovács and Daughter winery from Mátra wine region is represented by Zita Kovács, while Csetvei Cellar from Mór region is represented by the founder, Krisztina Csetvei. Csetvei Cellar is famous for its white wines, but they also have a red wine made of Pinot Noir. It is the second red wine made by Krisztina, she is proud of it, so is her husband, Frici – after whom the wine is called Frici Noir. A lightsome, elegant wine full of red berry fruits, which will be perfect for Jardinette’s hazelnut mousse with salted caramel crisp and redcurrant jam.

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The menu and wine list of the wine dinner (in Hungarian)

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The Best Wine under 10 euros in Esquire Spain

Hungarianwines.eu — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 14:07:42 +0000

At the end of the year charts and top lists are abundant in the media. The Spanish online edition of Esquire lifestyle magazine has just posted a „top 13 wines of the year” written by renowned wine blogger, Santiago Rivas Muñoz. As the introduction says, readers can rely on the wine writer’s recommendations, because he is indeed experienced – he tastes loads of wines. His top list – in fact 4 lists according to price – contains wines mostly from different regions of Spain, and a wine from Napa and another one from Jura, France and – yes, from Hungary! The best white wine under 10 euros is an amphora aged wine made of autochton Ezerjó grape in Csetvei Cellar. „It’s crazy, such a great wine at this price, in fact it’s close to perfection, so Spanish importers should pull themselves together and buy some wines from this winery” – says Santiago about the wine he tasted at a summer study tour (Hungarian Gettogether) organized by Hungarianwines.eu. Well said.

Read Santi’s full list of top wines here

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