Pláne – a provocative refreshment
Pláne is a word often used in Hungarian language, but is difficult to translate. One dictionary says it means: ’let alone’ while a native English speaking translator would use
What do all Hungarians eat at Easter?
90 out of 100 Hungarian people would answer: tender smoked ham with freshly ground horse radish and boiled Easter eggs. At Easter the smell of slowly boiling smoked ham fills [&hel
The best Hungarian rosé wines out of 100 rosés
In our last newsletter we pointed out that though Hungary has a lot of ideas regarding what to „put on our flag”, rosé wines are not among these flagship wines. […]
Rosalia Festival
Date: 12–14 May Location: Budapest City Park Type of event: consumer wine festival concentrating almost exclusively on rosé and sparkling wines Rosalia Festival is the greatest
’Spring Wine Buzz’ (Tavaszi borzsongás)
Date: 29 April – 1 May Location: Villány (2,5 hours drive from Budapest) Type of event: consumer wine, gastronomy and music festival with craft fair Villány is the mediterranea
Szent György Day
Date: 29 April Location: Szent György Mountain, Lake Balaton Type of event: Rural, traditional wine tasting tour in the vineyards of the mountain According to the legend Saint Geo
Great Tokaj Wine Auction
Date: 22 April Location: Synagoge of Tokaj Type of event: Wine auction The Confrérie is preparing the Great Tokaj Wine Auction 2017 – to be held in Tokaj on 22nd […]
Spring Picnic of Etyek
Date: 8-9 April Location: Etyek (20 minutes drive from Budapest), several locations in the village Type of event: consumer wine, gastronomy and music festival with craft fair ‘Le
Spring Cellar Opening in Hajós–Baja
Date: 8 April Location: Hajós cellar village Type of event: wine and gastronomy festival with live music Hajós–Baja wine region is not the most famous regarding its wines, but
Two decades of Kopar, Hungary’s iconic red blend
1997. do you remember what happened twenty years ago? This was the year when headlines all over the world were occupied by news of the first cloned animal, Dolly the […]
