Are you stuck in Budapest? Then among all the gloomy news we have a cheerful one: Haraszthy Winery will deliver your order (in case of a minimum of 12 bottles webshop order) free of charge. Free shipment applies to most districts in Budapest (I., II., III., IV., V., VI., VII., VIII., IX., XI., XII., XIII., XIV. and XV.) and some neighbouring villages (Budakalász,
Pilisborosjenő, Üröm, Solymár, Budakeszi. Etyek is the “vineyard of Budapest”, and Haraszthy Winery is one of its most important wineries. The founder, the Argentinean Carlos Coelho discovered this hidden gem before others – he wanted to buy wine, but he couldn’t find any wineries open. A quarter of a century passed, and now Haraszthy Winery is a state-of-art winery with a stunning estate complex including a steak house called Matador and an amphitheater for open air events, concerts (we, Hungarianwines.eu organized our very first Hungarian Gettogether at Haraszthy Winery in the summer of 2018). Haraszthy has a wide portfolio from the crispy whites through elegant Pinot Noir to full bodied red wines from the Argentinean sister estate, or another sister estate from California. Fantastico Malbec was selected the best New World red wine by VinCE Magazine in 2018, while last summer the same magazine had a panel tasting to evaluate the wines of Etyek wine region, and Haraszthy Sauvignon Blanc 2017 was given the second best scores. Haraszthy rosé – made of 100% Pinot Noir – is always among the best rosés of the country. So – there is nothing to lose, make your lockdown days more lighthearted and enjoy some great wines from Etyek by Haraszthy’s “rescue service”.

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Etyek is the “vineyard of Budapest”, since it takes only 30–40 minutes from the capital to get to the centre of Etyek–Buda wine region. Lovely old and modern cellars await visitors, for example on top of Öreghegy (‘Old Hill’) you won’t believe your eyes: a state-of-art winery, an atmospheric steak house with a large terrace and pool gives striking contrast to the rustic old cellars on the way. Matador, the steak house was renewed last year, and it opens for the season on the 15th March. Now you can win a dinner for the opening day with your Facebook comment! “Be the first to taste the new, awesome flavor combinations of our Mexican chef! Win a grill dinner invitation for two for the season opening day of Matador Restaurant! All you have to do is to tag your friend or love in the comment section who you would bring for a dinner and – if you are lucky – we invite both of you to Etyek on 15th March.“ The deadline for participating in the draw: 13 March, 10 am.

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Saint Martin is celebrated all over Hungary, since the famous bishop of the Roman nempire was born in a Roman province which is a Hungarian town now (Savaria was the Roman name, now Szombathely). Matador, the renewed steak restaurant of Haraszthy welcomes its guests with a special wine dinner on 9 November (Saturday), dedicated to the animals associated with Saint Martin, the geese. Since this is the season of new vintage wines, guests will be greeted with 2019 vintage Sir Irsai and Pinot Noir Rosé, and then 4 courses arrive with their wine pairings. The appatizer is shrimp bisque – fried shrimp wrapped in potato spaghetti, spinach, fava beans, green harassa – and is accompanied with Haraszthy Chardonnay 2017, then comes the obligatory goose liver with pear boiled in wine, paired with Öreghegy Cuvée 2016. The main course is goose leg confit with cabbage, betroot, dried red cranberries, cracklings, the pair is the magnificent Öreghegy Pinot Noir 2015. As dessert, guests will receive brownie with a Malbec from Haraszthy’s Argentin sister winery. Öreghegy Pinot Noir is a lovely, elegant wine with cherry color. „Primal fruitiness on nose, accompanied by some roasted scent. On the palate besides the sour cherry you will find the presence of chocolate, tobacco and bold notes produced by barrel ageing. Aftertaste is medium-long, spicy.” The price of the dinner is 19.900 HUF / person (61 euros), booking is necessary.

The international wine competition called VinAgora is organized annually in Hungary and has announced its results, though the champion awards are still to be announced (on 25 April at VinCE Budapest Wine Show). The 20th anniversary of VinAgora brought a record-high number of registrations: 643 wines entered from 17 countries. If at least 15 samples of a given varietal are entered, then among the gold-medal-winning wines of the given varietal, the sample with the highest score receives the “Best Hungarian Varietal Wine of VinAgora”title, and the winners of this title have already been made public. The Best Pinot Noir of Hungary comes from Etyek, Haraszty Winery, and the award proves the fact that Pinot Noir can give stunning wines in this wine region. „Cherry color. Primal fruitiness on nose, accompanied by some roasted scent. On the palate besides the sour cherry you will find the presence of chocolate, tobacco and bold notes produced by barrel ageing. Aftertaste is medium-long, spicy.”

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Haraszthy Winery will host an open air event on 13 April in their Vál vineyard, where the marvellous Love statute is situated. It is a unique,  grandiose statue created by Ukranian artist Alexander Milov. This breathtaking piece of art had been erected in Nevada at Burning Man festival in 2015, but now it shines its message of love in Hungary, it was inaugurated in September 2017. Guests are welcome from 4 pm in the afternoon, no entry fee, but if you want to taste the so called ’bográcsos’ (stew or goulash soup cooked in a large bowl called bogrács on open fire) and some Haraszthy wines, then a humble 2000 HUF is the cost of that (6.5 euros). The sunset is amazing at Vál vineyards with wine in hand!