Egri Bikavér Ünnep
Date: 6–9 July 2017 Location: Érsek garden, Eger, Hungary Type of event: outdoor wine festival This festivity has been held annually for 20 years, and this 21st edition will be
Egri Csillag Weekend
Date: 28 April – 1 May 2017 Location: Dobó square, Eger, Hungary Type of event: outdoor wine festival with a masterclass 13 wineries will present the latest vintage of their [&h
Celebrate the white (April-May) and red (July) blends of Eger!
The first thing that comes to your mind speaking of Eger is surely Bull’s Blood, though as we wrote about it, nowadays wine producers prefer to use the Hungarian name, […]
Villány regional wine contest – the results
International wine contests are of most importance, but so do the regional ones, because these tournaments show the best examples of a region. Since wines against each other are fr
Hogyan tegyük felejthetetlenné a kóstolónkat? Tippek borászatoknak.
Rövid látogatás a kóracél tartályok, barrique hordók között, pillantás a palackozóra, majd a kóstoló 5 különböző borral, egy tál pogácsával, némi információv
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
