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Watch out! Hun Rosés are coming!

Hungarianwines.eu — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:19:38 +0000

Watch out! Hun Rosés are coming!

Harpers British wine and spirit journal published and article by Jo Gilbert on Wednesday just after Vinisud mediterranean wine exhibition to report on latest rosé trends. Elizabeth Gabay MW, author of the new book for professionals (Rose: Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution) gives her opinion during the expo. She says that “while France is still the leader in terms of quality rosé production, growth is also coming from places like Hungary, Turkey, Greece, Australia, Italy and Spain, with great results coming from experimentation with natural yeasts, aging in amphora, barrel aging and long skin contact to produce darker styles.” The photo of Ms Gabay is taken just in front of the Hungarian stand at Vinisud where Villányi Franc wines were presented. Elizabeth Gabay poured some Hungarian rosé wines at her masterclasses at Vinisud (for example from Gere Tamas & Zsolt Winery , made of indigenous Kadarka grape).

You can find great Hungarian rosé wines in our Rosé section

Read the whole article from Harpers

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“Exciting presentation, surprisingly great wines”

Hungarianwines.eu — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:06:45 +0000

Villányi Franc and other Villány varieties at Vinisud

VINISUD ended yesterday in Montpellier, and for the first time Hungary was represented within Wine Mosaic section. On the stand Dorka Homoky from Tállya (Tokaj wine region) showed her exciting artisan Furmint and Hárslevelű wines, and we presented Villányi Franc – 100% Cabernet Franc wines from Villány. At the presentation we gave a brief introduction about Hungary, Dorka Homoky presented her Tállya wines, and we presented some rare indigenous grapes like Csóka and Járdovány, along with Portugieser and of course with a Villányi Franc at the end. Elizabeth Gabay MW also included some Hungarian rose wines in her presentations. The audience loved the presentation and the wines, and visitors had high opinion about the wines as well. Thanks for all the buyers and other professionals, who visited our stand, and of course we are happy to supply more information about the wines. The next important event for us is ProWein in Düsseldorf!

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Real rarities from Hungary at VINISUD, Wine Mosaic Talk&Taste

Hungarianwines.eu — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:32:56 +0000

Unique grape varieties from Villány

VINISUD (18–20 February, Montpellier, France) is smaller than ProWein, and since it showcases mediterranean regions, it is more focused – thus many trade professionals prefer this event thanks to its obtainable size. The Hungarian mediterranean wine region, Villány will exhibit as well: you can taste Villányi Franc at Villány community stand within Wine Mosaic section. Tokaj will also by represented by Dorka Homoky, a winemaker from Tállya.
For the first time in VINISUD Hungary will be introduced during a tutored tasting at 4 pm on 19th February: Hungary in a nutshell: Renewal of Tokaj and Discover of Villany wine regions. Since the tasting is within Wine Mosaic Conference Talk & Taste, we will adjust our topic to the mission of Wine Mosaic: to introduce rare and exciting grape varieties to preserve them for the future.
Dorka Homoky will present grapes of Tokaj: Furmint and Hárslevelű. Furmint may be the most wellknown, while Hárslevelű is really exciting – and many experts share this opinion of ours.

’Csóka’, ’Járdovány’, ’Portugieser’ – and of course Villányi Franc

Hungarianwines.eu editor Ágnes Németh will present five wines to show that Villány, our most famous red wine region is much more then the birthplace of blockbuster wines of Bordeaux varieties.

Portugieser is an indigenous grape of Villány, and though it is considered to be a grape to give everyday wines, you can find exceptional examples of them. With Koch Portugieser we will show that Portugieser can be aged, while Bock Jammertal Selection will show a totally new face of the variety.

Fekete (literally black) Járdovány is a grape variety unknown for even local wine experts. It is practically not grown anywhere, Attila Gere, the iconic winemaker in Villány however two parcels of this ancient grape of the Carpathian Basin. He carries on several experiments with the research centre of Pécs, and his single varietal Fekete Járdovány is a result of this experiment. The grape extincted with phylloxera, but it came to life again in 2011, when the first vintage was made. It gives acid driven, spicy, fruity wine with a nose of sour cherry and rose pepper. On the palate it is easy going, lovely and spicy – slightly similar to Kadarka.

Csóka is another „rescued” grape by Pécs Research Centre, and this indigenous grape is said to be older than Kadarka. It gets its name from a black bird, because the grape itself is extremely dark blue. Vylyan Csóka is a limited edition, medium bodied, energetic wine with bright acidity and tannin. Rich varietal character.

Villányi Franc must be included in every presentation of Villány, it is really the ideal meeting of a grape and a wine region. You can taste cabernet Franc practically everywhere, but you can taste Villányi Franc only from Villány. Kővilla Villányi Franc is a beautiful, elegant example of the the brand.

If you are interested in this presentation, find us on Monday at Wine Mosaic Taste & Talk or write to us for a limited number of invitations!

https://www.vinisud.com/fr/programme-des-animations

The list of Villány wines presented:

Koch Portugieser, 2015
Bock Portugieser Jammertal Selection, 2016
Gere Attila Járdovány, 2016
Vylyan Csóka, 2014
Csányi Villányi Franc, 2012

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