wine festival Archives - Hungarianwines

Celebrate Juhfark with 14 winemakers on 21 October

Hungarianwines.eu — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:29:34 +0000

Host: Tornai Winery, Somló

The unique grape of Somló, Juhfark deserves to be celebrated–it is capable of great wines reflecting the volcanic terroir and it can also elevate our weekdays with its crispy and refreshing acidity. Tickets are still available for the Saturday festivity.

Juhfark “Ünnep” is the Hungarian name of the whole day event on Saturday, and while it can be translated to “Festival”, “Ünnep”, the original word is slightly more solemn, more ceremonial. And when the world is torn apart, the length of the TV news is not enough to detail all the actual conflicts, it is high time to celebrate the community, the unity of individuals, the group of winemakers who join forces for the sake of a grape variety they believe in.

Date and time: 21 October, 13.30–19.30
Venue: Tornai Winery, 478 Somlójenő, Somló mountain, Hungary (2 hours’ drive from Budapest)
Ticket (voucher): 10 900 HUF / 28 euros
Transfer (from Budapest to Somló and back): 7900 HUF / 20-21 euros
You can easily purchase your ticket here to the grand tasting, the workshops along with the voucher for your return transfer from Budapest to Somló.

Program:
– 13.30–19.30 Walk around tasting with 14 winemakers displaying 25 wines with vintages from 2017 to 2022.
– 14.30 Vineyard tour around Somló mountain by bus with tasting at wineries. Participation costs 7900 HUF / 20-21 euros, voucher should be purchased online in advance.
– 15.00 or 17.00 Guided cellar tour and museum visit is provided, registration on site, ticket costs 1500 HUF.
– 16.00 Workshop: Somló Juhfark VS Other Juhfark
“How does Juhfark perform on Somló and other wine regions? How does the terroir affect this variety and how does the variety show the strengths of the terroir? What kind of wine is produced from this in the various wine regions? Interactive comparative tasting involving the audience.”
Participation costs 7900 HUF / 20-21 euros, voucher should be purchased online in advance.
Detailed program is available here
Contact: rendezveny@tornaipince.hu, +36 70 663 6641,

More information about Tornai Winery

Participating wineries and the Somló Juhfark wines to be presented

5 Ház Estate: Birtok Juhfark 2020, Unfiltered Juhfark 2021
Baráth Borműhely: Birtokbor 2020, Juhfark 2021
Barcza Winery: Juhfark 2019, Juhfark 2020, Juhfark 2021
Dobosi Winery (guest, Balatonfüred Wine Region): Bio Juhfark 2022
Fehérvári Estate: Reserve Juhfark 2021, Grand Reserve Juhfark 2021
Fekete Winery: Juhfark 2019, Juhfark 2020
Hegedűs-Szabó Winery: Juhfark 2021
Kolonics Winery: Juhfark 2021
Kőfejtő Winery: Juhfark 2017, Juhfark 2020, Juhfark Ság 2020
Kreinbacher Estate: Juhfark Selection 2020, Juhfark 2021
Marton Winery: Juhfark 2021
Somlói Apátsági Winery: Juhfark 2021
Szabó Winery: Juhfark 2020
Tornai Winery: Birtok Juhfark 2022, Prémium Juhfark 2021, Top Selection Aranyhegy Juhfark 2021, Top Selection Aranyhegy Juhfark 2020

Juhfark pairs well with a whole range of dishes. Try the autumn menu of Tornai restaurant (open at weekends)

The post Celebrate Juhfark with 14 winemakers on 21 October appeared first on Hungarianwines.

Taste the Best Hungarian Furmint in Eger at VINO festival

Hungarianwines.eu — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 14:42:19 +0000

Hungary seems to be over the pandemic, events are allowed to happen and facial masks are not mandatory any more. Eger wine region opens the festival season with VINO on 21–25 July, an open air wine festival in the picturesque square of Dobó István in the heart Eger. The amazing city of Eger can boast with countless beautiful baroque buildings and a medieval fortress, which played an important role durning the Turkish invasion – the story of the battle is told in the most popular Hungarian novel called Eclipse of the Crescent Moon. Another remaining of the Turkish times is a renovated, gorgeous Turkish spa.

The Best Furmint of Hungary: Kovács Nimród Sky Furmint Nagy-Eged, 2017

VinAgora is an international wine competition held annually in Hungary. The gold winner wines have the chance to get great gold and Champion award if they are the best of a wine country or wines of the same variety. As for Fumint we might aspect the best of the best to come from Tokaj, but in fact Eger used to cultivate Furmint variety before phylloxera, and Nimród Kovács reintroduced this variety in Eger wine region with success.
“This elegant Furmint comes from the best terroir in Eger, the Nagy-Eged hill as a special gift from a very good year. It was fermented in steel tanks (35%) and barrels (65%), and aged in 225 liters and 500 liters barrels on lees for 9 months. The colour of the wine is glit. The start of the aroma is discrete and elegant. A complex wine, exhibiting pear and apricot flavors with limestone and flint overtones.“

VinAgora results

More about Kovács Nimród wines

More about VINO festival

Press release

At long last the first large scale wine festival in Eger is to open its gates in July. This is a festival that offers so much more than just wines, visitors can indulge in a unique and complex experience with music, arts and gastronomy. This is the fifth edition of VINO, a wine festival that has become one of the cornerstones of Eger summer events. Between 21-25. July more than 20 wineries representing the wine region will set up their stalls at Dobó István square offering sparkling wines, frizzantes, light, fruity and refreshing wines but also more substantial, aged ones. Wine lovers can meet some of their favourite winemakers too.

„A lot of effort has gone into organizing this event, so for us it feels like a huge achievement to have reached the fifth edition of VINO wine festival. The idea was to create an elegant and classy event where it really is wine tasting that takes centerstage as this wine region means the world to us. It is great to see winemakers and winelovers coming together and having a good time while enjoying delicious food and good music. This is what we are striving for”, says György Lőrincz winemaker.

Meanwhile at various spots in the Eger city centre a competition is going to take place among buskers. Different performers, different styles, different instruments, this kind of diversity sets the event apart from the usual concerts and contributes to a spirit of spontaneity guaranteed by the participating singers and bands. As an extra the Art Street Festival has also announced its participation at the event adding another layer to the diversity of VINO. There can be no doubt that many exciting works of art will be created on the streets of Eger during the festival.

„Eger wine filled the hearts of the defenders of the Eger castle with death-defying courage, so we can hardly wait to find out what it does to buskers”, says Zoltán Ábry, the organizer of the Buskers Contest.

The wine and food exhibitors:

The post Taste the Best Hungarian Furmint in Eger at VINO festival appeared first on Hungarianwines.

Wine and art: Erdőbénye awaits you again!

Hungarianwines.eu — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:56:09 +0000

Erdőbénye is a picturesque, tiny village in Tokaj wine region, home of several wineries, which help each other in many ways, for example each of them recommends the others (with useful pieces of information, like how far the next winery is on foot or by car).

“Bor, mámor, Bénye” is an annual cross cultural happening: the wineries organize music and art programs on their premises. This year to play safe wineries will conduct tastings, concerts or other activities mainly outdoor and / or for small groups. The whole festival is free this year, the whole event is going to be very relaxed and informal, guests can walk from one courtyard to the other.

“Those who receive from life somehow have to give back. Those who start something, from then on owes responsibility.”

This philosophy characterizes the life and work of Béres family, one of the most important wineries of Erdőbénye. Béres Vineyard and Winery is a regular host with diverse activities – two years ago for example they held a star gazing session with a team of professional astronomers –, wine tasting is of course included. This year nothing is sure, but the event will be held – check event website for actual details.

Date of event: 14–16 August, 2020

Location wineries of Erdőbénye, Tokaj, Hungary

More information

Hungarian Gettogether will also take place on 16 August in Tokaj wine region, you can participate in both!

More information about Hungarian Gettogether

The post Wine and art: Erdőbénye awaits you again! appeared first on Hungarianwines.

Opening wine event at the nicest square in Budapest

Hungarianwines.eu — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 08:46:56 +0000

Mikszáth Kálmán square is indeed one of the most popular in the Hungarian capital, no wonder Borjour event team has picked the location and has already organized several open air festivals here. Now Hungary is more or less open, people are hungry for events, so Borjour will hold its opening wine festival tomorrow (12 June) at Mikszáth square. 6 wineries will present their wines: Vesztergombi (Szekszárd), Pajzos (Tokaj), Csányi / Teleki (Villány), Jackfall (Villány), Fülöp (Neszmély) and Tűzkő Estate (Tolna wine region). This latter one will pour several light, refreshing summer wines: Tűzkő Banka Grüner Veltliner 2019, Tűzkő Riesling 2019, Tűzkő Banka Cabernet Franc Rosé 2019. This rosé is especially exciting, since there are not many varietal Cabernet Franc rosés available (read more about Banka Rosé here). Tűzkő will also present its more complex wines, like Tűzkő Chardonnay Barrique 2016, Tűzkő Talentum 2015 or Tűzkő Domb 2017. Tűzkő Domb is a multi-award winning blend made of 70% Cabernet Franc and 30% Merlot. “Deep colour, full bodied, matured wine rich in refined tannins. Thanks to the two varieties fruity and spicy notes meet, and the blend is made complex with some discrete barrel ageing and 10 months of bottle ageing. Refined, integrated tannins with the deep, warm character of Cabernet Franc and the velvety and chocolate character of Merlot.” So if you happen to stay in Hungary, or you are allowed to enter in Hungary without restrictions (citizens of Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany and Croatia), just walk to Mikszáth square on Friday afternoon (4 pm – 10.30 pm) and enjoy the wines. Entrance is free of charge, glass should be hired and wine samples are to be paid at the winery booths. (Social distance will be kept during the tastings.)

More about Tűzkő Estate

More about Borjour Opening Party

The post Opening wine event at the nicest square in Budapest appeared first on Hungarianwines.