Selection-online.de wine contest of women winemakers

Zsófia Kövesdi has won the prestigious title Female Winemaker of the Year 2023 by Selection-online.de German online wine publication. On what principles was she been evaluated? In a very simple way: through the wines she made. Because the selecting process is in fact a wine contest for female wine producers. Around 40 winemakers submitted their wines to the contest, and the wines were judged on 7-9 March (because of the International Women’s Day). You can see the top 10 position here, with Zsófia, the winemaker of Villány Jammertal Wine Estate in the No1 position!

Golden rain on the good girl

The only condition of participation was to enter wines to the contest. Well, Jammertal entered 6 wines, and what happened? They received 6 gold medals, including a “top gold”. Do you know the fairy tale of Grimm brothers called Mother Holle? The good, industrious girl receives golden rain at the end as a reward. Zsófia also deserves the golden rain, she studied and worked hard in several countries, and at Jammertal she has every opportunity to make great wines: top quality vineyards, state-of-the-art facilities and a great team.

Jammertal wines entered Selection-online.de contest

Ars Poetica Chardonnay 2020, gold, 88 points
Ars Poetica Pinot Noir 2020, gold, 88 points
Jammertal Blue Sky 2020, gold, 92 points
Ars Poetica Syrah 2021, gold, 92 points
Koh-I-Noor Merlot 2019, gold, 89 points
Koh-I-Noor 105.6 Cuvée 2019, top gold, 93 points

Problems? Challenges!

Selection-online.de made an interview with Zsófia, from which we can get to know a little about her personality. “The most important factor, however, is market demand, which sometimes ties my hands,” she says. “Fortunately, I consider it a challenge and not a problem,” Zsófia Kövesdi adds. Considering all these factors, she intends to respect tradition, expressing terroir and power in her reds of Bordeaux varietes, but also giving them a little cheeky new-world style. “That means these wines retain structure and style, yet are full of energy and freshness.”

Read the original interview (in German) here

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We recommend an exciting wine every day until Christmas to help you find the ideal ones as a present or for the Christmas table. All of the recommended wines are of great quality, have a story and available in several countries. We will explain what the wine is made of and how, why do we suggest it and where you can buy for how much. Our first wine is Jammertal Ars Poetica Pinot Noir 2017 from Villány.

What
100% Pinot Noir – a variety rare to find in the southernmost wine region of Hungary. It needs extra attention and should be planted carefully to avoid the extra heat and the record amount of sunny hours.

How
50% of the wine matured in 500L, medium toast, second use French oak, while 50% aged in stainless steel. Oak ageing took 12–15 months.

Why
We managed to taste it recently and we can recommend this elegant, balanced, exciting wine from the bottom of our heart. “The nose opens with dark chocolate, dried sour cherry and sweet spices – like clove. The palate continues with similar tones: the wine is fiery and its complexity fills our mouth. After some aeration a touch of cardamom is added to the aromas, which goes on in the flavours with some pronounced blackberry notes. Medium acidity in perfect balance with its alcohol integrated into the texture. The aftertaste is dominated by some subtle chocolate notes.”

What to pair with
Ideal with duck and goose plates, dishes with mushroom and red fruit sauce.

Where
– If you stay in Hungary, Jammertal webshop is the best idea (the webshop is in Hungarian)
– You can also find some Jammertal wines in Switzerland on Hundert Weinhauss webshop.

How much
– On Jammertal webshop it costs 15 000 HUF / bottle (about 36 euro)
– On Hundert Weinhauss webshop the Pinot is unfortunately not available, but several Jammertal wines are from 27 to 75 Swiss franks.

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