Balaton is one of the 6 broader wine regions of Hungary, it includes 6 wine regions. The 21th annual Balaton contest saw 204 wines from 41 producers. Garamvári Lellei Furmint 2019 Brut was selected the best sparkling wine of Lake Balaton. See all special prize winners below.

The winners

– Best White Wine: Mandorla Sauvignon Blanc 2023, Veszprém Archbishop Winery, Balaton Uplands
– Best Red Wine: Androsics Merlot 2021, Balatonboglár (South Balaton)
– Best Rosé: Bujdosó Mentőöv Kékfrankos Rosé 2023, Balatonboglár (South Balaton)
– Best Sparkling: Garamvári Lellei Furmint 2019, Balatonboglár (South Balaton)
– Best Dessert Wine: Varga Aranymetszés Szürkebarát 2013, Badacsony
– Special Prize of the President of Jury: Borbély Karós Olaszrizling Limited Selection 2021, Badacsony
– Balaton Development Council Special Prize: Veszprémi Cellar Balatonbor 2023, Balatonboglár (South Balaton)
– Balaton Region Council Special Prize: Rádpuszta Hibernál 2023, Balatonboglár (South Balaton)
– Jury of Non-experts Special Prize: Varga János Merlot 2021
– Sponsor Szervin Ltd. Special Prize: Garamvári Cserszegi Fűszeres 2023 (the highest scored wine)

Garamvári Lellei Furmint 2019

Vencel Garamvári, founder of Garamvári Vineyard was the first to use Furmint variety for method traditional sparkling wine – the grapes came from Tokaj. A few years ago, Garamvári was a pioneer again to release the first bottle fermented Furmint sparkling wine from Balatonboglár wine region, from the south shore of Lake Balaton. The sparkling wine won gold medal at VinAgora international wine contest last year, and not it has been selected the Best Sparkling Wine of Balaton. The wine spent 32 months on the lees and it has a dosage of 7 g/l. Only 6686 bottles were made, the indicative price is 18.16 EUR.
Garamvári Vineyard has collected altogether 8 gold medals at Balaton Wine Contest, and with this result the estate has won the title of The Most Successful Winery of the contest.

More about Garamvári Vineyard

Garamvári wines and sparkling wines are available in several countries. In case you are interested in importing Garamvári products, contact Miklós Gáspár commercial director.