Vince wine magazine has announced its nominees for Vince Award. The award debuted in 2021, and this year again renowned wine experts have put together 3 nominees in each category. The voting period lasts until the 1st of November. The award-winning wines will be available for tasting at Vince Gála on 7 November in Budapest at one of the most spectacular venues, at the Museum of Fine Arts at Heroes’ Square.

Vince Gála tasting event
Date and time: 18.00–23.00, 7 November 2026
Venue: Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
Tickets: 27 500 HUF / person
Buy tickets here (in Hungarian) or at the venue

Three of the nominated wines (from our cover photo)

– Pannonhalmi Archabbey Prior Rhine Riesling 2024, Pannonhalma (category No1)
More info (though it is about vintage 2025)
– Vylyan Csóka 2023, Villány (category No11)
More info (though it is about vintage 2019)
– Gál Tibor Pinot Noir 2025, Eger (category No9)
More info
(See some related articles below the list of categories)

Vote for your favourite

You can see the nominees here in each of the 20 categories. The voting platform is in Hungarian, but we help you with the translation of the categories. The voting is very easy, just click on the squares at the bottom. Obviously, you have to tick the “acceptance of the terms and conditions” at the beginning.

1. Varietal white wine made of international variety
2. Varietal white wine made of local variety (Carpathian Basin)
3. Other varietal white wine
4. White blend
5. Barrel aged white varietal wine made of international variety
6. Barrel aged white varietal wine made of local variety (Carpathian Basin)
7. Other barrel aged white varietal wine
8. Barrel aged white blend
9. Varietal red wine made of international variety
10. Varietal red wine made of local variety (Carpathian Basin)
11. Other varietal red wine 
12. Red blend
13. Barrel aged red wine made of international variety
14. Barrel aged red varietal wine made of local variety (Carpathian Basin)
15. Other barrel aged red varietal wine
16. Other barrel aged red blend
17. Rosé, Siller
18. Natural wine or sparkling wine
19. Method Charmat / Pet Nat / Aerated sparkling wine
20. Traditional method sparkling wine 
21. Late harvest sweet wine
22. Sweet Tokaji Szamorodni and Tokaji Aszú

Some articles related to the wines of our cover photo

– Pannonhalmi Archabbey Prior Rhine Riesling 2024, Pannonhalma (category No1)

Cover star: Prior Rhine Riesling by Pannonhalma Archabbey

– Vylyan Csóka 2023, Villány (category No11)

Vylyan White Variation 2023 – I could survive on it!

– Gál Tibor Pinot Noir 2025, Eger (category No9)

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