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Enjoy the autumn menu at Gere Mandula restaurant
Villány Red Wine Festival is a great opportunity to taste the great red wines of Villány and Gere A. Winery is an ideal place to stay. Also check out November special offers!
Tűzkő – The Best Chardonnay of Winelovers Wine Awards
623 wines were submitted from 14 countries. Tűzkő Estate in Tolna received the ackowledgment of The Best Chardonnay of the contest.
Vingardium in the City of Budapest on 15 October
"Bálna" (literally 'Whale') is a relatively new building in Budapest made of glass and metal. A shopping centre with event venue and this is where Vingardium will present 24 winer
VinÓvár wine tasting on 1st October in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary
A new feature of this year's edition is that natural wines with minimal interventions are presented together in the so called "Natural Wine Courtyard".
Sauska’s golden bubbles – success at CSWWC 2022
All of the three Sauska medal winner sparklings are made of grapes grown exclusively in Tokaj wine region and each of them contains some Furmint, the flagship white grape of Tokaj.
Sopron study tour on 3–5 October
Wine writers and trade members are welcome, all costs are covered by the organizers except for flight (or other travel cost).
Tokaj vineyards before and after
There were altogether 63 entries and the 20 shortlisted writings have just been announced. Gergely Somogyi, owner and editor of Tokaj Today made an excellent piece in the given top
Only one little barrel
New release Egri Pinot Noir Superior – Tóth Ferenc Winery has released a very limited edition Pinot from a tiny parcel in Steiner vineyard.
5 gold winner wines from the National Wine Contest of Hungary
231 wineries entered 824 wines and altogether 248 medals were given. The National Council of the Wine Communities Hungary (NCWCH) organized the most traditional producer wine tasti
Sparkling Relax for couples at Hotel Bock Ermitage
Bock Sparkling Relax package offers a complete treatment for "the sound and the body". The special offer includes massage with grape seed oil, private aromatherapy bath with sparkl
Ride your bike and taste Dúzsi’s “bike wine”
Test the new bike route from Budapest to Etyek and enjoy the next event of Etyek Picnic. September 3 Pedal Bar is dedicated to cyclists, no wonder Le Tour de Dúzsi rosé wine will
Patricius Furmint in New York City luxurious restaurant
The wine list of Buddakan is not the largest of the world, however it is a great mix of everything – ideal for adventurous spirits.
End of summer news from Csetvei Cellar
Harvest has begun, new vintage Frici Noir and Napholdcsillag released, the first sweet wine is available and update of RAW/ka, a project of two natural wines.
Taste the 100 top Hungarian wines on 17 September
We can taste the top 100 wines in the glamorous palace of Corinthia on 17 September. Let us introduce the protagonists of our cover photo: Holdvölgy, Frittmann and Hilltop!
Somló Juhfark Celebration on 22 October
Tornai Winery hosts again the annual walk around tasting with 16 other wineries making wine of the rare and unique Juhfark variety. Plus transfer bus from Budapest, worksops and vi
The Naugthy Prince Plum with 3 great Shiraz wines
With so much plum in the creation a red wine made of Shiraz might be the ideal choice, since the wine of this variety usually features plummy notes. Let's taste with Kovács Nimró
A river of wine – still on today!
If you happen to stay in Hungary, go to the riverside town of Nagymaros. More than 20 wineries await wine enthusiasts, like Babarczi from Pannonhalma, Paulus from Mór or Vylyan fr
Etyeki Kúria – The Most Beautiful Wine Estate 2022
This year the winning wine estate is Etyeki Kúria, however, the contest is not over yet. Etyeki Kúria is on the 4th place, preceded by a family farm, and orchard and the gardenin
4 gold medals for Teleki wines at Berliner Wine Trophy
Berliner Wine Trophy Summer Tasting results have not been announced officially. Meanwhile we can celebrate an outstanding result: Csányi Winery have won 4 gold medals at the large
Feel the vibes of the vines
If you love relaxing with a glass of wine in hand, staring at the green vineyards around you, the following guest houses will please you, it is guaranteed.
Sweet captivity in Garamvári cellar
We were almost – unfortunately only almost – locked in Garamvári cellar with a Prestige Brut Magnum 2008 and with Sínai Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, which won the Best Red Wine o
Meet Kurt Taschner at the 5th Hungarian Gettogether
Just like in case of a good wedding, for Gettogether it is important to have a great location, stunning wines and good company, which is guaranteed – just take a look at our exhi
Borbély Olaszrizling with Tibor Babiczky’s poem
Borbély Bács hegy Olasz rizling 2016 and Tibor Babiczky's poem is one of the 12 pairs of the '1poem 1wine' project. Taste them and listen to them on 19 August in Zánka!
Oasis under the walnut tree
If you happen to enjoy the 15th Ördögkatlan festival, Gere Tamás & Zsolt winery offers chilling in the shadow of the walnut tree in Villány – and a superb menu for only 2400
What wines do the doctors adore?
Paulus Wine House from Mór wine region has been selected the Wine of the University in two categories. If you are a lucky professor to be the guest of Semmelweis University, do no
Taste Hungarian wines in the UK on 24 September
Novel Wine annual tasting at Hilton Bath with Dúzsi Family Winery from Szekszárd, Sabar Wine House from Badacsony, Heumann Winery from Villány, Gizella Winery or Tokaj Nobilis f
Summer wines recommended by the sommelier champion
"The good 'fröccs' has to be made of good base wine" – says Mátyás and we agree. One of the wines he recommends comes from volcanic Mátra wine region, let us introduce it!
Eszterbauer Grand 2017 – The Best Hungarian Red Wine
Winelovers Wine Awards international results were announced earlier in July. The best red wine of the competition is Eszterbauer Grand 2017 from Szekszárd with the highest score:
Hárlevelű – easy to fall in love with
"The challenge is first learning to pronounce it: ‘haaarsh-level-ooo’" – wrote Rose Murray Brown MW in an article last year about the grape variety. Now she is one of the jur
Kékfrankos and Friends trade and press tasting
Kékfrankos and Friends tasting in London on 12 October! Information for exhibitors. (The article is in Hungarian, thank you for your understanding.)
Mangalitza pork cheek & Fekete Járdovány
A. Gere Winery novelties: new menu, gratis hotel night in the summer offer, retro vineyard tour with 'Frici' bus
SOS – Save Our Stickies!
Let us introduce one of these "truly original vinous treasures", Barta Öreg Király Tokaji Aszú 6 puttonyos 2016, a fabulous dessert wine from the breathtaking Öreg Király ('Ol
IWC Merchant Award – this time for Hungary!
As Dr. Mónika Gyenes, owner of Best of Hungary retail and webshop commented, it is the first time that the prestigious IWC Merchant Award goes to a wine store dealing with Hungari
Winelovers River Night on 28 July on the Danube
Enjoy a 2 hour's river cruise with breathtaking view and wines from wineries like Jammertal Wine Estate (Villány), Lajver Wine House (Szekszárd), Hilltop Neszmély (Neszmély) or
Easy with bubbles
VinCE wine magazine has evaluated several carbon dioxide added wines recently, let us recommend 3 personal favourites of ours: Pláne by Etyeki Kúria, Frisco by Chateau Dereszla a
Chicken Year by Villa Sandahl, Badacsony
Villa Sandahl Rhine Rieslings are masterpieces, and by now thay have become available in several countries (Belgium, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Sweden).
A new wine restaurant in Szekszárd
Since this spring there has been another reason to go to Szekszárd, especially at weekends, when Heimann Birtokbistro is open.
Rosé, Riesling & Jazz on 8–17 July
Rosé, Riesling & Jazz festival is a side event of VeszprémFest with live music (with its own stage) and around 30 wineries – with Borbély Family Winery among them.
The juicy favourite of July
Tóth Ferenc Winery in Eger wine region never stops: this weekend you can meet them at Eger Wine Celebration, and it is worth visiting their fabulous Síkhegy vineyard and share an
Love on the plates
"...we are waiting for you with a small plate concept, local ingredients, biodynamic wines and lots of love, for lunch, dinner or just wine tasting." So where does this immense amo
Happy birthday Zsuzsanna Babarczi!
This young, cheerful, lovely lady is always like in the photo above: never tired, never grumpy, always patient, even in the last hour of a tiring day at a wine exhibition.
Summer meadow in glass: MyMátra
Mátra released MyMátra, the new community brand made of aromatic varieties. Sol Montis family winery is one of the 6 MyMátra wineries.
Tornai Juhfark – Somló’s brand ambassador
"Finally, I chose Tornai Prémium Juhfark 2019: not the basic range, but not a member of Top Selection. Personally, I think that this wine is a reference: the terroir, as well as t
Top 10 Hungarian wines by David Kermode of The Buyer
Hungary won 140 medals at the latest edition of Decanter World Wine Award. Wines of Hungary UK invited trade members to the Hungarian Embassy in London to taste platinum and gold w
3 + 1 Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc grape variety is super easy to recognise, and asparagus is an obvious food pair of it. Let us introduce 3 exciting Sauvignons: Dubicz from volcanic Mátra, Feind fr
Tonight is the night of …Chardonnay!
Etyeki Kúria has been making Chardonnay for 25 years and they have celebrated the variety for some years now. Tonight besides Etyeki Kúria wines participants can taste Chardonnay
Winelovers Expo on 22 June in Budapest
At least 12 countries with exciting grape varieties, more than 700 wines (the organizers are still counting) and 10 great wine exhibitors.
The first Franc Du Monde results announced
101 wines from 8 countries, high overall quality, medal winners from Argentina, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia and Hungary.
‘Lecsó”, the Hungarian ratatouille
Frittmann Winery presents an alternative to the usual recipe – certainly with a Frittmann wine. With lecsó we can pair a Kadarka if we want red wine, but a rosé is also a good
7 shiny happy wines from Decanter WWA
140 Hungarian medals altogether. Here we present 7 wines with 90 or 90+ scores – and they are all silver winners from the latest edition of DWWA.
Gál Tibor Winery
The best things in life – like wine among other things – must be fully enjoyed and appreciated. Gál Tibor wines are made according to this concept. We are passionate about cre
Vylyan Pét-Nat 2021 has arrived
The first vintage of the ancient method sparkling wine was released last year and now the 2021 vintage is available – though only 700 bottles.
9 Hungarian medals at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
7 medals from Villány (Göncz, Bock, Gere, Jammertal), 1 from Etyek (Etyeki Kúria), 1 from Szekszárd (Dúzsi)
New plates, top rosé and renewed website at Haraszthy
Matador, the in site steak house and fine dining restaurant of Haraszthy Vineyard offers great food and stunning wines – for example one of the top rosés of Hungary.
Not a poor cousin!
As Tamlyn Currin, wine writer of JancisRobinson.com pointed out tasting Krisztina Csetvei's wine from Somló, it is far from being a pitiful relative.
3 wines not to miss at Gourmet Festival
At Gourmet Festival you can get a sample of the plates of the most highly rated Hungarian restaurants, plus you can taste wines of several great wineries like Barta, Béres or Hold
A man with endless energies
Csaba Koch has become the new president of the 30 year old Hungarian Wine Academy – and meanwhile he creates super exciting fruit juices!
Tűzkő Estate Grüner Veltliner 2021
Charming and refreshing aromas of green apple, citrus, white flowers and other tropical fruits with the spiciness of white pepper – these are the most typical of Grüner Veltline
Let us excite your taste buds!
"Today, wineries produce dry, single varietal whites and traditional-method sparkling wines that raise eyebrows and excite taste buds."
Feind Winery – sunshine inside and outside
let's have a glass of Sunshine, a VinAgora gold winner white blend at the beginning, and then go on with the Best Rosé of the Hungarian Academy of Science!
The Best Rosé of VinCE panel tasting
Sauska has a history of great rosés, winners of VinCE tastings several times and in San Francisco in 2018: Sauska Rosé 2017 was selected Best in Show Rosé by American Fine Wine
Top 25 of Pannon Region
On 11 May 150 wines competed for the prestigious title of PANNON TOP25. Bock 40, a Bordeaux blend to commemorate József Bock's 40th harvest is one of the winners.
5 price value champions to try at ProWein
Today we recommend 5 Hungarian price-value champions. Don’t forget, your “must-visit” place is Hall 11! Csányi / Teleki, Lajver, Dereszla, Garamvári and Hilltop / Kamocsay.
5 fabulous red wines to try at ProWein
We recommend 5 excellent red wines and tomorrow we will come back with 5 price-value champions. Don’t forget, your “must-visit” place is Hall 11!
Danube river cruises with KNW wines on board
The travellers on board of Avalon fleet can enjoy several wines from renowned Eger estate, Kovács Nimród Winery. Discover the beauty of the River Danube with fine fines in your g
5 fabulous white wines to try at ProWein
Record number of Hungarian wineries in Düsseldorf Let us introduce 5 "must-try" white wines in Hall 11! Irsai Olivér by Dubicz, Hárslevelű by Zsirai, Juhfark by Tornai, Furmint
Wine Prague is on! (10–11 May)
Several Hungarian wineries await visitors Villány (Csányi) to Tokaj (Holdvölgy) and do not miss FWA of Hungary with Tóth Ferenc, Etyeki Kúria and two more wineries.
Franc du Monde – the first Franc contest of the world
This year Villány is organizing the very first Cabernet Franc international wine contest of the world. Entries are welcome until 20 May!
Bubbly of the weekend: Evolution Rosé Brut 2016
The bottle fermented Pinot Noir rosé sparkling from Garamvári Vineyard is a full flavoured refresmhent, perfect for a May picnic. Recipe with the wine: pork tenderloin with potat
Happy Sauvignon Blanc Day!
Let's celebrate with a unique Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc by Etyeki Kúria!
“Cellar Tasting” on 7 May in Budapest with 35 wineries
Taste wines from Hungarian speaking regions of our neighbouring countries: Serbia, Croatia, Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine.
3 new reasons to go to Sopron
Fire Tower with Taschner Chardonnay Brut, Pálinka made of rare Turán grape, new wave of Sopron producers. Sopron is a region in the west of Hungary, Kékfrankos is the flagship v
The make-up is washed off!
Tamlyn Currin has recently published two articles on JancisRobinson.com, one about white and one about red varieties. She reports significant development in Hungarian red wines. To
Taste the future at Matador
Adrian van Velsen Swiss wine writer gave one of the highest scores, 89 points to Haraszthy Öreghegy Brut 2016, a bottle fermented sparkling wine of Etyek, so why not taste it in t
Portugieser du Monde results announced
The 8th Portugieser du Monde results are announced: Gere Tamás & Zsolt RedY 2020 is one of the gold winners. Taste it on 28 May in the Castle of Siklós!
Jammertal Wine Estate
Jammertal Wine Estate (Est. in 2001) produces high-end full-bodied red wines primarily from Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grape varieties. The estate owns 85 hectar
Baron Steiner & Baron Esterházy on one table
Eszterbauer Winery from Szekszárd released a new premium Bikavér called Báró Steiner and Szaletly restaurant paired it with roast beef in Esterházy style. But who is Baron Ste
Marianum Cabernet Franc
Marianum Cabernet Franc 2019 celebrated its debut with a gold medal at 2021 Berliner Wine Trophy and not it has won a gold medal again at VinAgora international wine contest.
Drink organic on Earth Day
We, wine enthusiast can choose light weight bottles and drink wines made with sustainable viticulture. Let us recommend Kristinus wines, Koch Organic Olaszrizling and Patricius Gre
8 sparkling Furmints to try
Sylvia Wu, the editor of Decanter magazine featured an exciting, cool face of Tokaj: the bottle fermented sparkling wines made of Furmint grapes.
Bock Cellar turning to beer?
After several grape seed food products and soaps the Bocks have released a new drink: Night Shift dark beer aged in Bock red wine barrels.
Egri Csillag Weekend
Eger with its medieval castle and its astonishing baroque city centre is one of the most beautiful places of Hungary. The weekend of 28 April to 1 May will serve as the ideal time
Top selling Hungarian white wines for Easter holiday
Let us introduce some of the best selling white wines in spring on Winelovers Webshop, an online store shipping to all European countries.
Szekszárd’s glorious victory in Berlin!
32 countries participated at the latest edition of Berliner Wine Trophy and Hungary is the 8th best performing country with 85 medals. Szekszárd won 15 gold medals!
Little Princess with power to enchant you
Krisztina Csetvei's Királyleányka 2021 is a great wine to start your Budapest experience and Csetvei's Ezerjó wines are soon available in Belgium and in the United Kingdom.
Béres ‘Gold of the Sun’ – Best value white blend
Hungary's market leading print wine magazine featured premium white blends in its latest issue. The second best is Béres Naparany Cuvée at only 4000 HUF (11 euros).
A not-so-serious quiz about Portugieser grape
A quiz about Portugieser – how much do you know about this variety? 3 days are ileft to enter the wines to the 8th Portugieser de Monde.
Zita’s ‘springwine’
The name of the wine is a pun: ‘szitakötő’ is dragonfly in Hungarian, a sleek, beautiful insect of spring meadows, the beginning of the word is replaced with Zita, the name o
Amphora and barrel aged Cab Franc in one pack
The same vintage, the same vineyard, the same variety (Cabernet Franc), harvested at the same time, the only difference is the ageing vessel, the way the "wine was breathing".
24 Hungarian gold medals at Mundus Vini
24 Hungarian gold medals at Mundus Vini. Tornai (Somló) 3 gold medals, Heumann (Villány) Best of Show, Vesztergombi (Szekszárd) double gold!
7 women and 6 recipes (with wines, of course)
Today, first of all I want to thank you, Edit Szabó (in the collage in the middle) for an amazing book. And let me share 6 recipes by 6 great wine women from the book. Happy Inter
The foreign local hero, the authentic blend, the essence of Central Europe
Dr. Caroline Gilby MW, Elizabeth Gabay MW, Peter Mc Combie MW and many other renowned wine experts give masterclasses at the first Hungarian Wine Summit.
Double record of Taschner Irsai Olivér 2021
At the annual New Vintage Wine Competition Taschner Irsai Olivér 2021 was selected the absolute champion of the contest!
Winner lines of aromas & flavours
Hilltop Neszmély has undergone full redesign with aroma profile charts in focus. The new labels won „Packaging of Premium & Luxury Drinks Innovation Award” in Paris!
Spring freshness in bottle
Tóth Ferenc Egri Csillag 2021 – if you can't wait for the blossoming of the trees, open this bottle! What to know about Egri Csillag, the white blend of Eger.
The “Jurassic” wine is available in the US
This rarity is available in the EU and also in the US thanks to Taste Hungary, a company importing and selling wines.
Are you RedY to taste Portugieser?
Fresh, fruity, spicy and invigorating – this is RedY of Villány. Taste RedY by Zsolt Gere! Become a jury member of Portugieser du Monde!
Villa Sandahl wine dinner on 13 March
Villa Sandahl wine dinner on 13 March – Tarányi restaurant, Szent György (Saint George) mountain, Badacsony, Hungary. 5 course heaven for Riesling lovers!
Hungarian Wine Summit 22–24 March, Budapest
Trade members are welcome, entrance is free for them, however prior registration is a must. Professionals should fill in the registration form to get a pass to enter the fair.
Koch Villányi Franc from the cover
Koch Villányi Franc is the one to buy as a present, we cannot make a mistake with it. The perfect balance makes it a favourite of many wine lovers.
Furmint tasting of Balaton
Visitors will have the chance to taste about 40 Furmint wines from 20 exhibitors on the 26th February, from 10.00 to 18.00.
Teleki Villányi Franc receives silver from Paris
Teleki Tradíció 1881 Villányi Franc Kopár 2017 super premium wine is the only awarded red wine from our country.
Taste Furmint in London and Edinburgh
On the 21st (London) and 23rd (Edinburgh) February trade members and consumers are also welcome to get acquainted with our cherished Furmint wines!
La Trinità – a ‘hedonic’, 5 star Cabernet Franc
Heumann La Trinitá is the best of the latest VinCE Magazine panel tasting of Cabernet Franc wines, plus it is the only wine of the tasting that has achieved the victorious 5 star
Temptation of the Open Road
Jaromír Open Road Bázis ('base') is a new meeting place in Budapest for those, who want to enjoy arriving as well besides the ride. And Giorgio with its playful bubbles is the pe
KNW Sky Furmint – Wine of the Weekend
It might surprise many wine connoisseurs: the best Furmint of Hungary at the latest edition of VinAgora wine contest does not com from Tokaj, but from Eger wine region.
Love message from the bottle
The estate also offers a wine lunch on Sunday, 13th February in Matador restaurant, the in house eatery of the winery. It is just a stone throw from Budapest. Hurry, only a few vou
Taste new vintage Tűzkő wines at Borjour Magnum
The normal tickets are sold out. If you want to meet Tűzkő and the other 199 winemakers, you can still buy 'Plusz' ticket for 15 000 HUF.
Want euphoria? Follow the locals!
Winelovers Webshop has an amazing selection of wines: 1700 Hungarian wines from all the 22 wine regions. They ship to every European country. Let us introduce 3 of the best sellin
BalatonBor – the wine of the lake
BalatonBor – the wine of the lake. 13 wineries, including Feind Winery are allowed to bottle BalatonBor (BalatonWine) this year.
200 wineries in one place on 19 February
Borjour Magnum is a friendly, familiar wine event, so let us recommend 3 family wineries, which are ideal to start with.
The spirit of a brave village
Let us recommend a spirit from Erdőbénye, a 40% distilled drink made of 100% pure quince from the 1.8 hectare quince orchard of Béres. A perfect "liquid winter coat"...
Cheese “bonbons” for a change
Krisztina Csetvei winemaker in Mór teamed with craft cheese maker Krisztina Bráyerné Bede (Piszke cheese manufacture) and created a lovely gift pack for those, who are not keen
Vesztergombi wines – it would be silly not to stock them!
Somehow this winery from Szekszárd has been able to raise the bet constantly, for more than three decades. Let us mention just 5 of the latest great news about the winery.
Dominium Winery, Mátra wine region
Our family winery combines well-earned knowledge and diligent thoroughness with the enthusiasm of youth. The responsibility of making the key decisions is shared among our family m
Dowload your free wine calendar and start sipping Furmint
1st February – Zoom Furmint feast from British Columbia to the world. Dereszla Tokaji Furmint Dry 2019 is available in there.
Winelovers Grand on 19 March
Grand indeed with more than 150 Hungarian exhibitors, more than 700 Hungarian and 100 foreign wines, masterclasses, spirits and craft beers.
Wine & Chocolate tasting in Eger
The winemaker and the chocolate master have worked out the pairings of perfect harmony, and now they present the 7 bits of chocolate with their 7 matching wines.
Free wine pack for UK readers of Hungarianwines.eu!
We have good news for UK readers of Hungarianwines.eu! Now you can try 3 great Hungarian wines free of charge, delivered to your doorstep! It is time to start your HUN wine adventu
Deep dive into the magical Tokaj vineyards
Please, just start watching this video, you won't regret it! Fresh idea, astonishing shots, an excellent way to give insight into the life of a winery.
New vintage Vylyan Mandulás
Vince Day (22 January), patron of the vineyards is celebrated every year at Vylyan. Now we celebrate with a gem of Vylyan vineyards: a barrel selection Cabernet Franc.
New Sir Irsai in bottle & chocolate shell
Two novelties: 2021 vintage Sir Irsai and a gift box containing Bolka dessert specialties filled with Sir Irsai and Fantástico Malbec cream.
Eszterbauer – a good example of rebranding
'Hey, Moon! Who are you compared to me? You get full only once a month, while I get full – with wine – every day!'
Joint venture of the Winemaker of the Year and the Sommelier Champion
When two super energetic people make wine together, the outcome must be more invigorating than a Red Bull...
Experimental spirit
Have you ever tasted a varietal Pinot Meunier? It is a true rarity worldwide, only a few estates bottle the "3rd" grape of Champagne as a varietal wine, and in Hungary Taschner is
Heimann tasting at Danu wine restaurant, Prague
Zoltán Heimann, alias the "Kadarka Man" will conduct a tasting at Danu Restaurant and Wine Cellar in Prague on 26 January.
4 week online course on the wines of Hungary in the UK
The "course material" – the 8 bottles of outstanding Hungarian wines – are available for the course at an exclusively discounted price: for only 139 GBP.
Hey, New Yorkers, it’s time to discover something new!
Alexandra Damanis came from Eger wine region, Hungary, and works hard to make Hungarian wines widely known in her new home, on the East Coast of the USA. First the bureaucracy, the
Rolls-Royce paired with Gere Kopar
When we have an elaborate plate of a noble venison, we cannot pair it with a light red wine, since both food and wine should "play in the same league". Gere A Winery featured in a
“Love” soufflé and Sol Montis Syrah
Super 12 lists are announced and Sol Montis Syrah 2018 from Mátra is on the red list. Now we share Zita Kovács's favourite dessert recipe, which pairs perfectly with the Syrah.
Kamocsay Premium Chardonnay – The Best Hungarian White Wine
The Hungarian Wine Grand Prix 2021 goes to Neszmély wine region for the first time, since Hilltop Kamocsay Prémium Chardonnay 2019 collected the most points at the blind tasting.
Eger bottle only for Egri Bikavér wines
Change in the wine regulation of Eger: the new rule restricts the use of the special bottle only for Egri Bikavér wines. Tóth Ferenc Winery has been using the new bottle since th
Hot & Cold at Lajver
"Hütte" is a German word for a buffet offering hot drinks especially in a ski resort. At Lajver guests do not need to ski to "earn the reward" of a hot drink...
Garamvári MCMXLI Limited Edition
The new, limited edition méthode traditionnelle sparkling wine by Garamvári Vineyard is more than a wine. It is a story.
Dubicz Winery – The Website of the Year
Dubicz Winery and Vineyard has won The Website of Year award in brand site category. The winery offers inspiring tasting activities like the Painting & Tasting, which is available
Duck leg confit with Heimann & Sons Baranya-vögy Kékfrankos
Ágnes Heimann of Heimann Family Estate (Szekszárd wine region) shares the recipe and the secrets of a classic winter meal.
Vilmos Thummerer passes away
On the 21st of December, the iconic winemaker of Eger wine region returned to his ancestors at the age of 78.
Worried about pot belly growing at Christmas?
Sabar Wine House in Badacsony is famous for its hilarious videos. This one is a gem, only 5 minutes, you will laugh your socks off!
Top Hungarian sparkling wines for the festive season
Recommendations from Winelovers 100 – The 100 Best Hungarian Wines magazine: Sauska, Kreinbacher, Degenfeld, Gedeon, Paulus.
Hungarian red wines impressing winelovers at Bigati Bar, Moscow
Moscow Bigati Bar was the host of a recent tasting of Hungarian red wines conducted by Sergey Smolin wine writer.
‘Kuglof’ with rosé wine – Christmas recipe
'Kuglof' or Kugelhopf is likely to originate from Germany or Austria, and since Hungary was part of the Austro–Hungarian Empire, we share several recipes with our former partner
Trinitás becomes La Trinità
Heumann Villányi Franc was called Trinitás after the name of the vineyard, but in the US they had some trademark issues, thus they decided to rename the wine.
Winter tasting in an igloo
Enjoy winter wonderland without freezing in the new igloo of Etyeki Kúria, only half an hour's drive from Budapest.
Sweet dreams from the corner of Balaton
Tamlyn Currin, wine writer of JancisRobinson.com has recently published a collection of reviews of sweet wines of Central Europe, including Feind Choice.
The sommeliers’ choice: the best restaurant in Hungary
MASOSZ, the Hungarian Sommelier Association has an annual award called Par Excellence, which is given in 5 categories. The winner restaurant is 'Vitorlás' in Balatonlelle.
Women will love it in Hong Kong: Holdvölgy Eloquence
The results of Hong Kong based Women's Wine & Spirit Awards announced: 5 Hungarian gold medals, one of them is Eloquence by Holdvölgy, Tokaj – a Szamorodni, the ancient style of
Patience for Christmas
We don't give enough time to the wines, we drink them too young. Bock team managed to save some aged wines from immediate consumption and now they are available in very limited qua
Theresia Rhine Riesling – only 752 bottles
Finally women on the label! A new release Rhine Riesling is available in very limited quantity – honouring some "foremothers" of Eszterbauer Family in Szekszárd.
10 December: Tokaji Aszú Day!
Lobster, sweetbread, pigeon – Trivet restaurant's chef Jonny Lake and head sommelier Isa Bal created heavenly pairings, and since then Tokaji Aszú has been available at Trivet b
Adopt a dozen of Ezerjó vines in a Hungarian organic vineyard!
Adopting a tiny vineyard, enjoying the wines from those very vines and visiting them, seeing our name on a plate – that is something!
Safe tips: order wines from the Winemakers of the Year
Wines of the latest 3 winners – shipped to every European country. Nyakas, Borbély, Koch – perfect choices.
White Christmas with Borbély wines
Single vineyard and other specialities from volcanic Badacsony, from the Winemaker of the Year 2020. 6 bottles including a rare ice wine.
The golden hello – how I fell for Hungarian wine
"We drank this nectar, as old as their marriage and still just as alive, with some cheese, a few weeks later, and reminisced on what had been a great day."
Feind Winery
Lajos Feind founded the winery in 1995, when he bought 14 hectares of vineyards close to Lake Balaton. At that time it was only grape growing, but it set the path towards the estab
Filia – a wine bar to go in Szczecin, Poland
Different bistro menu every week and 200 wines including Babarczi (Pannonhalma), Gere Attila (Villány), St Andrea (Eger) and Patricius (Tokaj).
Two French guys in a Hungarian vineyard
Jeremy and Guillaume have completed a master's degree in international business and wine in France, and they decided to find a job in country they hardly know anything about...
Best value Merlot of Hungary according to customers
The Hungarian Price–Value Research Association tastes or tries everything and report the experiences to the readers. At a recent Merlot panel tasting they tasted 16 Hungarian Mer
Delicious “course book”
Paulus Wine House in Mór wine region has been really successful with it rosé wines this year. The latest: Paulus Gold Rosé 2020 is the Best Value rosé in Hungary – according
Honeyed knuckle with Dereszla Kabar
The following recipe is from the lovely book by Edit Szabó wine writer called 'Gyengébb? Nem!' The book includes 26 interviews, all with female winemakers and 52 recipes and wine
Sauska wines are a hot topic in the UK
Decanter, IWC Canopy, Tom Stevenson gold, Enotria & Coe, Andreas Larsson – Sauska (with estates in Tokaj and Villány) is a success story.
Advent Wine Saloon in Pécs
4th December: 70 wineries, 180 wines, new location – but only 300 tickets! A walk around tasting in the stunning city of Pécs.
It is not a dog – but a new release rosé wine!
Frittmann Winery has just released its 2021 Nero Rosé with „matching nose and palate notes". „This rosé is abundant in red berry fruits like cherry, ripened raspberry, rose h
Cabernet Franc wines from less expected places
Climate change reshapes the wine world, thus we have to get rid of our biases – great wines can come from unexpected places, too. now we recommend 3 Cabernet Franc wines NOT fro
Decreasing size of Kadarka vineyards – celebrate to save it!
9 wineries joint forces to initiate the very first Kadarka campaign. While in 2008 there were nearly 600 hectares under Kadarka vines in Hungary, in 2021 there are only 273 hectare
KADARKA in the “Wine Bible”
Kadarka and its characteristics – excerpt from the book Wine Grapes written by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding, Jose Vouillamoz.
Painting & Tasting with Dubicz, Mátra
Dubicz Winery and Vineyard in Mátra wine region has just released an "artistic" wine tasting experience, which is available all year, in English as well.
Why do we love red blends so much?
Bikavér wines, Bordeaux blends and other red blends at Winelovers Webshop, shipped to every European country (Sponsored content)
Trinitás, the price-value champion Cabernet Franc
Heumann Trinitás 2016 has received several great reviews and medals, the latest acknowledgement came from Swiss / German print magazine called Vinum.
Best value Taschner Cabernet Sauvignon
"Picante nose, rich in spices, great complexity. A wine abundant in black currant and oaky, toasty notes. Firm texture, full body and long aftertaste reminiscent of fruits."
Winter menu at Tornai Winery, Somló
The volcanic Somló mountain is worth a tour in every season. The falling leaves are colourful, the mountain is covered with mist – how lovely it is to enjoy the view...
Are you interested in Hungarian wines? Free workshop on 20 November!
A free workshop is provided for foreign citizens living in Hungary, preferably in the field of gastronomy or tourism. The venue is the glamorous, five star Corinthia Hotel Budapest
Liquid Sunshine – that’s what we need in November
Craft Wine in the Netherlands offers Kristinus (from Lake Balaton) Liquid Sunshine orange wine with other treasures in a 6 pack of terroir driven, cool wines – at special price n
The readers’ choice: VinCE Award 2021 winners
We are happy to announce the winners of VinCE Award 2021. The winners received their awards on the 5th November at Hotel Marriott Budapest.
Mátra Guide – vineyard of the mountains
Hungary cannot boast with high peaks and dramatic cliffs, but we have our beautiful Mátra, a soul healing mountain of many children tales. It is a magic land where mountain meets
Foie gras & and 2021 Haraszthy wines on 13 November
Haraszthy Vineyard is situated in Etyek, a stone throw from Budapest, so why not enjoy some fresh air the sight of the beautiful autumn landscape combined with a great meal?
Sol Montis – a gem to discover in fabulous Mátra
Visit Sol Montis any time! Mátra wine region is probably the most exciting region to watch now and Sol Montis is a leading winery there. Wine tasting of 6, 7 or 8 wines with local
70 Berlin Wine Trophy gold medals for Hungary!
Hungary won 65 medals, 3 grand gold (all for Tokaj wines), 54 gold and 8 silver medals. Success of Furmint, Bordeaux grapes and much more.
Gold and red – Gere Tamás & Zsolt Villányi Franc ‘Várerdő Cru’ 2016
The flagship wine of Gere Tamás & Zsolt family winery is made only in exceptional vintages. 100% Cabernet Franc aged in oak barrel for 18 months.
Bordeux blend grand tasting on 20 November in Budapest
"Bordói November" is definitely a great challenge for followers of Dry November initiative, since 60 wineries pour around 150 Bordeaux blend wines in glamorous five star Hotel Cor
Vote and Taste – Vince Gala on 5-6 November
Renowned wine experts nominated their most memorable wines (and wine shops, wine bars, wineries) and winelovers can vote – and taste.
Zengő – a new wine bar of refined taste
The one year old wine bar in the heart of Budapest offers much more than a good wine selection: art with music, webshop and community.
Pre-order of Gere Kopar 2018 begins
Kopar 2018 is 50% Cabernet Franc, 40% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Fermented with its own yeast in tank and wooden vat, aged in 300L new oak.
Grand Tasting of Eger Wine Workshop
Walk around tasting and two masterclasses on 23 October, Eger. Tóth Ferenc Egri Kékfrankos Superior 2018 is one of the 10 wines of 'Old vintages and special wines' masterclass.
Carp crisps with Kadarka
Ágnes Heimann of Heimann Family Estate has a simple recipe, easy to make and it gives a wonderful "pub grub".
Catharsis in the glass
KNW Jazz 2017 is among the top Bikavér wines of the latest issue of VinCE Magazine with 16.30 points (out of 20). "Like in the best jazz music the catharsis, the different varieti
The best thing in the Hungarian Parliament
The world's second largest Parliament building is worth a visit anyway, but if you are lucky enough to participate in an event in the glamorous historical building, you can be sure
This wine was…wowza. Wow wow wow.
Andrea Lemieux' report on Top 12 Cabernet Franc tasting. For those, who are interested, Franc & Franc Forum and Tasting Day is on 19–20 November. Masterclasses and tasting with m
A pretty Riesling from Eger
Vintage 2020 Rhine Riesling Superior received a new "garment" – new label and new bottle. Now let us see what the chic look covers!
Great Juhfark Tasting
Tornai Winery in volcanic Somló wine region has been organizing Juhfark Celebration for five years, the 6th edition is on 16 October.
Saved from hungry sterlings
The extreme weather of 2019 had positive influence on Villa Sandahl wines. The most peculiar estate has recently presented its new 4 Rhine Riesling wines for the trade.
9 October – A day at Patricius Winery
Patricius Winery in Tokaj wine region awaits guests for a whole day program: morning walk with picnic, portfolio tasting, Tokaji Aszú tasting and much more.
Winelovers Webshop
We are proud to present the largest selection of Hungarian wines: 1700 Hungarian wines, sparkling wines and spirits are available in our webshop, representing all the 22 wine regio
5 luxurious wine hotels in Hungary
We recommend Barta Cellar, Gere Crocus Hotel, Hilltop Wine Estate, Lajver Wine House and Bock Ermitage – unforgettable places to stay.
Vylyan Depó – New wine bar in the heart of Villány
With public transport or with no willingness to drive, well, we had to omit the pleasures of Vylyan. Until now. Because Vylyan Depó, the "little sister" of Vylyan Terrace has just
Mór Wine Days this weekend
Mór Wine Days, the annual festivity of the small Mór wine region takes place on 30 September – 3 October. Only 84 km from Budapest.
A mayor of good taste
The winner white is Kamocsay Ákos Chardonnay 2019 from Hilltop Neszmély, the winner red wine is Bock 70+ 2018 from Villány.
Bambi remains!
The largest mountainous wine region of Hungary, Mátra can boast another superlative: it is the most youngish region.
Kadarka from “Kadarka Man”
Very original, delicately mineral playing wine. (Falstaff) The fruit aromas are uplifted by a fresh floral character, while there is a silky texture with focused acidity carrying t
Wine Capital on the Austro-Hungarian border
Mosonmagyaróvár is a relatively small town with only 33 000 inhabitants, yet some enthusiastic winelovers could organize an event with fabulous exhibiting wineries again.
