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Sauska Aszú – king among the kings
Deep, silky and rich. Enchanting flavours of quince and spices. Harmony and elegance – Sauska Aszú got 5 stars at VinCE panel tasting.
Vintage – a new sparkling wine from Dereszla
Swirling golden wine with speeding bubbles and sparks of Christmas sparklers – the short video of Dereszla Vintage will put us in "celebration mode" immediately. The new product
The first magnums from the highest vineyards of Hungary
As we promised, we provide our readers with Christmas gift ideas day by day. Now we will recommend two magnum bottles.
Somlói Juhfark in wine and spirit
The "Christmas elves of Somló" are already working: at Tornai Winery industrious hands are preparing the special packs for Christmas. The estate is famous for its numerous interna
Katinka – a glass of dessert
Katinka is a late harvest wine from Patricius Winery in Tokaj. Heavenly golden drink, fresh and luscious at the same time.
Wine of the Weekend: Le Tour de Dúzsi
Le Tour de Dúzsi is a tribute to cycling on the hills of Szekszárd: the wine takes you to an imaginary cycling tour!
Export of Hungarian wines during pandemic
The first 7 months of 2020 has been showing promising results: the export value of Hungarian wine has grown by 20% compared to the same period of 2019.
Who will be the Winemaker of the Year 2020?
Who's gonna win the 2020 Winemaker of the Year selection? Will the "DiCaprio" of Hungarian wine scene bring the first victory for Badacsony?
Goose News 3.: Le “Bogyólé!” est arrivé!
Vylyan estate in Villány has made 'Bogyólé', a Beaujolais Nouveau-like new wine for 16 years. This year a pink flamingo is on the label.
Goose News 2. – Portugieser, an ideal grape for new wine
Did you know that St Martin was born in Hungary? Bock Cellar in Villány dedicates a wine to St Martin every year, called PortaGéza.
Goose News 1. – 2020 Kékfrankos Rosé as free gift
St Martin feasts are cancelled due to Covid, but we can enjoy St Martin dishes made of goose with new vintage wines at home. Tóth Ferenc Winery has just released its new rosé mad
Gere Cab Franc from the Devil’s Trench
Andrea Gere introduces 2017 vintage Gere Villányi Franc from the unique Ördögárok (Devil's Trench) vineyard.
A wine video that will surely cheer you up
Sabar Wine House has created an amazing wine video again! Nightmare is the title, but you can only dream a winery with such devotion!
The great fish soup war
We explain the differences between Bajai and Szegedi fish soup and recommend four Kadarka wines. Your ultimate guide to Hungarian fish soup.
Wine of the Weekend: Paulus Generosa Gold Extra Dry
Paulus Wine House in Hungarian Mór wine region creates the world's first sparkling wine of Generosa grape variety.
A sweet kiss: Catalan dessert with Hungarian wine
Dereszla wines are available in several countries, also in Spain. In November, try the Catalan sweets, the panellets with Dereszla Tokaji Aszú
Villa Sandahl
Villa Sandahl was founded in Badacsony 2004, by two Swedish brothers with their families. The reason with turning to Hungary, was that world class vineyards were still affordable a
Franc & Franc event is cancelled, but Villány awaits
Franc & Franc event is cancelled, but Villány wine region awaits visitors including Gere Tamás & Zsolt Winery with Aureus, its flagship wine.
Taste the “lovely stuff” from Somló
A Somló tasting takes place on 6 November 2020 in Budapest with 20 wineries, including Tornai Winery with Trophy winner Grófi Hárslevelű 2017.
5 top wines for November
5 wines from the Winelovers 100 Best Hungarian Wines 2020 publication. Koch, Kamocsay, Sauska, Etyeki Kúria, Borbély.
A cirkusz trapézától a borimportig
Erich Danch és Catherine Granger viszik tovább a stafétát kicsit másként és más névvel. Én először a hírlevelükre figyeltem fel, szokatlan hangvételű, olvasmányos
Trick or treat for adults
Grand Tokaj winery released two juicy, fresh wines in the summer, Tutti and Frutti. Both are great for recalling summer in dark November.
Barta Furmint online tasting with Oz Clarke
Online tasting of Barta Furmint wines with Oz Clarke British wine personality and Vivien Ujvári winemaker from Mád, Tokaj.
St Martin wine dinner with the best Irsai Olivér!
Frittmann Winery has already released some of its new wines, but on 14 November guests will have a chance to taste more 2020 wines. The wine dinner will be a chance to taste the be
Eger regulation
Bull’s figure, head or any other visual interpretation of bull, also foreign language translation of “Bikavér” (Bull’s blood) can only be labeled for Classicus, Superior o
Wine of the Weekend – Optimum Brut
A long weekend in Hungary (yesterday was the anniversary of 1956 Revolution, the most significant revolt against the communist oppression), but it is also the weekend of clocks cha
Zsirai Furmint among UK Jascots’ Team’s favourites
Jascots is a UK wine importer and distributor whose webshop attracts customers with several smart ideas. If a label is damaged, you can buy it with discount. Certified organic and
Drinks Business award to Taste Hungary
British print and online publication, Drinks Business founded the award 17 years ago.
“A bright and promising vintage”
Haraszthy Vineyards was one of the pioneers of Etyek wine region. When Carlos Coelho from Argentina first visited the village, there was not a single cellar open, it was impossible
From the circus trapeze to wine importing (Importer of the Week)
Have you ever received a Danch & Granger newsletter? If you have, you know it, because those are the ones to remember. Fresh and unique style, heart warming stories of artisan wine
The “Beangrower” grapegrowers’ everyday meal
Sopron wine region is near the Austrian border, the traditions, words and of course meals are interwoven with German words.
Kadarka – not frivolous at all!
If you ever taste a good Kadarka, you will fall in love with it. Charming, full of spices, enchantingly fruity and tempts you to have another glass of it.
Barta Furmint – an excellent “weekday wine”
We have reported the success of Barta Tokaji Aszús and single vineyard Barta Öreg Király Furmint several times. However, the estate is not only a producer of top wines, they are
Bordeaux Blends in Budapest
The 7th ‘Bordói November’ grand tasting awaits red wine lovers on 17 November. Though indigenous varieties are the ones we are mostly looking for in a country, at the same tim
Rooster calling – new vintage Vylyan rosé arrives
The rosé trend seems unstoppable in Hungary – just like elsewhere. Though official statistics are not available about rosé consumption nor production, a non representative surv
There is something good in the Hungarian Parliament
The newspapers are full of news about the EU expressing concern about the level of democracy in Hungary.
3 Hungarian orange wines to celebrate
Of course it is the USA, which celebrates National Orange Wine Day on 6 October. The US has more than 1500 national days, which might sound ridiculous, but why not celebrate someth
The Best Red Wine in Hungary
Like with many things in Hungary, the Top 100 wines publication has two versions. (Last week we reported the announcement of The Most Beautiful Wine Estate by a wine magazine, whil
The other Most Beautiful Estate
As we have reported recently, Agrotrend Group has announced The Most Beautiful Wine Estate. The winner was Vesztergombi Cellar in Szekszárd.
World Vegetarian Day is today!
Live and let eat whatever people want! Meatlovers versus vegetarians – a neverending debate. However, at least today step one step behind and make peace. You can never know what
Tamlyn Currin speaks frankly about Villányi Franc
The annual Franc & Franc conference and tasting event is coming closer, this year it will take place on 20–21 November. Villány producers await experts and winelovers to taste t
Star chocolate from Gere Attila Winery
The iconic winery of Villány wine region has a few years’ experience of making fine chocolate to match their outstanding wines like Gere Kopar or Gere Solus.
10 amazing harvest moments
The most important part of the year for winemakers has arrived. Getting up early, worrying about the weather, crawling into bed exhausted – in spite of all these things, harvest
The two best Hungarian reds according to Andreas Larsson
Did you know that the extension ‘wine’ can also be added to your domains nowadays? Get rid of the boring .com or .org, isn’t it cooler to have .wine?
SZÉK restaurant – a pinch of Transylvania
Székely Land, an exciting and unique region of Transylvania (in Romania) has always had special importance for the Hungarian nation. Székelyföld is quite far from the Hungarian
Meet Mr Olaszrizling!
Olaszrizling grape variety is the most widely planted white grape in Hungary. (In fact not exactly, the so called Bianca took the lead, but that one is a grape for mass production,
7 kis lépés egy borászhonlap jobbítására
Online térben élünk, most különösen. Többet érintkezünk a telefonunkon vagy a számítógépünkön keresztül, mint szemtől szembe, és bizony sokan több bort rendelnek
123 Hungarian medals plus 1 Best in Show at Decanter World Wine Awards!
A record number of medals went to Hungary at the 17th edition of the grandiose British contest. Two years ago 70, last year 105 medals, while this year 123 medals and a Best in Sho
Do you know the regulations of Szekszárdi Bikavér?
How many grape varieties are mandatory to use? Is it allowed to use the English translation for Bikavér? Does it have to be aged in barrel?
Love and bonfire – needed more than ever!
Haraszthy Vineyard has several evitable merits: it was one of the pioneers to put Etyek on the wine map of the world (Etyek–Buda wine region near Budapest), plus it has always ma
5 harvest facts for beginners
Vylyan Vineyard and Winery is an outstanding estate in Villány wine region. Obviously, the harvest period is the most important time of the year for them, and now they have collec
Wine of the Month: Kúria Sopron Merlot 2017
Well, it is not as easy as the photo may suggest. Harvest is just about to begin for Etyeki Kúria winery in their Sopron vineyard, and of course it will take a long time for the g
Best Buy Sauvignon Blanc for September
The wine comes from Mór, the second smallest wine region of Hungary, and the producer is a relatively young winery called Paulus Wine House.
Harvest experience at one of the most beautiful estates of Hungary
Hilltop Neszmély is just a stone’s throw from Budapest, and on 27th September the winery awaits winelovers for a whole day harvest program.
Celebrate the ‘sheep’s tail’ again in October!
The indigenous grape variety, Juhfark of the volcanic Somló wine region is best displayed at this annual grand tasting, this year on 17th October.
The best places to buy HUN wines in the UK
British wine magazine Decanter awards the best wine retail establishments annually. This year webshops have a special importance, since for months they have been the only source of
The Most Beautiful Vineyard: Vesztergombi Cellar
As we reported earlier, Agrotrend group has organized the award for the fourth time to select the best examples of agricultural enterprises.
Szekszárdi Bikavér regulation
Deeper garnet colour. Complex and layered nose, full body with structure and richness of flavours. The wine is not dominated by tannins, however it has velvety texture and elegance
Rump-steak, ‘tócsni’, cranberry sauce and Thummerer Rébus
This meal is a simple but great dish with a superb red blend from Thummerer family winery in Eger wine region. The dish was cooked by Anett Hegedűs and the opening photo was taken
Sustainable fine dining in the vineyard
This table below is waiting for those food and wine connoisseurs, who care about our planet and who are seeking something unique, the “one in a million” wine event.
Blue Secret, Gold Medal
German Mundus Mini wine competition has announced the results of its latest Summer Tasting.
“Ms Ezerjó” about vintage 2020
Krisztina Csetvei is a multi-functional person: a winemaker, a general manager, a marketing manager, social media manager, event organizer, wife and mother.
Hungarian success at Finger Lakes wine contest
The Finger Lakes International Wine Competition (FLIWC) is one of America’s Largest Charitable Wine Competitions in the United States.
Escaping pandemic through the 4 days Hungarian Wines study trip
Hungarianwines.eu has organized Hungarian WebWineWriting competition for the 3rd time. The winners of the 6 categories (3 in English and 3 in Hungarian) could participate in our 4-
“Limited edition” Budapest Wine Festival
The spectacular outdoor wine event has been the favourite of many winelovers for decades, partially thanks to its picturesque venue – the UNESCO World Heritage Castle of Buda. Wi
Russian winelovers discovering the unknown face of Hungary
Sergey Smolin wine writer is a devoted expert of Hungarian wines. At the moment he is working on the most comprehensive book on contemporary Hungarian winemaking ever written in Ru
The Hungarian ‘wine dealers’ of two continents
Carolyn and Gábor Bánfalvi, a wine enthusiast couple has found a solution to the misery of many US based Hungarians—their enterprise has been selling carefully selected Hungari
Olívia – the enchanting blend
f you like aromatic grapes, you might have heard of Irsai Olivér, an indigenous Hungarian grape. In spite of the rumors, the name of the grape was not sold for money (by the breed
Happy Birthday, Zsolt Gere!
At the beginning of my career I made a big mistake: I wrote an incorrect caption under Zsolt and his father, Tamás Gere’s photo.
Tokaj friss szemmel
A borok királya és a királyok bora évszázadok óta uralkodók kedvence, és mi, akik ott élünk vagy gyakran látogatunk ide, dédelgetett gyermekünkként imádjuk és csod
Csúcsmodern és tájba simul
Egy korszerű borászat lehet elfogadható küllemű, egyszerű üzem, de lehet a környezetéhez illeszkedő, a természettel szerves egészt alkotó, szemet gyönyörködtető é
Zsirai Winery
Our beloved father raised us along these principles, and he established the Zsirai Winery based on them. These are the values we follow when fulfilling his dream and his legacy.
Vylyan Winery
We believe that the quality of wine is mainly determined by the grape. Fine wine can be made only with excellent grapes since we start with the fundaments even when building a hous
Vesztergombi Cellar
All the old cities with rich history have families that live, age and renew together with the place, Vesztergombi is a family like this. The family coat of arms used on their label
Tűzkő Estate
The history of Tűzkő Estate dates back to the beginning of the 1990s when Hungary went through some groundbreaking political and economic changes. This transformation created rea
Tóth Ferenc Winery
Tóth Ferenc Winery can be bravely called family winery, as through generations, old and young members of the winemaker family work every day obsessed to bring forward the good rep
Tornai winery
The Tornai Wine-Cellar is one of the biggest wine yards, including 60 hectares, mostly on the southern, eastern and western part of the mountain.
Thummerer Winery
The Thummerer Winery is a family enterprise that began in 1984 when we first started grape cultivation and wine making. We produce wines from our self-established, 100-hectare vine
Taschner Winery and Sparkling Wine Cellar
The family vineyard is of 26 hectares, where mostly indigenous grapes are grown, but besides Kékfrankos, Zweigelt and Zöldveltelini (Grüner Veltliner) special grapes are grown a
Sauska
Sauska is a family-owned and operated winery with vineyards in both Tokaj (NE Hungary) and Villany (SW Hungary). We grow indigenous and international grape varieties and use only t
Sabar Wine House
Badacsony wine region, which is situated north of Lake Balaton, the largest lake of Europe, is not only a wine region of breathtaking beauty, but also one of the oldest wine growin
Paulus Wine House
The winery was founded by Pál Molnár in 2012 and by now it has become one of the largest and more successful wineries in Mór wine region.
Patricius Winery
The Patricius Winery was established by the Kékessy family’s oenological vocation for the future, which vocation is cherishing from the past. The owners are Dezső Kékessy and
Lajver Wine House
When planning our estate, a particularly important aspect was to respect our natural conditions and to adapt to them so that the estate could fit into its surroundings as harmoniou
Kristinus Wine Estate
Our winery, situated on the slopes of the southern shores of Lake Balaton, has been producing award-winning wines since 2005. Kristinus Wine Estate welcomes its guests with cuisine
Kovacs Nimrod Winery
Kovács Nimrod Winery is situated in seven continuous cellars on the historic Verőszala Street in Eger.
Koch Winery
The Koch Winery has been dealing with viticulture and wine production for generations. It is located in Hajós region, Borota. The modern winery is been managed in 140 ha, it produ
Hilltop Neszmély
A Hungarian owned model vineyard and wine producer, Hilltop Neszmély operates in a state-of-the-art winery overlooking the River Danube. The wines are crafted from grapes grown in
Heumann Winery
The estate is located in the area of Siklós in the Hungarian wine region Villány. This Family-owned artisanal winery was founded in the late 1990s by the Swiss-German couple Evel
Haraszthy Vineyards
The winery was founded in 1998 with the wine processing plant completed in 2003. The name Haraszthy commemorates the great Hungarian, Ágoston Haraszthy.
Grand Tokaj
The company was founded by the Hungarian State in 1948 and has been in her ownership ever since. The winery known as Tokaj Kereskedőház after 1993 has changed it’s name to Gran
Gere Winery
Gere Attila Winery is a family enterprise started in 1991 and now one of the most important wineries in Hungary. Attila Gere – originally a forester, and the owner of the company
Gere Tamás & Zsolt Winery
Our fully family run business has been in viniculture and wine production for dozens of year, located in Villany, the Southernmost part of Hungary, which is also one of the most
Garamvári Vineyard
Garamvári Vineyard owns altogether 80 hectares of outstanding terroirs with unique climate on the slopes of Balatonlelle, Balatonboglár and Szőlősgyörök. These great vineyard
Frittmann Winery
Frittmann wines are made in the southern part of Kunság wine region in a small town called Soltvadkert, in a family winery. The parents and also the grandaparents grew grapes and
Eszterbauer Winery
Since 1746, Eszterbauer family’s vineyard has been included in the archives of Szekszard city. Janos is the 10th Eszterbauer generation, who operates the tradition-based wine com
Etyeki Kúria Winery
The Etyeki Kúria Winery was established in 1996 with a grape growing area of 2 hectares at Etyek Old-Hill. Soon it became the leading winery of its wine region.
Dúzsi Tamás & his Family’s Winery
Horticulture engineer, teacher, active consultant winemaker Tamás Dúzsi is a member of Wine Academy of Hungary, Pannon Winemaker Guild of Hungary (Magyar Bormíves Céh) and a fo
Dereszla Winery
Tokaj wine region, situated in the North-East of Hungary is famous for its sweet wines made of shrivelled berries due to the influence of noble rot, as known as Botrytis cinerea.
Csetvei Cellar
The winery was founded and is owned by a young lady called Krisztina Csetvei. She was born near Szabadka in 1983 (Subotica, a Hungarian speaking town in Serbia) and moved to Budape
Borbély Family Winery
Borbély Family Winery is indeed a winery of which duties the whole family takes part in: both the founder Gyula and his wife, Gabriella, and both the second generation represented
Bock Estate
A Family Concern The Bock family has been growing vines and producing wine in the Villány wine region since 1850. A love of wine and the winemaking craft has been […]
Csányi Winery
Csányi Winery is located on the outskirts of the town of Villány, the predecessor of which, Chateau Teleki Winery was established by Zsigmond Teleki in 1881. The owners considere
Béres Winery
Motivated by the love of Tokaj and its wines, in 2002 the Béres family decided to create a 45 hectare estate in the heart of the Tokaj Wine Region. The […]
Barta Winery
The history of the estate The estate was founded in 2003 by Barta family with the objective to revive Öreg Király vineyard (’Old King’ vineyard) of great prestige, abandoned
Babarczi Vineyard and Wine Cellar
Babarczi Vineyard and Wine Cellar is a family owned winery managed by the second generation at present. The estate is situated in one of the smallest wine region of Hungary, [&hell
The best value summer red wine: Lajver Color Cuvée
What is the best summer wine like? It should be fruity, easy to drink and ideally pairs well with grilled dishes. Color Cuvée 2018 from Lajver Wine Estate in Szekszárd […]
Tokaji Aszú as a summer wine? Yes!
In the heat of the summer we do not really feel like drinking sweet wine, however, Tokaji Aszú is a different case. The golden colour of the wine brings sunshine […]
Double Heumann success in Taiwan
Heumann Winery from Villány enjoys the appreciation of Taiwanese experts, this fact has been proved twice recently. Besides Chateau Dereszla Sushi Wine and two more Hungarian wine
Winners announced
The 6 winners of the 3rd Hungarian WebWineWriting contest are announced! The competition has two rounds, first the juries of each category selected three finalists, and then the vo
Culinary heaven in the farthest corner of Hungary
Champion sommelier, TV star chef, amazing success story – this is Pajta (‘The Shed’), a bistro restaurant, where you won’t have a chance to have lunch without r
Who will be the winner?
The second round of the 3rd Hungarian WebWineWriting is going to end tomorrow at midnight. The jury members have already selected the 18 finalists (out of 61 articles). Now it [&he
10 gold winner red wines from VinAgora
Last week we reported the announcement of the 21st VinAgora International Wine Competition of Hungary and we introduced some champions, then we also presented 7 gold medal winner w
Sparkling wine festival in Budapest
Sándor Petőfi, the renowned poet and an importnt character of the revolution of 1848–49 must have popped in this event to cheer with a glass of bubbly. He liked wine, […
Hogy adjunk el 100 eurós bort?
Itthon egyre több borászat jutott el abba a fázisba, amikor mennyiségben már nem szeretne növekedni, a fejlődés viszont nem állhat meg, így ők a minőségbeli növekedé
Kissed by a buffalo in Sopron
Do you know what buffalo kiss is? Well, it is a less known type of “fröccs” aka wine spritzer. Fröccs is simply wine and soda water, and it is highly […]
Picnic at sunset – the opening party of “Tóthék”, Eger
“This place means no more to me than the hub of the universe” – says Katalin Tóth, manager of Tóth Ferenc Winery, the founder’s daughter. Katalin and her team
Sky Furmint and Sky baby – the philosophy of a happy grandpa
Furmint grape is more and more wellknown. It is mostly associated with Tokaj, though Furmint is grown in many other Hungarian wine regions, for example Eger.
Kabar webinar in Winephabet Street
Have you heard about Kabar grape variety? No? No wonder, it is a grape producted in tiny quantity in a small country – in Hungary. Now, you can learn about this rare varietal in
Wine and art: Erdőbénye awaits you again!
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
7 gold winner white wines from VinAgora
Last week we reported the announcement of the 21st VinAgora International Wine Competition of Hungary. Then we introduced a champion Garamvári sparkling, a Grand Gold Thummerer Bi
Vylyan Mandolás and chocolate soufflé
Who will win all these heavenly delicacies below? Vylyan Vineyard and Winery is located in Villány wine region, and Mandolás is a single vineyard Cabernet Franc, a top product of
Wine and art: Erdőbénye awaits you again!
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
Kabar webinar in Winephabet Street
Have you heard about Kabar grape variety? No? No wonder, it is a grape producted in tiny quantity in a small country – in Hungary. Now, you can learn about […]
The results of Vinagora wine contest are announced
The largest international wine competition of Hungary, the 21st VinAgora took place on 3–5 July, and the results have just been announced. The number of samples hit a new record
Vylyan Mandolás and chocolate soufflé
Who will win all these heavenly delicacies below? Vylyan Vineyard and Winery is located in Villány wine region, and Mandolás is a single vineyard Cabernet Franc, a top product of
Sky Furmint and Sky baby – the philosophy of a happy grandpa
Furmint grape is more and more wellknown. It is mostly associated with Tokaj, though Furmint is grown in many other Hungarian wine regions, for example Eger. Kovács Nimród Winery
Hungarian medals at Helsinki International Beverage Competition
Babarczi Winery has won a silver medal, while Sabar Wine House has received a silver and a bronze medal at Helsinki International Beverage Competition. So what? – you might ask,
Gere Attila Winery drawing on pillows and curtains
Several iconic chateaux appear on labels, but not many are depicted on textiles. Gere Attila Winery has recently renewed its estate under the leadership of Zoltán Varró designer,
Meet the winemaker of the Happy Grape!
Csaba Koch has created his own concept of grape growing called Happy Grape. The basic principle is to let the grape grow as it wants and reduce canopy work as […]
Hungarian ‘Garamvári’ bubbles on holiday
This photo was shot in Greece in a dream island, where a bottle of Garamvári Blanc Fleur Brut was taken with the traveller. Travelling is getting extremely complicated these days,
The winemaker’s son gets gold medal
József Bock, founder and owner of Bock Cellar must be very proud now: his son, Valér Bock has been making wines for a while at the family estate, and now […]
Bison and Villányi Franc – a perfect match
Jeff Cantor is a true connoisseur from the United States. Whenever he cooks, he tries to use original ingredients (Greek olive for Greek food etc). Jeff lives in New Yersey, [&hell
Best Buy Traminer from Hungary
Traminer is a grape variety with quite obscure origin: it might have originated in France or Germany, it might be named after the town of Tramin in South Tirol, Alto […]
3 medals goes to The Rosé King of Hungary
The results of the 4th International Rosé Championship were announced yesterday. This competition is held annually in Poland and it has been conceived and organised by Czas Wina,
The finalists of the Most Beautuful Vineyard Award
Agrotrend group has been organizing the award for the fourth time to select the best examples of agricultural enterprises. The professional jury has selected the finalists in each
Spa Paradise and pools in the air
Hungary is rich in thermal spas, so if you want to heal your body as well as your soul, our country is an ideal choice. Debrecen is the second most […]
The very first wine escape room is about to open in Budapest!
Well, at first sight there is a problem with Wine Cellar escape room: you will have no motivation to escape… And indeed, the brand new WINESCAPE is a wine bar […]
Taste the Wine of the Month free in a stunning place
“Hoping July will be an out and out summer month, we chose the only still rosé wine of our assortment, the Kúria Rosé to be the wine of the month. […]
Top 10 Hungarian wines by Dr. Matthew Horkey
Exotic Wine Travel founder and co-owner, Dr. Matthew Horkey is a frequent visitor in Hungary, what is more, he and his partner, Charine Tan are working on a new book […]
Fiaker and Felix among the top wine lists by Wine Spectator
Hungary is a newcomer on Wine Spectator’s annual restaurant award: “This year marks the addition of a new country to the Restaurant Awards program—Hungary, which has
River tasting on the Danube
As life restarts in Hungary, so do the river tastings organized by Borjour team. The first cruise of the season leaves the port at 8 pm on 2nd July. Guests […]
Pool with a view of the vineyards
Hilltop Wine Hotel and Restaurant has a stunning location and now from the renewed pool and its surroundings guests can fully enjoy the view. Hilltop is in Neszmély wine region, [
Winemaker of the Winamekers Award announced!
Yesterday evening the winner of this prestigious Hungarian award was announced, and the winner is Károly Áts, chief winemaker of Grand Tokaj! The award has a special importance,
Tokaj rocks on JancisRobinson.com!
Again a good piece of news to greet the weekend: Tamlyn Currin (in the photo), who has previously described several Furmint wines from Hungary, now visits Tokaj wine region and [&h
3 events to taste Csetvei wines
Kriszti Csetvei is one of the most talented and creative winemaker in Hungary. Growing grapes in the second smallest wine region, Mór (and in the smallest Somló as well) she [&he
Balaton at Meininger Wine Business
Now, that Europe is open again – at least for EU citizens –, a comprehensive article has just been published in the 3 / 2020 issue of Meininger Wine Business […]
Meet Zsuzsa Babarczi at the 3rd Hungarian Gettogether
Hungarianwines.eu will organize “the garden party of Hungarian wine” again, on 16 August. It is a lucky date – in Hungary events are allowed only after the 15th Augus
“It has an almost Mosel-like balance, …
… yet it does not try to imitate Rieslings. Finesse and elegance from start to finish” – this description comes from a wine blogger, Zoltán Németi, who considers th
Wine Bus every Saturday around Eger
Eger Wine Workshop is a group of quality wineries in Eger wine region, however they are not only great at winemaking, but active and creative as well. They have just […]
New rooftop bar with ‘freemason hints’ in Budapest
Sky Garden is a new rooftop bar on top of the also new Mystery Hotel downtown Budapest. The name Mystery was not chosen by accident: the predecessor of the hotel […]
Blues, jubilee and Little Prince
Sabar Wine House is an ever active, ever creative, ever playful winery in Badacsony wine region. Now, that smaller outdoor events are allowed, annual Sabar blues festival is announ
Gere Attila Crocus wine hotel is open again!
If you like subtle interior, elegant, yet relaxed style, and if you like enjoying spa treatments with top quality grape seed products, your place is 4 star Crocus Hotel in [&hellip
Opening wine event at the nicest square in Budapest
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 ai
Winemaker of the Winemakers: Top 5 announced!
This award is considered to be the most prestigious one by many experts, because the winemakers themselves choose the best one. The nomination was done by the previous award winner
The spirit of an adventurer
Do you know who the father of modern Californian viticulture is? There is a saying about Hungarians: “How do you recognize a Hungarian? He enters a revolving door behind you,
Quarter thousand likes for 60 year old bush vines
Borbély Family Winery is active on social media, and usually posts get 40–50 likes, but last week a post proved to be a real blockbuster: so far 283 likes were […]
Coda di pecora – ‘Juhfark’ in the eye of an Italian
Davide Bortone, the editor in chief of Winemag.it has been stuck in Hungary, and though it must be hard for him, we are happy with the situation, because ha has […]
Bock Ermitage weekday special offer for the summer
Hungary is opening gradually, soon all EU citizens are allowed to enter, plus some other nationalities can also visit our country. However, many locals have also decided to spend t
Sopron presses ‘RESTART’
Hungary’s most western wine region, Sopron makes the best of the recent situation: instead of moaning over the loss they put all their effort into renewal, which they badly n
New orange wine by Kristinus
Kristinus Wine Estate in Balatonboglár wine region (South Balaton) is in the middle of convertion into biodynamic, as we wrote earlier in our article “No more gas masks!R
Japanese winewomen love Hungarian wines!
We have been browsing news on the Internet, when we came accross the results of 2020 Sakura Wine Awards. Strangely enough, the results were announced months ago, still there was [&
A Welsh–Hungarian tale of wine, truffle and success
From dentistry to grocery – What’s your story? How did you get to the United Kingdom and why did you start a wine and gourmet food business? – We moved […]
“I can’t imagine another path”
Talented, humble, ambitious, hardworking – these are useful characteristics for a young winemaker, especially if she is – at the moment – overshadowed by her famous and deter
Thanks Docs – successful charity campaign by Garamvári
It is a noble deed to send wines to doctors and nurses, it is also really kind to take care of their daily meals and it certainly is nice to […]
New vintage ‘Hárslevelű’ from Kreinbacher, Somló
Kreinbacher Estate has gained its international fame with the méthode traditionnelle sparkling wines made in volcanic Somló wine region (just to mention the numerous trophies fro
Eszterbauer: moderately open cellars at Pentecost weekend
Szekszárd wine region family winery, Eszterbauer has tried its best to survive lockdown: online tastings, free delivery within the country and precautions in the vinification plan
Another perfect match: Furmint and Japanese Temaki
Pairing wine and food happens all the time, but perfect pairings are rare. Furmint is an extremely versatile grape variety, and it is proved with every pairing. While yesterday we
Dry Furmint with refreshing tapas – recipe
If it comes to Tokaj and Furmint, Barta Cellar is a must mention. His single vineyard Furmint wine from Öreg Király (‘Old King’) vineyard has received numerous nation
The SuperPinks: 3 Champion Rosé Wines
Lajver Rosé Cuvée, Szekszárd Hungarian wine trade magazine called ‘Bor és Piac’ (Wine and Market) has released the results of their rosé panel tasting: out of 90 w
Superstar bread from Gere Attila Winery
It is always a feast to share a bottle from the Villány icon, Attila Gere. And to share some home made bread with the wine is just magic, mystic, a […]
Tornai restaurant reopens in Somló
Though free shipping within Hungary (in case of purchasing minimum 6 bottles) still applies for Tornai wines, followers can now visit the restaurant of the winery at weekends and e
The Teddy Boy, the Toff Guy and the Gentleman
As if we met the characters of a Guy Ritchie movie, but these names stand for some cool wines in Villány, made by a young, talented winemaker called Zsolt Gere.
Talent show by Teleki
A winery has countless options for sponsoring, but it will work only if the topic matches with the wines. In case of this Villány winery the match is perfect: Teleki […]
Muscat, the graceful dry wine
A beginner wine drinker usually starts with a member of the Muscat grape family – the fragrant, grapey aromas easily capture senses. Later, the more educated, especially the snob
3 top Sauvignon Blanc from Hungary
Elderflowers are blossoming all around the country, as if God had given a hint to beginner winelovers about the aromas of the seasonal variety: Sauvignon Blanc. Hungary has contine
Hilltop gastro video: “HillToasty”
Every winery tries to make the best of these months. Online tastings abound, but Hilltop created something more efficient: a series of cooking videos. While wine tastings are less
The best Syrah in Hungary
The protagonist of VinCE Magazin’s latest panel tasting is Syrah, the favourite variety of many winelovers. Luscious, spicy, exciting wine at its best, and the tasting proved
The Big Hungarian Grape Quiz
Are you a wine expert? Have you done some WSET courses? Do you work as a sommelier? It is time to check your knowledge of Hungarian grape varieties. If you […]
Evaluation: buy, buy, buy!
According to Zoltán Németi wine blogger on screwcapped.com Sauska Rosé 2019 from Villány is one of the best Hungarian rosé wines. “Poised, elegant, not a hair out of pla
Happy Mother’s Day, Kriszta!
Krisztina Csetvei is not only a great winemaker, but also a creative mind, who never runs out of new ideas. We loved her ‘periodic system’, which did not consist of [&h
Swiss Matterhorn in Hungarian colours
“The most famous mountain peak in the Alps, the Matterhorn, was illuminated with the colors of the Hungarian flag last week, on April 24th at 11 pm to express their […
Become a member of the club!
Tóth Ferenc Winery in Eger wine region is most active in every field: regular newsletters with content worth reading, wine tastings, wine dinners, chocolate–wine pairing worksho
The most beautiful flower of all
Mother’s Day is coming closer, therefore wineries post several special offers and prize games to help celebrate mothers, grandmothers. Grand Tokaj winery has launched a Faceb
New Tokaj Dry by Zsirai Winery
When the trend of dry wines of Tokaj wine region began, there was a hot debate whether to emphasise Furmint, the main grape variety (which is great indeed, but grown […]
The BOLDEST and BALDEST winemaking guys
Challenges bring some excitement to our lives in lockdown. Some of them are easy (find and post a photo of yours from your childhood), some of them are more sophisticated […
Running for wine – meet at Lake Balaton in September!
In some countries citizens are allowed to leave their homes in order to do some solitary sport activities outdoor – for example in Hungary we are allowed to do so. […]
The Transporter and wine inspired guitar music – new chapters of “Sabarism”
Sabar is one of the most creative wineries for sure. Since most of their wines are sold in gastronomy – thus now these wines are not sold – and at […]
10 Best Hungarian Wines by Independent UK
“Take note of Hungary, a country that’s capable of becoming one of Europe’s most fruitful and rewarding wine areas“ – says John Clarke on Independent.co.uk. He dr
Beetroot dip and other video recipes with grape seed products
Bock Winery in Villány has been manufacturing grape seed products for many years, and they constantly do researches with the University of Pécs. “We can go back to the Bibl
Take the opportunity – enjoy Hungarian wines!
We have been informed that several foreign wine experts are stuck in Hungary, for example the editor-in-chief of the Italian WineMag.it, Davide Bortone. He has received some sample
Easter wreath by Tara
As Easter is coming closer, it is time to prepare the seasonal cakes, sweets. At Easter we eat sweets mostly with walnutand poppyseed, and easter wreath is an emblematic shape, [&h
Sándor Mérész, the Gastro-Winemaker of the Year
“Best of Budapest – the measure of quality” – says the slogan of Budapest Week Publishing, which has been organizing its annual contest for more than 25 years. Afte
“Phenomenal value for money”
Like many of our readers, we have started another week in lockdown. Since we are in a little shed on a mountain with no proper address, home delivery is not […]
Online charity wine auction on 8th April
Junibor, an association uniting young winemakers, is organizing an online charity auction. The process is simple: the auction takes place on the Facebook-page of Junibor at 7 pm on
Pannon Passport – a document to great wines
Pannon Wine Guild is an association uniting iconic family wineries of Hungary. The Guild had planned to have a workshop with 20 wines just at this weekend at VinCE Budapest [&helli
