The most popular wines of 2016, according to Hungarians
2016 statistics about the wine drinking habits of Hungarians, with some surprises
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The Spirit of Provence in Villány – 6th Gere Jazz Festival
The 6th annual #Gere #Jazz Festival takes place at the Gere Attila Winery in #Villány on the Gere Estate
Newly established Magna Mátra, the new wine region with stong identity
Members of the newly established Magna Mátra have created a common vision to make it a wine region with strong identity
Hungarian wines conquer world competitions
Here are the most successful Hungarian wines, check the list:
Programme of the most prestigious wine event in Central and Eastern Europe
Budapest, 14 February, 2017 – The 8th VinCE Budapest Wine Show, the main get-together of the wine industry in Central and Eastern Europe, is open to wine lovers and wine professionals with 160 exhibitors, 1,000 wines, countless masterclasses, renowned winemakers,…
Hungarian success stories in the New World
Though, the Europeans who first arrived in the New World – the Vikings – called it the “Land of Wine”, i.e. Vinland, vine cultivation was brought to America by the Europeans later. This happened when the United States reached the shore…
Eger and Szekszárd join forces to promote Bikavér
Winemakers of the two wine regions close ranks to reposition the traditional Hungarian brand. The annual Eger-Szekszárd Bikavér Duel is to take place on 3 March in Budapest. The event offers a chance for the general public to acquaint themselves…
Berlin’s Green Week has opened with Hungary as a guest of honour
Berlin, January 20 (MTI) – The world’s biggest farm and food expo, Berlin’s Internationale Gruene Woche (IGW), has opened with Hungary as guest of honour, and farm minister Sándor Fazekas was on hand on Friday to unveil the country’s 1,700…
Let’s be proud of the Furmint!
By approaching February, there are more and more talks about Furmint wines, but telling the truth, most of us still do not know everything about this grape variety. However, it is a unique treasure, which well deserves its place on…
50 most important wine programs of this year
Borászportál collected the most important wine programs of the year that one can expect. Take out your calendar and start recording. 14th January: Jégvirágtól borvirágig 2017 Where: Monor Cellar Village 21th January: Winter Picnic in Etyek Flavours of winter on Gasztrosétány…
Toast with Tokaji Aszú wine – The taste of the feast
Have you ever thought of the fragrance and taste of the festive season? Sweet spices, cinnamon, vanilla, dried fruits. Impressions just if we had spoken about the Aszú wine of Tokaj. Tokaji Aszú wine is an excellent choice on all…
Hungarian wines fare well at Asia Wine Trophy
Budapest, November 23 (MTI) – Hungarian wines have fetched several prizes at Asia Wine Trophy in South Korea, which is the largest wine expo in Asia, the foreign ministry said. A total of 37 Hungarian wines were presented at the…
Hungarian wine is among the world’s top 100
According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, the World Association of Writers and Journalists of Wines and Spirits (WAWWJ) puts together the lists of the best wines, wineries and wine producing countries every year. These are very prestigious lists, good rankings are worth serious professional…
Patron saints of gastronomy moving into Hotel Gellért
St. Martin who is often referred to as the judge of new wine and also the patron of winemakers, is summoned during the most exciting Martin’s Day program series of Hungary, on November 10-13 in Danubius Hotel Gellért. All halls…
Beautiful image film about the re-bottling of the 1956 Tokaj Aszú wines – VIDEO
According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, the communist regime adulterated the label of the great wines of 1956. Now, at the 60th of anniversary of the revolution, 150 bottles of wine were re-bottled and re-labelled. The year of 1956 was an outstandingly good…
Budapest bucket list – Best things to do in autumn
Colourful leaves on the ground, darkening evenings, rainy days – these are some of the things that characterise this season. Even though these might be associated with negative feelings, we tried to collect some programme ideas for autumn, which all…
Hungarian Grape Harvest Fests between the two world war – Photo gallery, video
Nothing is better than sipping the fresh must in the autumn sunshine. Even more wonderful is the feeling if we do that after a hard-working day in the vineyard. Harvesting our own vine with family and friends is really an…
The 8 best red wines of the country
Boraszportal.hu reports that the Ministry of Agriculture organized a national tasting for red wine and at this very occasion the 8 best red wines were chosen. Now the site lets us know which these were, the best of the bests.…
The ultimate fröccs QUIZ – Play with us!
Budapest Local – Summer in Budapest is the high season for all types of fröccs. But before you go to your favorite bar to get your first fröccs of the season, you might want to freshen up on your memory so…
Coming up: International Wine Festival, Buda Castle
Every September tens of thousands of people visit Buda castle to celebrate wine at Hungary’s greatest wine festival. Hundreds of exhibitors show there wines from all around Hungary and even from a few foreign countries. Even if you are not…