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Hungarian Wine Facts
[ 0 ] July 20, 2010

Hungarian Wine Facts

Hungary may not be the most well-known wine producing nation. However, it has certainly contributed to many apsects of wine and winemaking. Here are some facts about wine in Hungary. • Only three European languages have words for wine: Latin, Greek, and Hungarian. • Vines believed to be indigenous to the region were first cultivated [...]

VinAgora Wine Gala
[ 0 ] June 28, 2010

VinAgora Wine Gala

If your a Hungarian wine connoisseur, you don’t want to miss this event! The 3rd annual VinAgora Wine Gala will be happening on July 3rd, 2010 in Budapest at the Applied Arts Museum. The all-day gala provides an opportunity for the public to taste the more than 500 wines entered into the VinAgora Wine Competition. After [...]

Hungary and Slovakia Battle Over Tokaji Wine
[ 0 ] May 16, 2010

Hungary and Slovakia Battle Over Tokaji Wine

For over fifty years, there has been a long-running dispute between Hungary and Slovakia over the wine term “Tokaj”. The issue has heated up after the European Commission had recently given Slovakia the go-ahead for registering one of its wine regions, hitherto known as Tokajská Vonohradnícka Oblast under the name of Vinohradnícka Oblast Tokaj. Tokaji [...]

Hungarian Grape Varietals
[ 1 ] March 28, 2010

Hungarian Grape Varietals

Hungary has a broad range of both indigenous and international grape varietals. The following is a brief list of the various grape varietals used in making Hungarian wine. White Cserszegi Füszeres: A hybrid of Irsai Olivér and Tramini, this white grape yields highly aromatic wines, with a bouquet that is often compared to wild flowers. It is particularly known in the Alföld, [...]

Tokaji – Hungary’s Golden Wine
[ 0 ] February 3, 2010

Tokaji – Hungary’s Golden Wine

Introduction There are few wines in the world that can compare to Tokaji. This luscious sweet wine has been Hungary’s crowning glory for hundreds of years. It is one of the oldest wines in the world even before Port and the classification of Bordeaux. Throughout the 17th and 18th century, Tokaji was a cherished commodity enjoyed [...]

Vineyard in the Zemplén Mountains near Tokaj.
[ 7 ] January 21, 2010

Hungary’s Wine Regions

Hungary has a long and distinguished history of winemaking. Grapes were first known to be cultivated in the area by Romans over 2000 years ago. The country’s diverse climate of hot and humid summers, dry autumns, and rainy springs to cold winters makes it an ideal place for winemaking. Its best-known wines are Tokaji Aszu, a [...]

Tokaji Aszú – The King of Wines
[ 2 ] May 7, 2009

Tokaji Aszú – The King of Wines

Overview Tokaji Aszú is a sweet, topaz-colored wine from Hungary.  The wine derives its name from the Tokaj-Hegyalja district of Northeastern Hungary. The region lies on the edge of the great Hungarian plain, dominated by the extinct Tokaj volcano and the Zemplen Hills. Tokaji Aszú is made from late-ripened grapes affected by Botrytis cinerea, a [...]