There are a lot of legends about wine. Of the more strange and usual is the parallel with bull’s blood. Bull’s blood also known locally as “Egri Bikavér” is a potent, dry red wine that is from the Eger wine region in northern Hungary. It is reputed to have earned its name from the 16th-century [...]
Learning about Hungarian wines can seem pretty daunting. All those hard-to-pronounce names, obscure labels, and a rather complex classification system, would even turn the most dedicated of wine enthusiasts away. But if you’re willing to spend some time and effort, you’ll discover a very rewarding part of the wine world. Here are some suggestions to [...]
Noble rot isn’t something that sounds very appealing to most people. However, this form of grey fungus or mold in grapes is the essential factor in helping to create sweet wines. When carefully cultivated, it causes the grape to shrivel which concentrates and intensifies both the sugar and flavor. According to legend, the first written account of a sweet wine made from [...]
New Year’s Eve is the night that sparkling wine takes center stage. Although, sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France are most renowned, great sparklers can also be found and enjoyed throughout Central and Eastern Europe. Here are three exciting bottles. Austria Szigeti Grüner Veltliner Brut As Austria’s signature grape variety, Grüner Veltliner is [...]
Tokaj is famed for its intense sweet wines but there also many other styles to appreciate from the region. In particular, dry wines from the single variety of Furmint. Many of these wines can be of good quality, possessing excellent acidity and flavour. This week, I decided to try a 2009 Tokaji Furmint from Hétszölö. This winery has a long and distinguished reputation in [...]
Wine is such an easily recognizable term known around the word. Hear a variation and you can easily determine that wine is being described. In Spanish and Italian its known as ‘vino’, in German its ‘Wein’, in French its ‘vin’ and so on.
Hungary may not be the most well-known wine producing nation. However, it has certainly contributed to many aspects 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
