wine

16/07/2016

Five tips for drinking rosé wines this summer

It is summertime, hot, everyone is heading to the beach or prefers relaxing under the shade of a tree. What could be a better drink than […]
07/07/2016

Triple success for Hungarian sparkling wines

The Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships (CSWWC) were held this year for the third time in Kent, England. The Törley Fortuna won a silver medal, […]
06/07/2016

Government declares Tokaj, Balaton, Budapest and Sopron priority tourism areas

Budapest, July 6 (MTI) – Tokaj, Balaton, Budapest and Sopron are to be treated as priority areas in the government’s tourism development strategy, the daily Magyar […]
05/07/2016

On this weekend: 20th Egri Bikavér Festival

Egri Bikavér Festival is a celebration of the city’s famous son, it is not just an occasion for oenophiles, far from it, there are programs to […]
03/07/2016

8 wine bars to try in Budapest

Wine bars started spreading like mushrooms in recent years and each of them represent a different repertoire and a different character. While you find yourself in […]
15/06/2016

Hungary fares well at Decanter World Wine Awards in London

Budapest, June 15 (MTI) – Hungarian winemakers have collected 44 medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards in London, including two platinum, eight gold, 18 silver […]
03/06/2016

These are the best Hungarian champagnes

Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu writes that almost all Hungarian champagnes, made with traditional method (méthode traditionelle), were challenged at Winelovers blind test, which is connected to the Champagne June […]
10/05/2016

Hungarian Törley wins at English wine competition

The sparkling wines of the Törley group won 7 silver and 4 bronze medals at the International Wine and Spirit Competition, boraszportal.hu reports. Drinks out of […]
02/05/2016

The new Hungarian invention can be the ultimate festival drink

Boraszprotal.hu writes that the new Hungarian invention, the Vasuta spritzer (named after its inventor, Gábor Vasuta) will be launched at summer festivals. The bottled spritzer is […]
22/04/2016

Exclusive wine tours around the bath centres of Hungary

When it comes to the idea of spending a relaxing weekend somewhere, can you imagine anything better than a refreshing bathing combined with reposeful massage, a […]
08/04/2016

Europe’s first wine cinema opens in Hungary

A vineyard on the south shore of Lake Balaton is offering a unique cinema experience for film and wine enthusiasts, szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu writes. The Kristinus Wine Estate […]
31/03/2016

Hungarian Törley champagnes appreciated in France

Boraszportal.hu reports that the traditionally made champagnes of the Törley group achieved great success at the Chardonnay du Monde. The 23rd international competition was held on […]
19/03/2016

Wines introduced for the fourth Great Tokaj Wine Auction

A total of 27 exclusive, limited Tokaji wines from 19 producers will go under the hammer at the Confrérie de Tokaj’s fourth Great Tokaj Wine Auction […]
25/02/2016

Several Hungarian wines won gold at Berliner Wein Trophy

According to boraszportal.hu, nearly two dozens of Hungarian wines earned medals in the competition called Berliner Wein Trophy (BWT) organized by the International Organisation of Vine […]
12/02/2016

End of February: Eger-Szekszárd Bull’s Blood Duel

Different characters of Bikavér (Bull’s Blood) cuvée wines made in Eger and Szekszárd, are originated in the terroir, since Eger belongs rather to the northern types […]
12/02/2016

Furmint February: Get to know these majestic wines

The Furmint February tasting is now in its 7th year and it seems that every year more and more winemakers choose to participate in the event. […]
23/01/2016

Thousand kinds of wines of 182 wineries in Budapest

The visitors of the 7th VinCE Budapest Wine Show can taste 1000 wines of the world’s 182 wineries in the Corinthia Hotel between March 3 and […]
12/12/2015

Hungary made especially fine wines in 2015

Hungary produced more grapes in 2015 than in the previous years; the reason is that the weather was especially favourable this year. People usually associate quantity […]
10/12/2015

Otto Legli became the new President of the Hungarian winemakers’ biggest advocacy body

According to turizmus.com, the National Council of Wine Communities (HNT) elected a new president on December 8, 2015. He is Otto Legli. In parallel with the renewal […]
30/10/2015

There will be more, but much more expensive wine

The very expensive and the very cheap wines can become more expensive, despite the sun was shining enough and many high-quality grapes grew, MTI wrote citing […]