Report from the 22nd Budapest International Wine Festival – Part 2

Hungarian Grape varieties, Hungarian White Wine, Hungarian Wine House, Hungarian Wine Regions, wine tasting event hwhNovember 9 | 8:46 PMBalaton, Buda Castle, Budapest, Budapest Wine Festival, Cserszeg Spice, Cserszegi Fuszeres, Furmint, Hungarian Wine, Hungarian Wine Regions, Olaszrizling, White Wine, wine regions

I continue my report with the white wines. In the second part I introduce the white wines from the Winery of the Year 2013, also wines from the Tolna and Zala region. IKON Borászat (IKON Winery) IKON Winery is situated in Rádpuszta, near Balatonlelle on the south shore of Lake Balaton. The vineyards of Rádpuszta

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Report from the 22nd Budapest International Wine Festival – Part 1

Hungarian White Wine, Hungarian Wine House, Hungarian Wine Regions, Uncategorized, Wine tasting, wine tasting event, Winery hwhOctober 21 | 9:41 AMBalaton, Buda Castle, Budapest, Budapest Wine Festival, Furmint, Hungarian Wine, Hungarian Wine Festial, Hungarian Wine Regions, Irsai Olivér, White Wine, Wine tasting

After a 3 years absence due to my business commitments in the United Kingdom I have had a chance to visit the 22nd International Wine Festival in Budapest at the Buda Castle (Budai Vár) this September. I tasted many wines but let’s see the facts by numbers. 82 wines 13 wineries 9 regions 2 days

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Vote for the new wine!

Hungarian Red Wine, Hungarian White Wine, Hungarian Wine House, Hungarian Wine Regions hwhAugust 27 | 4:39 PMBalaton, Hungarian Wine Regions, poll, Red Wine, vote, White Wine, wine regions

Several new wine had arrived to our UK warehouse from the following 8 regions: Balatonfüred – Csopak region, Balatonlelle region, Eger region, Etyek-Buda region, Mátra region, Somló region, Szekszárd region, Villány region. They will be available soon but revealed one by one. Help us to decide which wine should be available sooner. Please choose a

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Report from wine tasting

Cuvée, Hungarian Grape varieties, Hungarian Red Wine, Hungarian Rosé Wine, Hungarian White Wine, Hungarian Wine House, Hungarian Wine Regions, Magyar Borház, Tokaji, Uncategorized, Wine tasting, wine tasting event hwhAugust 2 | 8:33 PMBalaton, Bull's Blood, Cuvée, Dessert Wine, Eger, Furmint, Hungarian Wine, Irsai Olivér, Kadarka, Kékfrankos, Királyleányka, Magyar Borház, Olaszrizling, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Rosé Wine, Special Wines, Tokaj, Tokaji, White Wine, wine regions, Wine tasting

Hungarian Masterclass with the Hungarian Wine House Hungarian Wine House hosted a wine tasting this year in July. It was held at the Hungarian Cultural Centre at Convent Garden London, which belongs to the Hungarian State (but no passport is need it to enter the building). Our aim was different this time, approaching the general

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Wine history and Hungarian Wine Regions

Cuvée, Hungarian Grape varieties, Hungarian Red Wine, Hungarian Rosé Wine, Hungarian White Wine, Hungarian Wine House, Hungarian Wine Regions, Magyar Borház, Tokaji, Uncategorized hwhApril 18 | 1:23 PMBalaton, Bull's Blood, Cuvée, Dessert Wine, Eger, Ezerjó, Furmint, History of hungarian wines, Hungarian Wine, Hungarian Wine Regions, Hungary, Irsai Olivér, Kadarka, Kékfrankos, Királyleányka, Leányka, Olaszrizling, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Rosé Wine, Special Wines, Tokaj, Tokaji, White Wine, wine regions
Wine history and Hungarian Wine Regions

History Hungarian wine has a history dating back to at least Roman times. The best-known wines are the white dessert wine Tokay (Tokaji) and Bull’s Blood (Egri Bikavér), a full-bodied red wine. The Romans brought vines to Pannonia, and by the 5th century AD, there are records of extensive vineyards in Hungary. Following the Magyar

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