The Hungarian Wine Academy (MBA) has named József Lamport, chief winemaker at the Thummerer Winery in Noszvaj since 2004, as its Winemaker of the Year in Hungary, the MBA announced to MTI on Friday. As a winemaker in the Eger Wine Region, József Lamport played an active role in creating Egri Csillag, the white counterpart […]
The 33rd Budapest Wine Festival opened this Thursday with Georgia as guest of honor, featuring wines from numerous Hungarian and international producers, gastronomic specialties, panel discussions and other events on the terraces of the Buda Castle Palace until Sunday. In his welcoming speech, Hungary’s Agriculture Minister István Nagy was of the view that the festival […]
Hungary was the best performer at the Grow du Monde competition (also known as the World Italian Riesling Championship), with Hungarian wines winning 8 platinum, 48 gold, 54 silver and 47 bronze medals in Balatonfüred from Monday to Friday this week, MTI reported Saturday afternoon. More wines than ever before were entered for the third […]
The discount chain Lidl Hungary has sold more than 200 million bottles of Hungarian wine in the past ten years, half of which in its international stores, and the annual sales volume has increased fivefold since 2014, the company informed MTI on Wednesday. According to the statement, since the food retail chain launched its supplier […]
Hundreds of exhibitors, including 160 winemakers, are awaiting guests at the Szeged Wine Festival, the country's largest wine festival, which starts on Thursday and will last eleven days this year, the managing director of Szeged Cityscape and Market Ltd., the organizer of the series of events, told MTI. Attila Rácz said that visitors can meet […]
More than a hundred foreign professionals will be able to learn about Hungarian wine at this year's Hungarian Wine Summit, an international professional event in Budapest from April 21 to 25, and on wine region study tours organized by the Hungarian Wine Marketing Agency (MBÜ). Anita Pusztai, Marketing Director of MBÜ, presented the program of […]
Tamás Günzer, recently named Wine Producer of the Year by the Hungarian Wine Academy has received MTI's photographer in his wine cellar in Villány, southern Hungary. Tamás Günzer's family of winegrowers cultivates 75 hectares of vineyards, from which they produce 5,000 hectoliters of wine annually. It's a real family business, where everyone has found the […]
In the framework of a press conference in the FELIX Kitchen & Bar this Wednesday, Tamás Günzer from the Villány wine region was announced as the winner of the ‘Winemaker of the Year in Hungary 2023" award. The title, administered by the Hungarian Wine Academy, is the most prestigious Hungarian recognition for Hungarian winemakers. The […]
The Hungarian Wine Marketing Agency will promote Hungarian wines at Christmas fairs in the capital for six weeks, the agency told MTI. The Hungarian Wine Marketing Agency (MBÜ), as an ambassador of excellent Hungarian wines, will offer a number of opportunities to get to know and taste the most outstanding Hungarian products this year. This […]
Harvest Days in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region in NE Hungary kick off this Friday, with a harvest parade, concerts and wine tasting in the 950-year-old town that gives its name to Tokaj aszú. According to the event's website, the municipality has been holding the event since 1932, which aims to, among other things, foster Tokaj's […]
This summer is a typical example of global climate change. It has been much cooler than usual, often downright cold, while there has been a lot of rain, which has led to increased grain and diluted fruit, the financial site penzcentrum.hu reports. It is unlikely to be the best vintage of the decade, but in […]
The team at Spago Budapest, located in Matild Palace, has received a huge honor as – in addition to retaining its Michelin recommendation – this year Imre Rácz, the restaurant's Head Sommelier, has been awarded Sommelier of the Year in the Michelin Guide Hungary 2023, for his unrivalled passionate dedication and outstanding knowledge of exclusive […]
The harvest of typical blue grape varieties in the Villány wine-growing region, where the harvest is currently in full swing until the end of October, has been of average quantity and excellent quality, the secretary of the 2,350-hectare vineyard district council told MTI. Gergely Nagy reported that the harvesting of white grape varieties, which make […]
Hungary is the 16th largest wine producer in the world, with 2.900 hectoliters produced in 2022. The Hungarian business news site Pénzcentrum investigated which countries are the biggest importers of Hungarian wine. According to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), Hungary exported 136,492 tons of wine to other countries in 2022, a 25% increase compared […]
Wine Spectator, one of the most influential wine magazines in the world, has recognized the wine lists of three restaurants in Budapest and one in Miskolc. The Wine Spectator, one of the most influential wine magazines in the world, has recognized the wine lists of three restaurants in Budapest and one in Miskolc. For decades, […]
