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Tamás Günzer, Wine Producer of the Year

D&T
Jan 30, 2024

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 […]

Tamás Günzer, Winemaker of the Year in Hungary

D&T
Dec 6, 2023

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 […]

Hungarian Wines Promoted at Budapest Christmas Fairs

D&T
Nov 18, 2023

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 […]

The Harvest Days of Tokaj-Hegyalja Start on Friday

D&T
Oct 3, 2023

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 […]

Bad Weather Affects This Year's Wine Harvest

D&T
Sep 25, 2023

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 […]

Imre Rácz Wins Sommelier of the Year Award

D&T
Sep 21, 2023

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 […]

Excellent Quality Harvest in Villány Wine Region

D&T
Sep 14, 2023

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 […]

Countries Where Hungarian Wines Are the Most Popular

D&T
Aug 26, 2023

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 […]

Hungarian Wine Lists Recognized by Wine Spectator

D&T
Jul 3, 2023

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, […]

Hungary’s Most Successful Wineries in 2022

D&T
Jun 12, 2023

The biggest Hungarian wineries had a varied year in 2022. Among the best performers were Varga Winery, St. Andrea (Attila Gere's interest), but Kreinbacher also soared and Bock Winery cannot complain, according to a summary by Management Forum (Mfor). In 2022, the weather and drought have significantly reduced the overall volume of grapes produced, but […]

Szeged Wine Festival

D&T
May 11, 2023

Since the country's largest wine festival first took place in Szeged, SE Hungary, in 1995, the largest number of exhibitors, 160, will be welcoming guests at the Szeged Wine Festival starting this Friday. As the managing director of Szeged Városkép és Piac Ltd., the organizer of the series of events, Attila Rácz told MTI, visitors […]

Grape-Vine Ltd. Expands Capacity with EU Support

D&T
May 2, 2023

Grape-Vine Ltd. has expanded its capacity at its site in Kiskunmajsa, SE Hungary with a new storage hall and the purchase of wine processing equipment with a total of HUF 769 million in European Union funding, the company's managers told MTI. Róbert Szőke-Tóth, one of the managing directors of Grape-Vine Ltd., said that the investment […]

Growing Popularity of Hungarian Wines in Europe

D&T
Apr 8, 2023

Hungarian wines are extremely popular in Europe, with a significant proportion of them being sold in Slovakia, Germany and the Czech Republic. Hungarian bottled wines are also very popular in Belgium and Spain, but even China and the United States get plenty of Hungarian wines, the financial website penzcentrum.hu writes. In cask form, the Slovak, […]

Pannonhalma, Villány Wins at Hungarian Wine Grand Prix

D&T
Jan 4, 2023

The 2019 Septimus Rajnai Rizling of Pannonhalmi Cseri Winery and the 2019 GT 50 Cuvée of Tamás Günzer Winery of Villány won the 2022 Hungarian Wine Grand Prix, awarded by the Hungarian Wine Writers' Circle (MBK), in the white wine category and the red wine category, respectively. In 2022, MBK evaluated for the seventh time […]

Grand Tokaj Expects Higher Pre-Holidays Turnover

D&T
Dec 5, 2022

Grand Tokaj, the most important wine producer in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, expects an increase in turnover in the run-up to the holidays and stable profits in the longer term. The company's CEO, László Rábai told the state news agency MTI that by the end of December, revenue could reach or even exceed HUF 3 […]

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