Hungarian Wine Articles
Tokaji vs. Sauternes: Comparing Two Legendary Sweet Wines
Tokaj Aszú and Sauternes are both sought-after sweet wines. We’ll fill you in on the key similarities and differences between the these two botrytized beauties.
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Volcanic Hungary in 3 Wines
Hungary’s diverse volcanic soils produce unique styles of wine which are very different from each other, but share a strong volcanic swag. Here are three types to try.
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Hungary’s Beloved Aromatic Wines
Aromatic wines are exuberantly fruity, soft, charming, and loved by millions of Hungarians. This style is made from a diverse range of grape varieties in many regions.
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An ode to that infamous bottom-shelf Bull’s Blood, and all the others that followed
My journey with Hungarian wine began with a bottle of Hungary’s most infamous wine, picked from the bottom shelf of a convenience store. Since then it has taken off in many directions.
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Etyek Wine Region: Where Limestone and Cool Weather Equal Bubbles
Etyek—the region sitting in Budapest’s shadows—has historically been known for its sparkling wines. Its limestone soil and colder climate make it Hungary’s best region to grow Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, …
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A Short Guide to Hungarian Wine
Hungary is a historic wine country, which in many ways is still re-introducing itself to the wine world. Get to know Hungarian wine through this guide to its history, regions, grapes, and more.
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Curious About Hungarian Wine? Join The Club!
We have exciting plans in the works for both our US and EU wine clubs! We’d like to explain what our wine clubs are all about, why we started them, and why we think you should join!
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Csókaszőlő: A Remarkable Grape Brought Back From Hungary’s Past, Now In The US
Csókaszőlő is an ancient Hungarian variety which is experiencing a (very) small revival thanks to a few committed—and stubborn—winemakers. We’ve now brought it to the US.
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Kunság PDO: Vineyards Rising From The Sand
The Kunság PDO is Hungary’s largest wine producing area, with 23,300 hectares of vineyards, which are mostly flat and sandy.
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Guide to Hungarian Wine Regions
For a small country, Hungary has many different types of wine-producing areas! Let us explain …
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Mór Region: A Hidden Treasure
Mór wines are mainly fresh, floral, and aromatic, and are meant to drink young. The flagship variety here, and the most widely planted grape, is the indigenous Ezerjó.
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Pécs PDO – A Guide to the Wine Region
Pécs is one of Hungary’s warmest growing areas. It is a lively university town with a lovely city center, and one of the country’s foremost research institutes for viticulture and oenology.
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Sopron PDO – A Guide to the Wine Region
Sopron sits just across the border from Austria, sharing its viticultural traditions with Burgenland. Kékfrankos is the main grape variety of both regions.
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Pannonhalma: Hungary’s Smallest Wine Region
Pannonhalma is the smallest Hungarian wine region. The Benedictine Abbey here gives the region a unique place in Hungarian wine culture and Hungarian history.
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Baltonfüred-Csopak PDO – A Guide to the Wine Region
Balatonfüred-Csopak is Lake Balaton’s—and Hungary’s—Olaszrizling hotspot. The region boasts some of the country’s best Olaszrizling, and an independent trademark protection system guaranteeing quality…
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Zala Wine Region
Tucked away in the far southwestern corner of the country—on the border of Slovenia and Croatia—the Zala region is one of Hungary’s smallest and least-known regions.
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Ágnes Németh: Wine Journalist, Judge, and Hungarian Wine Missionary
Taste Hungary’s interview with Agnés Németh—a wine journalist, who is a co-founder and editor-in-chief of Hungarianwines.eu, which serves to promote and showcase the world of Hungarian wine.
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Gere Kopar: How Attila Gere Created an Icon in Villány
Attila Gere’s Kopar is arguably one of Hungary’s best-known wines. Full-bodied, and age-worthy, it has been one of Hungary’s most sought after wines since its first vintage in 1997.
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Fekete Járdovány: A Forgotten Grape, Brought Back to Life in Villány
Attila Gere’s Fekete Járdovány is a one-of-a-kind wine, made from an ancient Carpathian basin grape which is hardly grown anywhere. This is the only commercially-available wine made from this grape.
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Hungary’s Place in The World of Wine, In Numbers
We’ve analyzed the latest data to figure out where Hungary stands in the big picture in the world of wine.
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Franc Over Sauvignon: Hungary’s Love Affair With The Cabernets
The story of how a country come to focus on making premium wines from a lesser-known grape, rather than the world’s most planted red variety, Cabernet Sauvignon.
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The Evolution of Tokaj’s Dry Wines
For a long time the dry wines of Tokaj lived in the shadows of the sweet wines. Now 70 percent of Tokaj’s wine production is dry, and these modern dry wines have definitely emerged from the shadows.
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150 Years of Hungarian History, Told Through Wine Labels
Tracing Hungary’s history through wine labels.
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Eger PDO: A Guide to the Wine Region
Eger is one of Hungary’s most renowned historical wine regions. It’s known for its blends and is synonymous with Egri Bikavér.
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Coronavirus Updates – No Tours. Yes Wine!
Here’s what’s changing with us. Our tours are halting, but we are still selling Hungarian wine. (We think you might need it, and we certainly do!)
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20 Questions about Hungarian Wine For Exotic Wine Travel
Twenty questions about Hungarian wine with Matthew Horkey and Charine Tan—the duo of globetrotting wine writers behind Exotic Wine Travel.
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Szekszárd PDO: A Guide to the Wine Region
Look south to Szekszárd for some of Hungary’s most elegant and spicy red wines. It’s one of the strongholds of Kékfrankos, Kadarka, the Bikavér (Bull’s Blood) blend.
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Villány PDO: A Guide to the Wine Region
Villány is the home of big bold reds, which are generally based on the Bordeaux varieties of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc. One of Hungary’s most popular red wine regions, it boasts s…
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Taste Hungary Wine Club: From Hungarian Vineyards, to American Doorsteps
We just launched our latest project—an online wine shop and Hungarian Wine Club in the US. It has been a long time coming. But if I trace it back, it was my first visit to Hungarian vineyards that spa…
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Kál Basin (Káli Medence) PDO: A Guide to the Wine Region
The eight settlements in the Kál Basin also fall within the boundaries of three other wine regions, but due to its unique volcanic landscape and historical relevance, it has boasted its own 453-hectar…
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