Wineries may loose 30 billion if the cold comes back

Due to the weather caused damages, 1 million hectolitre less wine may be produced in the Hungarian wineries. This means a 30 billion shortfall this year – said Varga Péter, leader of Hungary's largest winery.

If the bad weather comes back, the early ripening varieties of hungaricums, which have become increasingly popular abroad may be at risk,. For example, the Csabagyöngye, which each year the first new wine in the world. The appearance of this Hungarian wine even preceds the French Beaujolais wine – reports Index, after MTI.