Hungarian winemakers can count on government support in the future as well

By: Trademagazin Date: 2023. 11. 10. 11:46

Zsolt Feldman, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) responsible for agriculture and rural development, gave a presentation on the state of the grape and wine industry, the new wine law rules and agricultural support applications for winegrowers and winemakers on Friday at Soltvadkert, the XIV. At an event organized on the occasion of the Martin’s Day new wine festival – the department informed MTI in a statement.

According to the state secretary’s information, 2.8-2.9 million hectoliters of wine can be produced from the estimated 4.1 million máza grape harvest this year, of which nearly 1.4 million hectoliters will be produced in the Kunság wine region. For this reason, farmers in the wine region harvested 19,400 hectares this year, harvesting more than 1.9 million grapes.
Zsolt Feldman reminded that the harvest volume in the EU this year was also below the 5-year average, from which 165 million hectoliters of wine is expected to be produced.

Zsolt Feldman spoke about the fact that – due to the partial EU extension of the rules on food labeling to wines – the nutritional value and allergens of wines will be mandatory on the label of wine products produced after December 7, 2023 and with electronic marking on a related website accessible by consumers. and also the indication of the ingredients. This is a task for winemakers, but the Ministry of Agriculture, together with the National Council of Mountain Communities and the National Food Chain Safety Office, provides assistance in solving them.