An exhibition on the winemaking traditions of the Carpathian basin opens in Ópusztaszer

The exhibition, whose title was chosen from Béla Hamvas’ motto – “In the end there are two, God and wine”, promotes the unique and world-class winemaking traditions and products of the Carpathian Basin. The presentation of the winemaking traditions focuses on a narrow period: it starts in 1875 – when the cause of the phylloxera disease, the grape root louse, was first detected in the Pančova area – and lasts until 1920, when the Trianon Peace Treaty was signed.

The viticultural and oenological conditions of the period, Hungary’s historic wine regions, wine varieties, traditional viticulture and wine-making tools are presented in easy-to-understand, visual, picture and text tableaus. The texts on the 23 large panels provide an accurate, short and concise summary of the history of Hungarian winemaking.