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The Tokaji Aszú Day became official
From now, the International Tokaji Aszú Day will be held on 10 December – the matusz-vad.hu wrote. Our treasure – “the wine of the kings, the king of wines” –...
Read moreWine consumption is great in the festive season
According to Varga Winery, Christmas has a great significance to the Hungarian wineries as well. During these weeks a lot more bottles are sold than usual, there are days when...
Read moreWine market panorama before the holidays
The annual turnover from wine sales amounts to 7.5 billion forints, which comes from the sales of 9.5 million bottles – SPAR told Világgazdaság. 20 percent of the sales are...
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The international aszú day to be celebrated for the first time this year
The international aszú day aims to draw attention to one of the best sweet wines of the world. The international aszú day is celebrated on 10 December this year. The...
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Szőke Mátyás has become the Wine Producer of the Year in 2017
Szőke Mátyás from the Mátra has become the Wine Producer of the Year in Hungary in 2017. In the nomination phase of the prize, more than 630 specialists, restaurant owners,...
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This is how we drink our wine
The Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) and the National Council of Wine Communities (HNT) have developed the new marketing communication strategy for Hungarian wines together. Both organisations have had market research done,...
Read moreThe world’s best wine producing areas are in the greatest trouble
This year as little wine was produced in the world as in 1961 – the Paris-based Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) announced. The downturn is mainly due to bad...
Read moreFM: wine exports increased
In the first eight months of the year, the value of wine exports increased by 20 percent and its volume increased by 31.5 percent, compared to the same period of...
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Hungarian wine is among the best wines of the world
One of the world’s leading wine magazines the Wine Enthusias published its Top 100 list on Tuesday. The 2009 vintage 5-butt Aszú wine of the Dereszla Winery has reached the...
Read moreBordeaux November Great Tasting with the wines of sixty wineries
Almost two hundred wines of sixty Carpathian Basin Exhibitors await the winelovers to the Corinthia Hotel Budapest on Saturday at the Bordeaux November Wine Tasting of Winelovers on Saturday. Cabernet...
Read moreMitiszol: A festival of natural drinks and food in the Millenáris Park
More than 100 natural wines of nearly 30 producers from eleven wine regions can be tasted at the 7th Mitiszol (What You Drink?) Festival on Saturday at the Millenáris Park,...
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The largest winery in the Eger wine region was built in Feldebrő
The Varga Winery’s new winery was inaugurated in Feldebrő in the Eger wine region. With the development, the storage capacity of the winery was increased to 8.1 million liters, of...
Read moreThe traces of “the oldest wine of the world” were found in eight thousand years old pots
Canadian scientists found 8,000-year-old pottery fragments that have revealed the earliest evidence of grape wine-making. The jars containing wine compound residues that were found in two sites south of the...
Read moreThe National Wine Treasury Program was launched
The National Wine Treasury Program has begun, which will be a unique preservation process in the history of Hungarian winery – Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture said on Tuesday in...
Read more7th Márton-day Wine Festival at the Hotel Gellért
Around a hundred wineries, breweries and menus of star chefs are also waiting for the visitors of the 7th Márton-Day Wine Festival at the Hotel Gellért in Budapest from Thursday...
Read moreNew, fresh, young – 5 new winemakers were introduced to Junibor in 2017
Five new members joined Junibor in 2017 and Gál Tibor was elected as new president. The presidency has also been transformed. The message is clear: Junibor is still the most...
Read moreSomogyi Wine Festival will be held in Kaposvár
Thirteen wineries will be presented at the 1st Somogyi Wine Festival, which will be held on Tuesday in Kaposvár to promote the county’s wines – the Press Council of the...
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The development of the Winery of the Juhász Brothers is a measure of the success of the sector
The impressive development of the Winery of the Juhász Brothers in the Eger Wine Region shows the success of the Hungarian grape and wine sector –the Minister of Agriculture said...
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Wine-tasting world championship
Last weekend the Hungarian team finished 7th in the final of the Championnat du monde de degustation, the wine-tasting world championship organised in France. Teams had to identify 12 types of...
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Young Sommelier World Championship
At the end of September Budapest hosted the Young Sommelier World Championship of Chaine des Rotisseurs. Competitors had to be younger than 31 years. Three young sommeliers qualified for the final, where...
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Less wine produced in France than ever before in the last sixty years
This year less wine will be made in France than ever before in the last 60 year. In volume a 19-percent decline is expected: 36.9 million hectolitres of wine will...
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Storm and frost decimates French vine production
French vine production was hit by several bad factors this year: summer frost in Bordeaux, summer storms in Champagne have sprouted grapes, so experts expect a 20 percent drop in...
Read moreGlobal wine production hits 50-year low
Due to the bad weather conditions in western Europe, this year’s world wine production is expected to decrease by 8 percent reaching decades-long lows, according to a survey of the...
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The whole and the parts
Good news for the Hungarian hospitality sector: the new marketing concept of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) also includes the culinary sector. Hungarian wines and gastronomy can’t be separated the goal...
Read moreFazekas: the quality of Hungarian wines continues to improve
Thanks to the Wine Excellence Program, the quality of Hungarian wines is constantly improving – the Minister of Agriculture said at a press conference in Budaörs. Fazekas Sándor at the...
Read moreFazekas: Hungarian wines can be appreciated due to the loss of grape production in three European countries
As in Hungary, the extreme weather also had an impact on grapes in Spain, Italy and France. As a result, 10 to 20 percent less grapes will be produced, which...
Read more2017 is the “century’s” vintage
Although the calendar is still in the beginning of October, the “big harvest” ends in the majority of wine regions this weekend, so in the Varga Winery. The yield has...
Read moreThe Borászok Borásza Foundation announced a Scholarship Program
The Borászok Borásza Foundation (The Winemaker of Winemakers Foundation) announced a Scholarship Program for Young Wine Producers. The winner of the one million forint scholarships can take part in foreign...
Read moreA record number of wineries and nearly 50 programs await the guests of the Red Wine Festival in Villány
A record number of more than 30 wineries and about 50 cultural and music programs await the guests of the Villány Red Wine Festival, which will be held on 5-6...
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The packaging of the Twickel Bag in Box has a new, creative design
At the Twickenham Estate this year, the more and more popular Bag in Box wine pack was given a special attention, and this time it was a truly creative way...
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