Szekszárd wine region family winery, Eszterbauer has tried its best to survive lockdown: online tastings, free delivery within the country and precautions in the vinification plant. Now Hungary seems to overcome the epidemic, therefore public places are open again, including wineries.
The German competition claims to be the largest international contest under OIV patronage, and it also claims to be one of the strictest ones: “With the self-imposed limit of 7,000 submissions each in February and July, the BWT is the first international wine contest that has introduced a limit for…
Rosalia Festival is a joyous outdoor wine event dedicated exclusively to rosé and sparkling wines – but the emphasis is on the crispy, fresh, pink delicacies. On 15–17 May around 70 wineries will present their new vintage rosé wines along with some older ones.
Hungarian wine enthusiasts are more than treated in February: as we reported earlier, Borjour Magnum, the largest indoor tasting will take place on 15th February with more than 220 wineries and masterclass by Master of Wine experts. Two weeks earlier, on 1st February another large scale wine event is held…
The southern wine region called Szekszárd is probably the best example of efficient marketing based on team work. Winemakers, especially the young generation have realized, that they can achieve much more when join forces, and Szekszárd bottle is the manifestation of this mutual work.
The recently renewed Castle Garden Bazaar is a magnificent building complex by the river Danube, on Buda side. This spring the Bazaar has been enriched with a meeting point for winelovers: Felix Kitchen&Bar, a place with a fine selection of Hungarian and foreign wines.
Pentecost or Whit Sunday and Monday is one of the most important Christian celebrations. The Greek word ’pentecost’ means 50, because it is celebrated 50 days after Easter.
A popular children’s drawing activity is to connect numbers until the connecting lines give a picture. Szekszárd winemakers had the idea to find the child in our soul: they created a springtime one day tour (11th May) „to connect the numbers”.
Omega & Eszterbauer & Takler There is a legendary song called White Dove by the world famous German rock band, Scorpions. Originally it was a Hungarian song by Omega rock band, and the original title was „Girl with pearl hair”.
Only a few bottles left of Eszterbauer Grand The most versatile wine region of Hungary, Szekszárd has created a new community label, the so called Grand. It has to be a blend of the top lots of a winery, from only exceptional vintages, bottled in a bottle designed especially for Grand wines.