Top 100 wines is a publication with a unique concept: the entered wines are not nominated by the wineries, but supplied by Bortársaság (the most important wine store chain) and Auchan hypermarket. The aim is to rank the reasonable priced wines – thus to give a useful guide for every winelover.
Like almost every wine day, this one also originates in the USA, where Cabernet Sauvignon Day always falls on the day before National Labour Day, which is 29 August – today this year.
The 5th St Stephen’s Day Wine Festival takes place in Nagymaros on 18–19 August. Hungary’s first king, the founder of the state is celebrated all over the country mostly with festivals and fireworks.
8 wineries will offer their wines for unlimited tasting on 26 July from 6 pm to 10.30 pm, and meanwhile we can enjoy the stunning view of Budapest and the river Danube.
This weekend – on 14–15 June – it will make sense to head to the suburbs of Budapest instead of going downtown. Vingardium, as the name suggests, is an event full of wine in a garden-like location.
The sommelier champion evaluated 23 wines As we reported earlier, Swedish born Andreas Larsson had decided to taste Hungarian wines this October. Andreas was awarded the Best Sommelier of the World in 2007, when he won the Sommelier World Championship.
Exclusive tasting in Buddha-Bar, Budapest On 27 December the coolest hotel of Budapest, Buddha-Bar will host a festive tasting. The event is scheduled around Christmas season, because during Christmas we tend to consume more of our precious golden Tokaji Aszú, while on New Year’s Eve it’s high time for sparkling wines.
Because everyone needs a „little buzz” The last weekend of April will host the annual Villány „Wine Buzz”, a 4 day event in the southernmost wine region of Hungary. „Borzsongás” (a pun impossible to translate meaning „wine buzz”) programmes include free concerts, vineyard visits, gastronomic workshops, kids’ programmes, wine dinners and…
As we posted among our upcoming events, Ördögkatlan festival (Devil’s Cauldron Festival) is coming closer, it will start next Tuesday, thus we highly suggest to book accommodation if you are interested. And you can believe us (we have been participated five times since the beginning), this event is really a…
