This autumn, Hungary will be visiting South Korea - at least as far as the wine world is concerned. Visitors will be able to taste Hungarian wines at a dedicated stand at the Daejeon International Wine Expo; there will be pop-up masterclasses, and you can expect many Hungarian-related events around the country. What is Hungarian wine’s place in Asia today? We discussed this with the two main Korean organisers.
This year, for the first time, the Hungarian Sommelier Club (MSC) and the Hungarian Sommelier Association (Masosz) jointly announced a professional championship. And why is this such a big thing? Because the representatives of these two professional organisations have not sat down together for years, but now it seems that they have buried the hatchet for the greater good. We asked Mihály Lippai, secretary of the MSC, and Mihály Fabók, member of Masosz and perpetual Hungarian sommelier champion, about the reasons for the conflict, the importance of the profession and the significance of the competition.
Sauska Winery's new estate centre in the Tokaj wine region has opened. We spoke to Andrea Sauska, Head of Marketing, and Péter Pohl, Estate Manager, about this happy occasion.
János Eszterbauer, the founder of Eszterbauer Winery in Szekszárd, followed in his ancestors' footsteps when he started building his estate in 2001. The two and a half decades old winery has been very successful, and its wines are now familiar all over the country. That the founder himself has from time to time played with the band Omega is just icing on the cake. Edit Szabó talked to János Eszterbauer.
In the first week of September, fifteen Masters of Wine toured Hungary’s wine regions to get closer to Hungarian wines by tasting Kadarka, Olaszrizling, Furmint and Bikavér. They visited centuries-old cellars in Tokaj, sailed on Lake Balaton, explored the Szekszárd gulleys and admired Budapest’s night lights from Buda Castle. The trip was organised by the Hungarian Wine Marketing Agency (MBÜ), Natasha Hughes MW and Dr Ágnes Csiba-Herczeg. I sat down and talked to Ágnes.
This autumn, all eyes - and taste buds - will be on Hungarian wines as the 2024 Daejeon International Wine Expo (DIWE) kicks off, accompanied by the prestigious Asia Wine Trophy and International Wine Conference. Running from October 27 to November 3, this wine-packed series of events will see Hungary, with its rich winemaking tradition, take center stage as the guest country.
VisitBalaton365's autumn campaign "1000 reasons to visit Lake Balaton in autumn" has reached its next stage. The Balaton Wine Bar will be launched on 2 October 2024, aiming to help wine lovers discover the region’s unique wine culture and gastronomy in autumn. So far, nearly 40 TOP local winemakers have joined the campaign, presenting their ranges and offering discounts to visitors over four long weekends. The list of providers is constantly growing and can be found on balatonborbar.hu.