If today’s students are introduced to the moderate consumption of wine, and indeed to wine culture itself, during their education, and if we can arouse their interest, then they will be the ones who will tip the scales - albeit not within a year or two.
Sebastian Giraldo Makovej has won the Hungarian Sommelier Championship again this year and will represent Hungary at the Best Sommelier of Europe, Africa and Middle East 2024 competition in Belgrade, starting on 11 November. We asked the young Sauska brand ambassador about his Colombian roots, his journey to this point and his plans for the future.
German Master of Wine Konstantin Baum talks about the unique selling point of Tokaj and how Gen Z could be persuaded to drink sweet wines.
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.