Products tagged with Hungary

The puttonyos system for Tokaji Aszú essentially denotes the sugar level in the wine; in this case, a whopping 168 g/L. Opulent nutty texture, characteristic apricot skin, pepper notes, and acidity that’s still singing. The finish is profound and complex.

Péter Benedek is a third generation winemaker, who works his 50 year old vines on volcanic soils. Hárslevelü is an indigenous, Hungarian white that is zesty and fresh with subtle notes of honeyed pear and apricot meeting tangerine with a beautiful, herbal

Grapes for this wine are sourced from two vineyards in Mád, a village in Tokaji, the region renowned for dessert wines. This is dry, however. Furmint shows pronounced notes of golden orchard fruit, gun flint, and a snappy acidity.

Bone-dry, with toasted almonds, green apple, some nice salinity, and lime zest. Winemaker Tamás Kovács was born into a winemaking family with deep roots in the village of Csopak. He’s been farming organically since 2011 and the methods have been hands-off

Annamária Réka Koncz never imagined herself making wine; one childhood dream was to become a ufologist. In the 10th grade she wrote an essay from the prompt “What Would I Be” and chose a grape. The rest is history. The Hárslevelű in this wine spends 5 day

A fresh and vibrant pet-nat field blend aged in fiberglass. Királyleányka, a Romanian grape, is thick skinned, and these are old vines, so there’s a definite texture here. Annamária Réka Koncz is an intrepid young female winemaker crafting purely natural

Grapes for this wine are sourced from two vineyards in Mád, a village in Tokaji, the region renowned for dessert wines. This is dry, however. Furmint shows pronounced notes of golden orchard fruit, gun flint, and a snappy acidity.

Annamária Réka Koncz is a young winemaker crafting natural wines in her native Hungary, a daring feet. She takes a meticulous approach, focusing on terroir. Her tiny 3 hectare vineyard is mostly comprised of Királyleányka, the rest being a field blend. Th

Pristine golden fruits shine in this wine; think apple, quince, and nectarine. As one expects from these Hungarian soils, the acid level is positively singing. A clean and fresh style.

A balance of strawberry and cranberry fruit, with subtle violet flowers, and a touch of natty funk. Attila Pálffy is a 7th generation winemaker; PANK is his side project focused on wild natural wines; these Pét-Nats were the first to be approved for sale

Egri Bikavér, or Bull’s Blood, is the famous red wine from the volcanic hills of northeast Hungary. A blend of at least 3 and up to 13 grapes, but always focused on the Kékfrankos grape. Medium-full & earthy with pleasantly fresh red fruit and super balan

14 days on the skins imparts a spicey orange peel note, with hints of white tea and earth. This winery is in its 7th generation of family ownership, now helmed by father and son duo Gyula and Attila Pálffy.