wine regions: eger
Jul 21 '10
Once-Legendary Egervin on Block; Administrators to Liquidate Winery, Wines
For many foreigners - and probably no small number of locals - "Egervin" was the first brand they ever saw on a bottle of Hungarian wine. Now the successor to the once-leading Eger winemaker and distributor - which went...
Jun 03 '10
Demeter Leads the Pack in Hungary's Impressive Performance at French Wine Challenge
Hungarian wines brought in an impressive haul at the 34th annual Challenge International du Vin competition held in France last month, winning 7 gold, 17 silver and 18 bronze medals, deluxe.hu reports. Of the 42 awards received, 16 belonged...
Mar 23 '10
Final Humiliation for Disgraced "Winemaker of the Year"
Looks like the ongoing saga of Béla Vincze - the "Winemaker of the Year" who was found to have improperly doctored his wines - may be coming to a close. Having had his cellar shut down for 30 days by...
Dec 08 '09
Hungary's New "Winemaker of the Year" Actually Deserves Award
After the recent scandals surrounding Hungary's 2005 "Winemaker of the Year" the people who give out the award must have been pretty darn careful about who they chose to give their gong to this time. So it's not a big...
Mar 11 '09
Eger Winemaker Goes into "Liquidation"
Integrált Borgazdaság, the legal successor to state producer Egervin, is liquidating its assets, and in this case quite literally. The troubled winemaker is offering to pay its 440 suppliers in kind instead of the Ft 300 million it owes them...
Feb 20 '09
Much-Maligned Bikavér Shines in Mixed Blind
Speaking of Bikavér-bashing, an interesting brouhaha recently broke out over a high-end version of Eger's most famous red made by Gróf Buttler. Setting it off was this post on Index.hu's Művelt Alkoholista blog, in which the writer wondered whether...
Feb 20 '09
Bull's Blood Bloodied at Budapest Eger Expo
Last Saturday the stately Academy of Sciences building on Pest's Roosevelt tér played host to the Egri Borok Gálája ("Eger Wine Gala"), a now-annual event during which many top Eger winemakers show their wares to the trade in the...
Mar 27 '08
Disciples of St. Andrea Gather to Meditate on Miraculous New '06 Merengő
Ever since the "reds" lost political power in Hungary, there have been whispers and promises of an equally-momentous revolution involving the country's most famous red wine, the Bikavér ("bull's blood") produced in the north-central region of Eger. Two decades...
Feb 15 '07
Stars of Eger Wine to Shine This Saturday in Budapest
Any Budapest wine buffs thinking of taking advantage of the unseasonable weather to make a trip out to Eger this weekend should promptly think again, as this Saturday many of the region's top wines and wineries will be in...
Nov 08 '06
A Thumping Wine Dinner at Eger's Thummerer Pince
When city-dwellers think of wine, their minds usually turn to store shelves and high mark-up restaurant wine lists. But in Eger, or any of Hungary's 23 winegrowing regions, wine is all about popping in to the local termelő for...
Oct 27 '06
New Program to Protect Villány from Wine Villains
As we reported last month, Hungary's Tokaj wine region is so popular that some unscrupulous winemakers have magically transported it to Ukraine. Now, to combat similar deceptions, winemakers in Villány will adopt an "origin protection" (eredetvédelmi) program to formally lay...
Oct 17 '06
Masters of Wine Bullish on Eger Whites, Bearish on Bull's Blood
Several "Masters of Wine" visited Hungary for the second time last week, and on their way to Tokaj for an event sponsored by the Tokaj Renaissance stopped in Eger to taste the local wines. According to deluxe.hu, their take on...
