winemakers: st andrea
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 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...
Mar 27 '08
St. Andrea Merengő Bikavér Superior 2006 (Eger)
When first tasted, this "superior" bikavér from the St. Andrea winery in Eger was set to arrive on the retail market in late fall, 2008, at a price approaching Ft 10,000 (€39) a bottle....
Feb 26 '08
St. Andrea
St. Andrea ("SENT-AAN-DRE-AA) is one of the best known and most highly regarded wineries of the historic Eger wine region. Opened in 1999, the winery is owned and managed by György Lőrincz and his wife, Andrea, who the winery was...
Apr 03 '07
Desperately seeking Kadarka, and Other Educated Alcoholic News
In addition to our own first-hand research into the world of Hungarian food and wine, part of what we like to do here is act as a "filter" for the Hungarian-language media, highlighting some of the news and views...
