winemakers: vincze
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...
Oct 15 '09
Lurid New Details Emerge From Cellar of Former "Winemaker of the Year"
The bad news about Béla Vincze - Hungary's "Winemaker of the Year" in 2005 - keeps getting worse. Vincze (above, looking… well, you tell us) apparently shrugged off earlier reports that some wine sold under his label had been...
Oct 06 '09
"Winemaker of the Year" Gets Booby Prize for Doctoring Wine
I've always been pretty dubious of the whole "winemaker of the year" business in Hungary, on the assumption that it is as much an award for good PR and connections as good wine. And now I'm vindicated! Last Thursday, regional...
Mar 03 '09
Do a Bunch of Rank Amateurs Have Better Palates than the So-Called Experts? Maybe!
I've (finally) gotten my hands on the "ballots" from last month's debut Bitch, Moan and Wine Club/Chew.hu "Big Blind" tasting, which include the scores the participants gave to each of the eight Kékfrankos-based reds that were tasted. And as...
