The members of the Fine Wines Association (FWA) are leading wineries in their local communities and present 5 of Hungary’s wine regions. Two members will be at the CEE Wine Fair:
Vida Péter, Szekszárd: Peter Vida has been a pioneer in redefining this historic wine region over the past 30 years, for which he has been awarded the title of ‘Winemaker of the Year’ in Hungary. His wines are elegant and joyful, from the valleys of Szekszárd and based on local varieties and blends such as Kadarka, Kékfrankos and Bikavér.
Homola Paloznak, Lake Balaton: a winery that focuses on local varieties of the region, with vineyards on Permian red sandstone on the northern shore of lake Balaton. Homola is inconversion to organic viticulture and the wines are made with minimal intervention, fermented spontaneously, unfiltered, and unfined.
A family winery with beginnings in 1999, run by Dr Lőrincz György and his son Lőrincz György
Jnr who believe that Eger is one of the most
exciting wine regions of Hungary. They farm 45 hectares across 9 plots, growing as many as 20
varieties, and focus on blends that showcase the
terroir – especially in their exciting new wave
premium Bikavér reds that show that this
legendary wine can be world-class (they won Decanter Bestin Show in 2021). They say, “We are grateful that we have the chance to grow grapes here. We would like to create terroir-specific, characterful wines based on
tradition with modern quality winemaking. Old
local varieties, like Olaszrizling, Hárslevelű,
Furmint, Kadarka and Kékfrankos take priority here. We seek to know more about our terroirs and
parcels, to improve our cultivation....and put our heart and soul into understanding the essence of our passion.”
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