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How do you drink Tokaji Essencia?

Tokaji dessert wines such as Tokaji Aszú and Essencia is recommended to consume slightly chilled around 10 to 13 °C. Although drinking Tokaji Essencia on higher, room temperatures, the sweetness and aromas might appear more pronounced, the wine will also appear less fresh. Tokaji Szamorodni can be served at lower temperatures between 8 – 12

What Kind of Wine Is Bulls Blood?

Bikaver, Bulls Blood, Cuvée, Eger wine region, Hungarian Red Wine hwhMarch 9 | 7:34 PMBikavér, Blaufrankische, Bull's Blood, Cuvée, Eger, Hungarian Red Wine, Hungarian Wine, Kékfrankos, Premium Red Wine, Red Wine, Szekszard

Hungarian Bulls Blood is a premium dry red cuvée wine, that is a blend of mainly kékfrankos (Blaufrankische) base wine, and other traditional, local Hungarian red grape varieties. The name Bulls Blood – translates to ‘Bikavér‘ – is actually a Community Brand. There are very strict regulations in place for a premium Hungarian red cuvée

Furmint February

Hungarian Grape varieties, Tokaji hwhFebruary 7 | 5:00 PMDessert Wine, Dry Wine, Furmint, Furmint Február, Furmint February, Grape variety, Sparkling wine, Tokaj, Tokaji

Have you heard it’s Furmint February? The month of celebrating Furmint, one of Hungary’s most versatile, noble and widely grown native white grape variety. Furmint accounts for 60% of all white grapes produced in the Tokaj wine region, and therefore it takes a large percentage of Hungary’s exported wines too. Yet, on the international wine

Bulls Blood: the Battle is on! Eger VS Szekszárd

Bikaver, Bulls Blood, Cuvée, Eger wine region, Hungarian Grape varieties, Hungarian Red Wine, Hungarian Wine Regions, Kadarka, Kekfrankos, Szekszard wine region, Wine comparison, Wine tasting hwhJune 4 | 3:22 PMBikavér, Bull's Blood, Cuvée, Eger, History of hungarian wines, Hungarian Wine, Hungarian Wine Regions, Kadarka, Kékfrankos, Red Wine, Szekszard, Wine comparison, wine regions, Wine tasting

Bulls Blood (AKA Bikavér / pronounced: bik-ah-vair) name dates back to centuries. It originated from the siege of Eger Castle in 1552, during the Ottoman Wars in Europe. The legend holds; two thousand men, women and children defended the castle and triumpher over 30-40,000 Turks. Eventually, the vanquished declared, that the victors must have been

Tokaj Diversity: World class Aszú, fantastic dry whites & sparkling wines

Hungarian Dessert Wine, Hungarian Grape varieties, Hungarian Tokaj Wine, Hungarian Wine Regions, Tokaji, Wine tasting, Winery hwhMay 6 | 6:16 PMAszu, Cuvée, Dessert Wine, Dessert Wines, Furmint, History of hungarian wines, Hungarian Wine, Hungarian Wine Regions, Special Wines, Sweet Wines, Szamorodni, Tokaj, Tokaji, Tokaji Aszu, Tokaji Dessert Wines, Tokaji Essence, Tokaji Eszencia, Tokaji Sweet Wines, Tokaji Szamorodni, White Wine, wine regions, Wine tasting

Tokaj or Tokaji? Generally speaking Tokaj refers to the town and/or to the wine region itself, hence people think of the place, but if it is spelled Tokaji, they refer to the wine, which is produced in the region of Northeastern Hungary. Why is Tokaj so special? There are many reasons why Tokaj and its

The Rosé King – Dúzsi Winery of Szekszárd

Hungarian Grape varieties, Hungarian Rosé Wine, Hungarian Wine House, Hungarian Wine Regions hwhFebruary 5 | 7:54 PMCuvée, how to taste wine, Hungarian Wine, Hungarian Wine Regions, Red Wine, Rosé Wine, Special Wines, wine regions, Wine tasting

One could say, it was faith, that Tamás Dúzsi became a winery owner and winemaker. It all started in 1964, when Tamás joined the viticulture-winemaking high school class and right after graduation went on to study at the Horticultural University of Gyöngyös. Today the family cultivates 60 hectares of vineyards around Szekszárd and all the

Report from the 22nd Budapest International Wine Festival – Part 2

Hungarian Grape varieties, Hungarian White Wine, Hungarian Wine House, Hungarian Wine Regions, wine tasting event hwhNovember 9 | 8:46 PMBalaton, Buda Castle, Budapest, Budapest Wine Festival, Cserszeg Spice, Cserszegi Fuszeres, Furmint, Hungarian Wine, Hungarian Wine Regions, Olaszrizling, White Wine, wine regions

I continue my report with the white wines. In the second part I introduce the white wines from the Winery of the Year 2013, also wines from the Tolna and Zala region. IKON Borászat (IKON Winery) IKON Winery is situated in Rádpuszta, near Balatonlelle on the south shore of Lake Balaton. The vineyards of Rádpuszta

Report from the 22nd Budapest International Wine Festival – Part 1

Hungarian White Wine, Hungarian Wine House, Hungarian Wine Regions, Uncategorized, Wine tasting, wine tasting event, Winery hwhOctober 21 | 9:41 AMBalaton, Buda Castle, Budapest, Budapest Wine Festival, Furmint, Hungarian Wine, Hungarian Wine Festial, Hungarian Wine Regions, Irsai Olivér, White Wine, Wine tasting

After a 3 years absence due to my business commitments in the United Kingdom I have had a chance to visit the 22nd International Wine Festival in Budapest at the Buda Castle (Budai Vár) this September. I tasted many wines but let’s see the facts by numbers. 82 wines 13 wineries 9 regions 2 days

Vote for the new wine!

Hungarian Red Wine, Hungarian White Wine, Hungarian Wine House, Hungarian Wine Regions hwhAugust 27 | 4:39 PMBalaton, Hungarian Wine Regions, poll, Red Wine, vote, White Wine, wine regions

Several new wine had arrived to our UK warehouse from the following 8 regions: Balatonfüred – Csopak region, Balatonlelle region, Eger region, Etyek-Buda region, Mátra region, Somló region, Szekszárd region, Villány region. They will be available soon but revealed one by one. Help us to decide which wine should be available sooner. Please choose a

Win a luxury wine escape to Tokaj!

Competition, Hungarian Wine House, Tokaji hwhJune 6 | 9:31 PMcompetition, Dessert Wine, five star, Luxury, Prize, Spa, Tokaj, Tokaji, Wellness, winner

Hungarian Wine House has teamed up with to offer one lucky traveller the chance to win a 2 nights stay for 2 people at a luxury 5* hotel in Tokaj. As part of the package, the winner will enjoy a 7 course Tokaj superior wine dinner at Esszenica Restaurant and an access pass at their VinoSense Spa & Wellness centre. Enjoy world-class gastronomy

Das ist ein Unicum

Hungarian Wine House, Spirit, Uncategorized hwhMay 28 | 8:10 PMNext, Spirit, Unicum, Zwack

“Das ist ein Unicum” or in English “This is an Unicum”. It was said by Emperor Joseph II when he received and drunk a small glass of it hence this is its name. Unicum was created by Dr. József Zwack the Royal Physician to the Habsburg Court in 1790. Unicum is a Hungarian herbal bitters

Before the wine fair

Wine tasting, wine tasting event hwhMay 23 | 1:48 AM2013, London, wine fair

Our stand is all set for the fair!