The Battle is on: Eger VS Szekszárd Bulls Blood

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

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

Cuvée, How to Taste Wine, Hungarian Dessert Wine, Hungarian Grape varieties, Hungarian Tokaj Wine, Hungarian Wine House, Hungarian Wine Regions, Tokaji, Uncategorized, Wine tasting, Winery hwhMay 6 | 6:16 PMCuvée, Dessert Wine, Furmint, History of hungarian wines, Hungarian Wine, Hungarian Wine Regions, Special Wines, Tokaj, Tokaji, 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Limited Edition Hungarian wine

Hungarian White Wine, Hungarian Wine House, Tokaji, Uncategorized hwhNovember 22 | 12:21 PMFurmint, Hungarian Wine, Special Wines, Tokaj, Tokaji, White Wine

    Limited Edition Wine  Our latest pride is a limited edition Furmint. Every bottle is individually numbered! We secured 60 bottles from the total of 575 was made. zsomBor is a semi-dry Furmint made in 2011. A little bit about the name: Zsombor is a Hungarian male name. The Managing Director of Pannon Tokaj

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Summary of the latest news and events

Hungarian Wine House, Tokaji, Wine tasting, wine tasting event hwhSeptember 19 | 7:27 PMaward, competition, Leányka, tasting, White Wine, win, winner

Dear reader, The latest and greatest news is that Hungarian Wine House has been awarded with the IWC Wine Specialist Merchant of the Year 2012 in Eastern Europe wine category! The IWC (International Wine Challenge) hosts the largest wine contest in the world with over 9000 wines entered every year. They organize competition to wine

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