The Portugieser superpower
The two Szende Gábors sit smiling opposite me as they pour wine and talk about their great-grandparents, the Swabians, Villány, and, of course, the portugieser wine. This is their story…
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22 December 2025
Daily dose of Wine & Jazz
The region of former Yugoslavia is a genuine oasis of jazz music in Eastern Europe.
Tokaj, people and vineyards – Daniel Kézdy
Portraits of a wine region
Footnotes to a wine label
When a label tries to instruct, cultivate traditions, yet calls for explanation
Disznókő
– the 600-year-old iconic vineyard on the border of Mezőzombor
On the Nature of Miracles
A miracle took place out in the Felsőiszapos marshlands.
Hungarian Cookbook by Tamás Bereznay
Hungarian Food is a modern, innovative take on old favourites.
Hungarian Wine by Robert Smyth
A Tasting Trip to the New Old World
Where is the Határ?
The Határi furmint is a familiar name to you? Here is the story of this vineyard.
Macedonian Wine Guide
Winemaking in the region dates back to the thirteenth century BC, but suffered some severe setbacks thanks to centuries of Turkish rule and decades of Communism.
Oremus: The Pauline vineyard
Oremus in Sátoraljaújhely is one of the most iconic vineyards in Hungary. Its fame is thanks to a myth...
