Burgenland blaufrankisch: Feiler-Artinger 2019

Image ~ October 19, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi

When you walk around in the pretty town of Rust, you can’t miss the beautiful Feiler-Artinger weingut. It was just later that I realised that it’s this building on their wine labels, with which I’m familiar with. For example on this blaufrankisch, which is their entry level wine.

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My favourite wines – Bertrand & Vincent Marchesseau Poids Plume Bourgueil 2021

Image ~ October 17, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi

When it’s well made, there is nothing I love more than Loire Valley cabernet franc. This is a great example, I enjoyed it to the last drop.

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Grapes never tasted – Szentesi Kék Bajor 2020

Image ~ October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi

Kék bajor is another almost extinct Hungarian grape variety József Szentesi is trying to bring back to life. According to him, it gives lighter wines. This is not the first vintage, but I’m not sure if it was ever released on the market – this 2020 is now available to buy.

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Lovely Australian red: Longview Fresco 2019 from Adelaide Hills

Image ~ October 6, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi

According to the back label, this is a vino novello, i.e. an easy drinking wine. That’s how Italians call such reds. But this ain’t a simple drink, not at all… Continue reading →

Losonci Kékfrankos 2018

Image ~ October 3, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi

This is that rare case when I taste a so called natural wine and I’m not disappointed.

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Photos of beautiful Rust and top producer Ernst Triebaumer

Image ~ September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi

A short visit to Burgenland at the end of August. It was just a one day trip with a friend of mine, István, but we enjoyed it quite a lot. We were lucky to make an appointment with the Ernst Triebaumer winery where our friendly host Claudia showed us the cellar and many of their wines, too. They are all great in their class, and the top one, the Mariental 2019 is a candidate for the best blaufrankisch title for sure! Continue reading →

Zuccardi Serie A Malbec 2020

Image ~ August 23, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi

This April I was invited to a Malbec World Day tasting in Budapest, where most of the malbecs distributed in the country were opened. The standout estate was Zuccardi for me, and this was also the first time I tasted their wines. What an exciting range of malbec! Continue reading →

Itt és Most Tihanyi Kék 2021

Image ~ August 20, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi

I must mention that Itt és Most Pince‘s owner is a fellow winemaker in the same village where I also make my wine – I’m a bit hesitant to write about his wines, but this is such an important one. To my knowledge it’s only József Szentesi who has been making wine from tihanyi kék, an almost extinct Hungarian red grape. Until 2021, when Itt és Most Pince made their first harvest from their new plantings…

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A wild white wine – Fehérvári Borbirtok Petit Somlo 2020

Image ~ August 17, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi

Somló is quite special among Hungarian wine regions. It’s a tiny one, focusing on white wines, which often have a distinguished character. That’s what I struggle with, and the Petit Somlo from new producer Fehérvári is a good example.

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Cote Mas Syrah Grenache 2020

Image ~ August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi

I loved the 2019 version of Cote Mas Syrah-Grenache, and while a bit surprising, the 2020 is again a nice bargain.

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