This is that rare case when I taste a so called natural wine and I’m not disappointed.
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A new experience – Kékhegy Nero 2020 from Mátra, Hungary
Here is a wine to widen your wine horizon. Artisanal, well made and quite unique. Can be too much for many, though… Continue reading
Exciting new wines to emerge from Hungary’s Mátra region
As good as a Tokaji – Gobri Late harvest Muscat 2017 from Mátra

Exemplary Kékfrankos: Itt és Most Pince “Ideje van” 2018, Mátra region
Itt és Most Pince is a newcomer to the Mátra winemaking scene, 2018 was their second vintage. Their Kékfrankos is already very impressive, though, a clear step up from the 2017. Continue reading
Volcanic Wine Fest IV, Gyöngyöspata, Mátra region, Hungary
I spent a few hours at Gyöngyöspata yesterday, which is a tiny town 80 kilometers from Budapest to the North-East. This is the heart of the Mátra wine region, home to many of the new wave, young winemakers who organized the first Volcanic Wine Festival three years ago, to attract wine tourists to this otherwise sleepy village, and to promote the high potential, but still hardly recognized (as a serious player) Mátra region.