Wine Seminar

Please observe the following instructions when registering for the wine seminars:

Registration for the wine seminars has been closed at 5 pm Oktober 4, 2021. Anyone with a registration is eligible for free admission ticket to the OMÉK Fair courtesy of Agrármarketing Centrum. For further information please check out the emails you have received on the email address provided when making your registration. For inquiries, please, contact the organizers on the following phone numbers: +36-20-911-7006, +36-30-177-8536.

– Any registration is considered complete and valid only when following the completion of the form the applicant clicks on the link in the email received from us and thereby confirms the validity of his/her email address.
– Capacity for the masterclasses is limited therefore we kindly ask you to apply only if your attendance is guaranteed.
– We kindly ask you to arrive 10 minutes ahead of time to the wine seminars. Location: Pavilion E, „Hungarian Wine – Personally” wine seminar square.
Thank you for your cooperation!

Thursday, October 7, 2021

11:00–12:00 – Gabriella Mészáros: The indigenous and typical varieties of Hungary – Full house
Csendes Dűlő Vineyard – Kéknyelű 2017
Orsolya Winery – Leányka 2019
Barcza Winery – Nagy-Somlói Juhfark 2018
Vida Péter – Bonsai Old Vines Kadarka 2019
Centurio Vineyard – Kékfrankos 2019

13:00–14:00 – Gabriella Mészáros: The natural sweet wines of Tokaj
Patricius Winery – Katinka 2017
Demetervin – Szamorodni 2013
Pajzos Tokaj – Tokaji 5 puttonyos Aszú 2016
Áts Family Winery – Aszú 2016

15:00–16:00 – László Angerman: Sparkling Wine
Homoky Dorka – Pét-nat 2020
Bussay Winery – Méthode Ancestrale 2020
Sauska – Tokaj Extra Brut NV
Hernyák Estate – Brut

We want to show you the development of Hungarian PetNAt and sparkling wine by guiding you through Hungary’s bubbliest wine regions. The bubblies on offer range from those of tiny startup wineries to sizeable sparkling wine producers and you will learn about the secrets of mousse formation.

Friday, October 8, 2021

11:00-12:00 – András Horkay: Furmint, a protean variety
Balassa Wine – Tokaji Furmint “Marty McFly” 2020
Kreinbacher Estate – Furmint 2019
Gilvesy Winery – Váradi Furmint 2018
Gróf Degenfeld Vineyard – Tokaji Szamorodni 2017

Furmint is an indigenous Hungarian variety, it is the leading Hungarian white grape vine in terms of quality and the country’s flagship variety on the international market. It shines both as a dry wine and a sweet wine. The number one wine region for Furmint is Tokaj, but as a dry wine there are excellent examples being made in the Balaton region (Badacsony and Somló) and also in the Upper-Hungary wine region. Let’s explore the diversity of Furmint through four different styles representing three different wine regions.

13:00-14:00 – András Horkay: Wine regional brand building
Gál Tibor Pincészet – Egri Bikavér Superior 2018
Sebestyén Winery – Szekszárd Bikavér 2018
St. Andrea Vineyard – Boldogságos dűlő Egri Csillag Grand Superior 2020
Szende Winery – Kopár Villányi Franc 2017

Continuous exchange of ideas within a region and the shared effort to build a regional brand are two pillars on which the present and the future of any wine region rests. Why is the development of regional identity, thoughtful selection of varieties and styles so important, what is the impact of these choices on the mindset of winemakers and on the expectations of consumers? How well do we know our regional-common brands? These are the questions we hope to find answers to by studying four different regional brands representing three wine regions.

15:00-16:00– László Angerman: Natural wines
Bussay Winery – Mura White 2018
Tokajicum Winery – Héja Furmint 2007
Hummel – Portugieser 2019
Weninger – Kékfrankos 2018

In the world of wine there is nothing trendier today than natural wine. These are low-sulphur wines made with minimal intervention from grapes farmed without chemicals. We’ll show you through the experience of younger generations and some seasoned pundits how the purest wines to body and soul are born.

Saturday, October 9, 2021

11:00-12.00 – Mátyás Szik: Volcanic soils and volcanis wines
Gilvesy Winery – St. George Cuvée 2019
Pálffy Vineyard and Winery – Mál 2019
Oremus – Mandolás 2018
Kreinbacher Estate – Birtokvörös NV

It is my firm belief that the Carpathian Basin provides outstanding conditions for the production of exquisite white and red wines. Many of our wine regions are blessed with a rich variety of volcanic soils. The wines crafted from grapes grown on these soils are always somewhat different and occasionally very much so. I also believe that this offers the key to forging a special identity on the world market, in other words, it’s a great marketing tool that should be utilized. We are going to explore from Balaton-felvidék to Tokaj-Hegyalja and Somló how and why these wines differ from the rest, what is the perception of customers and how could these traits be exploited and highlighted for the purposes of wine communication.

13:00-14:00 –Mátyás Szik: Cooperation within wine regions
Bock – RedY 2019
Laposa – BalatonBor 2020
Gál Tibor Pincészet – Egri Bikavér Superior 2018
Tóth Ferenc Winery – Egri Csillag Superior 2020

BalatonWine, Villány Redy or Eger Csillag. We are witnessing exciting times on the domestic wine scene with cooperation and organized forums to exchange ideas driving the change. It’s worth taking a look at how various wine regions are adopting these ideas. This is what we are about to discover through wines. Come and join me on this exciting journey!

15:00-16:00 – László Angerman: Sparkling Wines
Homoky Dorka – Pét-nat 2020
Bussay Winery – Méthode Ancestrale 2020
Sauska – Tokaj Extra Brut NV
Hernyák Estate – Brut

Sunday, October 10, 2021

11:00-12:00 – László Angerman: Kékfrankos
Centurio Vineyard – Kékfrankos 2019
Weninger – Kékfrankos 2018
Szent Donát Winery – Magma Kékfrankos 2019
Heimann & Sons – Szekszárd Kékfrankos 2018

The subject of our studies is the most widely planted Hungarian red wine grape, Kékfrankos. 4 wineries, 4 wine regions, 4 similar but still different terroir specialties.

13:00-14:00 – László Angerman: The indigenous and typical varieties of Hungary
Csendes Dűlő Vineyard – Kéknyelű 2017
Orsolya Winery – Leányka 2019
Barcza Winery – Nagy-Somlói Juhfark 2018
Vida Péter – Bonsai Old Vines Kadarka 2019
Centurio Vineyard – Kékfrankos 2019

The varieties we can take pride in!? Our local varieties which enjoy an ever growing following all over the world with more and more restaurants serving them to accompany Asian or French dishes.