My thoughts these days are focused on those first introductions to Hungarian wines. Last November I traveled to Budapest to join friends at a #winelover hangout. Arriving a few days early meant, I could explore Hungarian wines. My first stop was at Tasting Table Budapest. After our #winelover hangout, I traveled onto the Rovinhud Wine Show in Timisoara, Romania. While at the wine show I attended a master class on Hungarian Furmint wines. These vine-filled adventures led to the blossoming of an Hungarian wine affair. Need I say more!
I will share three vignettes from these events, which kicked off my Budapest to Bucharest adventure.
1. Tasting Table Budapest
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| Furmint Wines, Rovinhud Wine Show © Spaswinefood |
1. Tasting Table Budapest
The magical city of Budapest is a wonderful place to begin explorations of Hungarian wines. In fact one of the best places to start is the Tasting Table Budapest.
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| Tasting Table Budapest © Spaswinefood |
During my Budapest stay I attended two events organized by the Tasting Table Budapest. The first evening I was introduced to five Hungarian wines.
The second tasting also included two Furmint wines, a dry and a sweet, plus a red wine.
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Intro to Hungarian Wines, Tasting Table Budapest © Spaswinefood
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These five wines included:
1). Kreinbacher Winery, Brut Classic Sparkling NV
2). Szászi Winery, Keknyelu 2016
3). Jackfall Winery, Grand 2019
4). Posta Winery, Kadarka 2015
5). Royal Tokaji Winery, 5 Puttonyos Aszú 2009
Yes, it was an exciting lineup of Hungarian wines (a sparkling wine, dry white wine, two red wines and a sweet wine).
The first tasting introduced me to three different styles of wines made with Furmint, a white Hungarian grape variety. They were: a sparkling wine (Kreinbacher Winery, Brut Classic Sparkling NV); a dry white (Szászi Winery, Keknyelu 2016); and, a sweet wine, Tokaji Aszú (Royal Tokaji Winery, 5 Puttonyos Aszú 2009). Yes, it was an exciting lineup of Hungarian wines (a sparkling wine, dry white wine, two red wines and a sweet wine).
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| Wine Tasting, Tasting Table Budapest © Spaswinefood |
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| Royal Tokaji Winery, 5 Puttonyos Aszú 2009 © Spaswinefood |
The next day I took a food tour. It was another opportunity for me to learn more about Hungarian wines. After the food tour I ended up back at the Tasting Table Budapest. This time I tasted three more Hungarian wines.
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| Return to the Tasting Table Budapest © Spaswinefood |
2. Budapest #Winelover Hangout
It was a November evening, a magical evening, in Budapest with #winelover friends. It would be the perfect ending to my brief stay in that beautiful city. Whenever the #winelover community comes together it is a time for old and new #winelover friends to share their passion for wine. Let’s take a look at that special #winelover evening in Budapest at St. Andrea Wine and Gourmet Bar, and St. Andrea Wine and Skybar.
1). St. Andrea Wine and Gourmet Bar
1). St. Andrea Wine and Gourmet Bar
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| #Winelovers, St. Andrea Wine and Gourmet Bar © Spaswinefood |
Our #winelover hangout began with dinner at St. Andrea Wine and Gourmet Bar, Bajcsy-Zsilinszku ut 78, Budapest 1055. It was a six course meal paired with Hungarian wines. All of the dishes were beautifully created, and excellently paired with St. Andrea Vineyard wines.
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| #Winelover Hangout, St. Andrea Wine and Gourmet Bar © Spaswinefood |
Later we dropped by their skybar.
The view of Budapest is quite amazing from the skybar. Even on a cold November evening there were guests outside enjoying the night view of Budapest.
After observing the view, we took a table inside where we explored a few more Hungarian wines.
All too soon it was time to return to my hotel. I took a rickshaw ride back.
2). St. Andrea Wine and Skybar
St. Andrea Wine and Skybar at Deák Ferenc utca 5, (Váci 1. Office Building Rooftop), 1052 Budapest is a must.
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| Moments, St. Andrea Wine and Skybar © Spaswinefood |
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| Wine with a View, St. Andrea Wine and Skybar © Spaswinefood |
All too soon it was time to return to my hotel. I took a rickshaw ride back.
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| Memories of St. Andrea Wine and Skybar Evening © Spaswinefood |
It was a nice ride in the night air on that November evening. Yes, it was an amazing #winelover evening in Budapest. It is evenings like this that creates those special memories.
3. Rovinhud Conference
3. Rovinhud Conference
Next day I traveled onto the Rovinhud Wine Show in Timisoara, Romania. During the conference I attended a master class on Furmint wines. We tasted Furmint wines from Barta Winery, Mád, Hungary.
During the class Furmint wines produced in a variety of styles, ranging from bone dry to extremely sweet, were discussed. Wine highlights from this Rovinhud Wine Show presentation included:
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| Barta Winery, Rovinhud Wine Show © Spaswinefood |
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| Barta Winery's Eight Wines Tasted © Spaswinefood |
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| Furmint Wines, Rovinhud Wine Show © Spaswinefood |
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| Furmint Master Class, Rovinhud Wine Show © Spaswinefood |
Yes, it was an exciting lineup of Barta Winery wines. Please taste Barta Winery Furmint wines if you get the opportunity.
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| Furmint Wines, Rovinhud Wine Show © Spaswinefood |
Obviously after such an awesome vine-filled experiences my Hungarian wine journey has begun. My #budapesttobucharest Spaswinefood adventure was a great opportunity for me to discover some stellar Hungarian wines. I invite you to join me in my explorations of Hungary and elsewhere at Spaswinefood.
Sharon
November 2017
Timisoara, Romania
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