2013 Tokaj auction wines – full tasting notes
2013 Tokaj auction – my full tasting notes of the 20 wine lots, and buying recommendations.
Tag Archives: Tokaj
Tokaj auction sneak preview
Tokaj auction sneak preview: summary of my impressions & why it is worth attending on 27th April.
Tokaj wine auction to be held
Auction of wine in barrel: exciting première for Hungary’s legendary sweet wine.
Drinking with the dinosaurs
Vin jaune, ‘yellow wine’, is one of the world’s weirdiest: like drinking with the dinosaurs.
Pannon Wine Challenge: awards announced
The 2012 Pannon Wine Challenge is over. Grand trophy winner is Oremus Tokaji Aszú 3 puttonyos 2006. There are also surprises, such as gold medals for a Syrah and a Juhfark from… Slovakia.
Neurotic Furmint, cheerful Hárs
Furmint is neurotic and introvert, Hárslevelű self-confident and serene.
2012 Pannon Wine Challenge day 0
Day 0 of the 2012 Pannon Wine Challenge, Michelin-star warm-up dinner in Budapest (if 7 courses can be termed a warm-up).
Szepsy Hárslevelű Király 2006
A dry Tokaj white with the ability to transport.
2011 Pannon Bormustra winners
2011 edition of the Pannon Bormustra was meant to give a new lease of life to this respected Hungarian competition – and it did. The 48 winners confirm this.
A star is born
Stéphanie Berecz of the Kikelet winery in Tokaj is one of my wine heroes. In a region where wines notoriously beat world records of concentration, her style is subtle and concentrated. Her patient work of a decade is being rewarded today with a precious accolade.
