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The BorStore Wine Guide
Hungary is wine country
Vines have grown here for more than a thousand years, yet outside Hungary few people have tasted the results. This guide takes you in: the history, the regions, the grapes, and what Hungarian winemakers are doing today.
Chapter 2 · The regions
Where the wine grows
On to the places that shape Hungarian wine: extinct volcanoes, old cellars, big rivers.
Chapter 3 · The grapes
What grows here
These landscapes grow grapes you will hardly find anywhere else: Kékfrankos (Blaufränkisch), Olaszrizling (Welsh Riesling), Furmint, Kadarka.
Chapter 4 · The classics
The wines Hungary is famous for
Some names have carried Hungary’s reputation for centuries: Tokaji Aszú, Bikavér, sparkling wine, plus fröccs and pálinka.
Chapter 5 · The winemakers
The people behind it
Behind every bottle in our shop there is an estate, usually a family. Meet them here.
Chapter 6 · Today
Hungary’s wine scene now
And today? Natural wine, a new lightness, a young generation: the scene is on the move.
New in the guide
The latest articles across all chapters.