Tag: hungary
Vinography Images: In the Dark
An ancient rusted cask number sign and ghostly globules of white mold are illuminated by a spotlight in a dark
Vinography Images: As Far as Tokaj Can See
A nearly unbroken patchwork of vineyards spreads out in its spring greenery amidst the heart of the Tokaj region of
Vinography Images: Lean Left
Neatly trimmed single-cordon vines all march in the same direction down the greening hill in the tiny Somló region of
Vinography Images: Spring Growth
Bright green vines, flush with the new growth of spring, roll over the fractured red volcanic clay soils of Hungary’s
Vinography Images: Those Green Hills
It was a calm day, but that didn’t keep this tree from looking windblown as it framed the lush green
Vinography Images: Green Hungarian Honey
The name “Mezes Mály” translates to “place of honey,” and if you’ve ever tasted the sweet wines of Hungary’s Tokaj
Vinography Images: Magic Hill
Once an underwater volcano, the tiny hill of Somló in Hungary is home to some of the world’s most compelling
Vinography Images: Old and New
Wooden stakes are ready to support newly planted vines in one of Europe’s oldest vineyards. Öreg Király, or the Old
Natural Wine is Now Legal: Hungarian Wine Law Joins the Modern World
Last August, I wrote a story here that didn’t make me very happy, but needed to be written. A friend
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 6/13/21
Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
Hungarian Wine Authorities Don’t Seem to Know Anything About Wine
The people in charge of Hungarian wine seem to believe that orange wine, pétillant naturel, natural wines, low-sulfur wines, and
I’ll Drink to That: Ben Howkins of the Royal Tokaji Wine Company
Episode 390 of I’ll Drink to That! was released recently and features Ben Howkins, a founding director of the Royal
Volcano’s Elixir: The wines of Somló, Hungary
I was on my third day in paradise when I had one of those flashes of insight that wine writers
Love is All You Need: The Magical Wines of Imre Kaló
The road from Tokaj to Eger, Hungary, tells something of the country’s story. An early spring afternoon shows lush, gently
Hungary: Where It’s Tough to be a Wine Critic
Here in America, our government doesn’t produce its own wine, it just reserves the right to monopolize the power to
Hungarian Wine on My Doorstep
After nearly five years of writing about wine on the Internet, you wouldn’t believe all the things that I’ve been
