Hungary Wines
Hungary Wines
"The viticultural tradition of this country has persevered through some difficult times, aging back to the Roman times and still producing notable wines today. Hungarian winemaking regions are dispersed throughout the country with great distance between them, resulting in different styles and types of wines they offer. Along the western side of the country, vineyards can be found around lakes, while the more northern vineyards find shelter along the foothills of the mountains. Generally, the continental climate is partly buffered by the Carpathian Mountains, allowing for better winemaking conditions in the place where cool winds would otherwise make this impossible.Hungarian wines are an interesting mixture between the local and the international. Adoptive French wines are used because of their fame and easy marketing, but Hungary displays a remarkably diverse selection of indigenous wines, too. These include the lush white Tokaji dessert wines, deep, red and spicy Eger, some finer, softer reds and elegant dry whites from the lakeside of Balaton and Somlo. The options are seemingly endless in Hungary. Virtually anybody could visit this country and find a wine to their taste, extraordinarily specific but with common roots in their motherland’s culture. "