Hungarian Wines and Wine Regions

Huge wine factories in the communist regime emphasized quantity over quality. Luckily some Hungarian wine producers make wines not just because it's good business but they want to revive and preserve the quality and fame of Hungarian wines.

Wine drinking habits are changing as well. A glass of delicate wine with or after your meal is becoming more and more common.

Young consumers look for quality wines that encourages wine makers to enhance the quality of Hungarian wines even more.

You'll find many newborn wine-clubs and wine routes as well. There are hundreds of private Hungarian wineries and thousansds of winemakers. They've won several prizes on international wine festivals and competitions in recent years.

Hungarian wine-growing is drifting towards mainstream nowadays, however the native varieties are still hanging on.

If you plan to come to Budapest in the first half of September, do visit the International Wine and Champagne Festival. You can taste and buy award winning Hungarian wines, while enjoying the numerous accompaying events. Read more about the Budapest International Wine and Champagne Festival!

If you miss it, visit the House of Hungarian Wines in Castle District and sample some of the 450 Hungarian wines tastefully displayed in beautifully designed cellars.

To buy good quality Hungarian wines look for wine shops. They have wide selection of wines and the shop assisstants will give you a helping hand to choose the bottles that match your taste the best. See our page about Wine Tasting in Budapest.