Hungarian Wines and Wine Regions

After a delicious paprikás csirke or rinse your throat with excellent Hungarian Wines!

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.

Wine Tasting in Buda Castle

Visit the Faust Wine Cellar within the Hilton Budapest Castle District and sample some of the best Hungarian wines and pálinká-s (traditional Hungarian fruit brandy). The wine experts of the cellar will tell you not just the most important facts but some lesser known but interesting details about the wines and wine regions of Hungary.

There are several tasting packages to choose from based on the major wine producing areas of the country. If you wish get an overall picture about all main wine regions then choose the Curiosities of Hungary package.

The vaulted stone cellar is situated within the extensive labyrinth system under the castle and was built during the middle ages. An ideal place for a romantic wine tasting in the heart of Budapest! Choose a Wine Tasting Package and Book it Online by Paying 10% In Advance.

International Wine & Champagne Festival-Budapest Castle District

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!

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.