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Wine Village Budapest (Borfalu) - Cancelled For This Year! |
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Wine Village (Borfalu)- August 2011 A new event that makes summer in Budapest more memorable. Visit this festival to taste and learn about Hungarian wines and wine producers.
Fruit brandy makers will also introduce their products. Food tasting, musical shows, wine blessing and an open wine competition are the highlights of the event. In the Wine Fairy's Garden clowns, handicraft activities and other programs entertain children.
Note: Unfortunately the Wine Village will not be held this year due to disagreement related to permit issues between the organisers and Budapest city. Hopefully the issue will be solved and the wine festival will be held next year.
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The Faust Wine Cellar within the Hilton Hotel in the heart of Buda castle is an excellent place for tasting Hungarian wines (choice of 130 wines from the main wine regions of the country) and pálinka a traditional Hungarian fruit spirit (30 types are ofefred for tatsing in the cellar). |
Kind, expert staff will introduce you to the world of Hungarian wines and wine making. You can choose from several tasting packages based on major wine producing regions and wien types.
The vaulted stone cellar is situated within the extensive labyrinth system built under the castle during the middle ages. An ideal place for a romantic wine tasting in the centre Budapest! Choose a Wine Tasting Package and Book it Online by Paying 10% In Advance. |
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If you're in Budapest in August include a visit to the Wine Village (Borfalu in Hungarian) to sample and learn about Hungarian wines.
The first Wine Village was held in 2004 and since then the event is a highlight of August programs in Budapest. Wooden stalls introducing Hungary's main wine growing areas line the two sides of Ötvenhatosok tere (former Felvonulási tér) with the fine building of the Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum) in the background. |
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Basic Information - Wine Village Budapest
Location: Ötvenhatosok tere, behind the Museum of Fine Arts
Getting there: tram 4 or 6 to Oktogon, from there M3 (yellow) metro to Hősök tere station
Opening hours: 12.00-24.00 every day between 19th-24th Auguts, 2008
Entry fee: 1500 HUF (whole day), free for handicapped persons and children under the age of 12. A nice tasting glass with the logof of the event emblezoned is included in the price.
5-day pass: 7000 HUF
More than 100 Hungarian wineries offer a taste of their products and an insight into the characteristics of their wines.
Even if you're not so enthusiastic about wines a range of programs ensures that you'll have a good time.
A wine festival is not complete without gastronomy programs.
Between to wine samplings taste some of the food delicacies: fried sausage and black pudding, grilled meats, stuffed cabbage, goulash are the heartier offerings. For lighter snacks try langalló a kind of bread baked in furnace and served with sour cream.
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And there's of course kürtös kalács (cylinder shape pastry baked over open fire and coated with sugar, ground walnuts, or cinnamon) another essential part of any Hungarian festival.
You can buy special cooking oils, cheeses, homemade fruit jams and honey
Main Programs of the Wine Village in Budapest
Every year the event focuses on a main theme and offers programas related to this topic. In 2008 Hungarian wine villages will be in the limelight.
In the Wine Competition this year visitors can vote and select the best wine of the event.
Everyone receives a voting form when buying tickets at the entrance and votes can be handed in next to the Information stall.
The Finest Wine of the Wine Village 2008 in 4 categories (white, red, rose and fröccs wines) will be decided on the last day of the program buy counting which wine producer recived the highest number of votes.
Families with kids will enjoy the Wine Village, too. Kids vcan participate in the Drawing Competition for Children where Scooby Doo dog will aid the little ones. Every participants receives a small gift and every day a winner will be selected who will get a first prize.
To ensure a real festival atmosphere varoius music bands will entertain visitors. There'll be gypsy music by the Wine Village's Gypsy Band but a range of other music genres weill be represented too. Just to name of you bands:
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On Thursday evening you can listen to the 2-hour jazz concert of the Szekszárd Junior Stars Big Band
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on Friday night the Tom White & Friends will perform
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the Bergendy Salon Music Band provides music for the street ball on Saturday night
List of Programs of the 5th Wine Village in Budapest |
| 19th August 12:00 noon – Opening 12:15 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band welcomes the visitors 17:00 – Concert of The Sweet Home Blues Rock 18:00 – Official opening (with invited guests) 18:30 – Concert of the Smile Unit Funky 20:00 – Neon Hungarian hits in unlimited volume 2:00 h – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays for as long as we can take it |
| 20th August 12:00 – ecumenist blessing of the wine (with the representatives of the Hungarian churches) 12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing 16:00 – The amazing production of the Vivat Bacchus vocalist group 17:30 – The Black Brass Marchin Band marches into the Wine Village 19:00 – 3-hour show programme of the Lucky Boys Shuffle Band 22:00 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays until the morning |
| 21st August 12:00 – Opening 12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing 17:00 – Solo concert of Evelyne Kandech (Megastar) with piano accompaniment 18:00 – Gábor Farkas „Gábriel” Frank Sinatra freely 20:30 – The 2-hour jazz, concert of the Szekszárd Junior Stars Big Band conducted by Ákos Molnár 22:00 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays until the morning |
| 22nd August 12:00 – Opening 12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing 16:00 – Album release concert of Gyula Csepregi and Róbert Rátonyi 18:00 – The procession and introduction of the Budapest Legate of the Hungarian Consulate of the European Wine Order of Knighthood 19:00 – Bolero Showtime Band rock-and-roll party 20:30 – Rockabilly concert of Tom White and Friends 22:00 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays until the morning |
| 23rd August 12:00 – Opening 12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing 14:00 – Marriage of wine and cheese lead by József Deák sommelier 16:00 – The amazing production of the Vivat Bacchus vocalist group 18:00 – Traditional blues concert of Karen Carrol (USA) & The Mississippi Grave Diggers 20:00 – 2-hour street party of the Bergendy Concert, Dance, Jazz, and Salon Orchestra 22:00 – Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band plays until the morning |
| 24th August 12:00 – Opening 12:30 – Music played for a good lunch - Miklós Kónya and the Wine Village Gipsy Band playing 14:00 – Musical adventures of the Vác Andante Chamber Orchestra (well-known classical music pieces) 15:30 – Album release concert of Gyula Csepregi and Róbert Rátonyi 17:30 – Raffael Máriusz Quintett 20:00 – 5th Wine Village in Budapest says goodbye with the concert of the 100-member Budapest Gypsy Symphony |
From the Wine Village's official website.
TIP: If you miss the Wine Village in August you still have a chance to get to know Hungarian wines in the International Wine and Champagne Festival in Budapest's Castle District at the first of second weekend of every September.
Attractions Nearby Wine Village in Budapest
The Heroes' Square with the imposing historic monuments is next to the venue of Wine Village.
If you feel like going for a walk than head for City Park (Városliget), which is Budapest largest park with peaceful groves, a lake, Vajdahunyad Castle and the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
If you're in a museumm-viisting mood you're at the right spot because two museums stand on Ötvenhatoosk tere: the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hall of Arts (Műcsarnok) featuring Hungarian and international contemporary art exhibits.
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