Hungarian winemaking blends traditions
Food&BeverageJun 26, 2015
If one good thing came from the years of communist control in Hungary, it was to hew Hungarian winemaking to its traditions. For the most part, Hungary’s wine is still made as it has long been made, by small vineyard owners and wineries and down-to-earth, everyday folk. Fertilizer use is infrequent; sustainable farming practices are common. This somewhat bucolic image belies Hungary’s past as a winemaking country. From the 17th to the early 20th century, Hungary had the third-most sophisticat