Thursday, 31 January 2013
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Furmint February hot on the heels of Carnival
Here is a taste of the programme...
- 10.00 BURNING THE STRAWMAN and burying the winter with local nursery children
- 10.30-11.30 FURMINT SEMINAR tasting of 12 Furmint wines led by Tokaji wine expert LÁSZLÓ ALKONYI
- 11.30-14.00 HEGYALJAI FURMINT FEBRUARY: Furmint tasting with artisan producers of Tokaj-Hegyalja:
For those of you less familiar with the best of Tokaj winemakers, in this list you will be delighted to discover many of the very, very best! And I have to say we are delighted they can join us! This is a unique opportunity to come and taste for yourself!
- 13.00 Visit the Estate and the Winery of host Disznókő
- GASTRO ADVENTURE: Sárga Borház Restaurant's freshly made doughnuts (Hungarian Carnival fare) with local jam specialities
- MÁRIA KOLBÁSA designer exhibits her ball dresses ready for the Ball
- GARGULYA troupe provide music, dance and masked fun throughout the day to get you in the mood for the Carnival
An excellent way to start the new year refreshed and invigorated!
More details about this year's programme in the next blog.
- 10.00 BURNING THE STRAWMAN and burying the winter with local nursery children
- 10.30-11.30 FURMINT SEMINAR tasting of 12 Furmint wines led by Tokaji wine expert LÁSZLÓ ALKONYI
- 11.30-14.00 HEGYALJAI FURMINT FEBRUARY: Furmint tasting with artisan producers of Tokaj-Hegyalja:
Árpádhegy Pince, Basilicus Szőlőbirtok, Zoltán Demeter, Disznókő,
Gizella Pince, Gróf Degenfeld, Füleky Pincészet, Majoros Birtok,
Patrícius Winery, Tokaj Pendits, Szepsy Pince, Tokaj Hétszőlő
Gizella Pince, Gróf Degenfeld, Füleky Pincészet, Majoros Birtok,
Patrícius Winery, Tokaj Pendits, Szepsy Pince, Tokaj Hétszőlő
For those of you less familiar with the best of Tokaj winemakers, in this list you will be delighted to discover many of the very, very best! And I have to say we are delighted they can join us! This is a unique opportunity to come and taste for yourself!
- 13.00 Visit the Estate and the Winery of host Disznókő
- GASTRO ADVENTURE: Sárga Borház Restaurant's freshly made doughnuts (Hungarian Carnival fare) with local jam specialities
- MÁRIA KOLBÁSA designer exhibits her ball dresses ready for the Ball
- GARGULYA troupe provide music, dance and masked fun throughout the day to get you in the mood for the Carnival
An excellent way to start the new year refreshed and invigorated!
More details about this year's programme in the next blog.
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Happy New Year!
I hope your New Year has started bursting with freshness and new energy. The team of Market organisers here in Tokaj-Hegalja, northern Hungary are certainly enthused and excited about what this year will bring us all. We have set up a great new programme for the monthly markets in 2013. Just as last year, each has a theme to inspire us, our producers and of course visitors, as well as help us all to connect better to the seasons around us.
We're starting on February 10th, the month of carnival and, in Hungary (and the Tokaj Wine Region in particular), of the distinctive Furmint grape. This grape variety has been the main variety in the region since its introduction in the 17th century. Perfectly suited to the climate and susceptible to Botrytis (the noble rot), Furmint retains wonderful acidity making it the main backbone for most of the legendary Tokaji Aszú wines to this day. Not only that, the grape also acts as a mirror to the terroir, thus allowing the volcanic minerality to be reflected in these wonderful wines.
As well as a tasting with some outstanding winemakers, distinguished wine writer and Tokaj expert László Alkonyi will lead a Furmint tasting seminar. A fantastic opportunity to find out more about these local wines and the grape variety that is their key. I will give times and the list of winemakers in the next post - and it is an impressive sight. All bodes well for the tasting indeed - not to be missed!
Carnival - time to dress up! See what ideas designer Mária Kolbása has to offer. And a conversation with Mária (also the force behind superb soaps of Paturin) about design in life.
Carnival time is also the time to start the fast. And what better way to start than with doughnuts cooked freshly by the Sárga Borház served with jams made by our very own producers! Yum! Well, the market is before "Pancake Day" and the real start of Lent.
Let us bid farewell to winter together! We will be joined by the nursery children of Károlyfalva who have a long-standing tradition of burning a straw man as they get ready for spring coming hot on the heels of winter!
And of course there will be music too - as always! But for a change - and in case it's too chilly/snowy/windy - the market will be in the impressive winery building of Disznókő. Designed by leading organic architect, Dezső Eckler, it is a superb example of modern architecture fused with the traditional. Use of natural materials and light make the building unique - and a pleasure. So the market is a great opportunity to experience it for yourself.
We hope you can join us on Sunday February 10th at Disznókő.
We're starting on February 10th, the month of carnival and, in Hungary (and the Tokaj Wine Region in particular), of the distinctive Furmint grape. This grape variety has been the main variety in the region since its introduction in the 17th century. Perfectly suited to the climate and susceptible to Botrytis (the noble rot), Furmint retains wonderful acidity making it the main backbone for most of the legendary Tokaji Aszú wines to this day. Not only that, the grape also acts as a mirror to the terroir, thus allowing the volcanic minerality to be reflected in these wonderful wines.
Carnival - time to dress up! See what ideas designer Mária Kolbása has to offer. And a conversation with Mária (also the force behind superb soaps of Paturin) about design in life.
Carnival time is also the time to start the fast. And what better way to start than with doughnuts cooked freshly by the Sárga Borház served with jams made by our very own producers! Yum! Well, the market is before "Pancake Day" and the real start of Lent.
Let us bid farewell to winter together! We will be joined by the nursery children of Károlyfalva who have a long-standing tradition of burning a straw man as they get ready for spring coming hot on the heels of winter!
And of course there will be music too - as always! But for a change - and in case it's too chilly/snowy/windy - the market will be in the impressive winery building of Disznókő. Designed by leading organic architect, Dezső Eckler, it is a superb example of modern architecture fused with the traditional. Use of natural materials and light make the building unique - and a pleasure. So the market is a great opportunity to experience it for yourself.
We hope you can join us on Sunday February 10th at Disznókő.
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