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History of Hungarian Wines
The Hungarian climate is favourable for the growing of vine. The extremes of our continental climate are softened by the Carpatheans assuring milder winters, hot summers and long indian summers in autumn. The yearly precipitation in the range of 5-600 mm is also ideal for vine. The growth season, relatively long due to the climate lends extremely rich taste to our wines.
After the conquest of Pannonia (Ist century A.D.) Romans quickly tried to make use of these excellent conditions and planted vine in present Transdanubia. After the settling of Hungarian Tribes and the adoption of Christianity wine-growing became the task of the monks in the monasteries and it is largely due to them that Hungary became the most important wine producer in Central Europe in the Middle Ages as well as in the Modern Age. Then in the twentieth century one crisis followed another. First Phylloxera (vine pest) devastated vineyards and after the first World War it was the economic background of wine-growing that collapsed. More about the Hungarian wine history
Hungarian grape varieties
There are a few varieties that are believed to have originated in Hungary:
- Furmint
- Ezerjó
- Hárslevelű
- Kéknyelű
- Juhfark
- Irsai Olivér
- Cserszegi Fűszeres
- Királyleányka
- Leányka
Hungarian Wine Shops in the UK
- Tesco
- Wine-searcher.com
- Smithfieldwine.com
- Uk.shopping.com
- Bbr.com
- Thedrinkshop.com
- Winelibrary.co.uk
- Aszu.co.uk
- Aswines.co.uk
- Everywine.co.uk
- Seckfordwines.co.uk
- Dealtime.co.uk
- Hungarianfoodandwine.com
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