FEATURED WINES
We are proud to present our VillÁnyi Franc
Our Villányi Franc vintages 2016 and 2017 were won gold medals in the National Wine Competitions and International competitions 2019 - 2023
The Classification Process
Villány origin wines are categorized and approved by the Villány Wine Region wine selection committee. They taste and decide the given category for each wine: Classicus, Premium or Super Premium. The Super Premium category is only given to Cabernet Franc wines as this is the flagship grape for the Villány Region.
Wines have to pass other requirements to obtain the right to use the Villány Certificate of Origin. First, all grapes have to be grown in the Villány Region. Secondly, Premium and Super Premium wines have strict limits for the maximum amount of grapes/ha. This is normally decided during the spring pruning: You can prune for a higher quality premium (fewer grapes/vine) or a higher quantity (classicus) wine. With these considerations, the committee then decides the category based on a blind tasting.
If the wine passes the tasting and other requirements to use the Villány Certificate of Origin, it is then sent to Nebih (National Food Chain Safety Office) who oversee the quality control of the wines and wine making processes in Hungary. They provide the final approval for the wine entering the market.
NEWS
infrastructure development
We are in the process of renovating our Tenkes tasting room. Renovations were delayed due to Covid but should be completed by autumn 2024.
Our Villány Tasting Room is fully operational. You can taste and buy our wines at Baross Gábor Street 39.
Opening hours:
Friday, Saturday: 15:00-21:00
For any other time, you may request a reservation for your group by calling +36 70 4206709.
2024 harvest
2024 has been a challenging year with a very rainy spring and early summer, followed by a hot and dry period which was continuing until mid of September. Some of the grapes started to dry and all harvest has been at least two weeks earlier than other years. Then we got heave rains for several days in row just in the middle of harvest period. Nevertheless, most of the grapes are excellent although very high sugar level. We are expecting still very good wines wines from our 2024 harvest.
new wines
recently launched:
Bionda White Merlot 2023
Recent Awards:
Villanyi Franc 2017 won the Gold Medal in the Wine Lovers 100 Best Hungarian wines competition winning 9th position in the tannic red wines category. Earlier this year it also won gold medal in the International Cabernet Franc Wine Celebration wine competition 2023 in California.
Footprint 2022 Portugieser won the Gold Medal in the International Portugieser du Mond competition 2023.
Blackbird Kopár Merlot 2019 won the Gold Medal in the Siklos Wine Competition 2023.