Hungarian Wine Online

In terms of European cultural frontiers or divides, a broad division can be made regarding drinking patterns or habits in Europe. There are beer drinking cultures and wine drinking cultures. The two wide regions regarding the drinking traditions and habits of Europe are:

• the northern dry area, where beer is the leading beverage, consumed on weekends and outside mealtimes; and
• the southern, or Mediterranean, wet area, where wine is the main beverage, which people usually drink at meals.

Hungary, as a wine-drinking nation, has several recognized traditional quality wine regions producing high quality wine that the rest of the world is just discovering.

During the communist era, nearly all traditional vineyards were state-owned, and quantity wine production was more important than quality. After the democratic changes, real wine lovers started or re-started producing grapes and traditional high-quality wine culture became the standard again.

Although sales of Hungarian wines are steadily growing in some regions of the EU such as Poland, in other regions Hungarian Wine is not present at all or only in small quantities. The demand exists, wine tourism in Hungary is very popular, but after returning home, guests have a hard time finding the excellent Hungarian wine they have tasted here in Hungary.

Wine is playing a growing role in a healthy way of life: due to its tannin content wine can serve as an effective substitute for certain medicines. A weekend break with quality wine and delicious dishes can be an unforgettable experience.

The mission of Piratewine, a local wine distributing company is to help the already recognized wines be known both in Hungary and abroad, and to help aspiring wine producers to find a market for their quality wines. Piratewine helps to improve marketing of small vintages. They are ready to show you what the best Hungarian wine regions are capable of. Egri Bikavér (Bull’s Blood of Eger) is once again a top quality wine, and dry wines of outstanding quality are being produced in the Tokaj-hegyalja region.

Wine cellar tours - Piratewine will assist you to visit the best Hungarian wine cellars where you can taste Hungarian wine and learn about the local Hungarian wine culture.

Party - If you don’t have time for visiting wine cellars on the countryside, the devoted guys at Piratewine will organize a wine dinner for you and your group. You can just give them a ring and they will help you to select the right wine to accompany your dishes, and they will even bring the wine to your party.

Special events, special service - Do you need corkscrews, wine glasses and other accessories for your party? Piratewine will bring it all with the wine. They are happy to make all arrangements for formal dinners, events, seated or standing receptions and parties.

You can find a nice selection of quality Hungarian wine on their website that you can buy online, as well as wine accessories, including wine coolers. The different types of Hungarian wines are introduced according to the Hungarian wine regions.

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