Friends, Adventure and a lot of good Wine…
Franci Cvetko serving his full line-up at Kogl winery. Formally suited we hit the ground running on our latest work trip to Central Europe. We spent 12 days split between Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary....
View ArticleA Bikavér for Halloween
“As we leave our outdoor grill to gather dust and cobwebs and start dressing our house for Halloween, it is time to cozy up with harvest reds,” says Patrick Comiskey, a senior contributor for Wine...
View ArticleFrom Central-Eastern Europe with love
Eric, Frank, and Stetson with Judit & József Bodó, and István Dorogi. It is difficult to convey the personal impact visiting the cellars and homes of the wine producers we met with on this past...
View ArticleGet ready for GoogaMooga!!!
The Great GoogaMooga is coming to Brooklyn this weekend. GoogaMooga is a music festival in historic Prospect Park with a spotlight on the food and the wine. A feast of elevated street food will be...
View ArticleMeet Ildikó and Miklós from Eszterbauer in New York City
Ildikó Eszterbauer & Miklós KleinIldikó Eszterbauer and vineyard manager Miklós Klein are visiting the United States for the first time and will be pouring their wines in New York at Alphabet City...
View ArticleBlue Danube Tasting at Google
Frank welcoming the GooglersWe have been pretty busy at Blue Danube Wine this spring. Several weeks ago, we were featured at Google’s Wine Wednesday, a biweekly tasting event organized by the Google...
View ArticleHungarian Wine Tasting Review by Christine Havens
Frank discusses the finer points of Hungarian wines – Courtesy of Christine Havens. Recently Frank Dietrich led an in depth tasting of Hungarian wines at Soif wine bar in Santa Cruz, CA. The wines...
View ArticleWhat to drink in Budapest’s Central Market Hall
Budapest’s Central Market Hall In a rare moment of not being late and or lost en route to a winery, we had the fortune to eat and drink our way through the Central Market Hall (Nagyvásárcsarnok) in...
View ArticleEszterbauer Kadarka Sogor – Reviews About Wines at its Best
Photo: Michael Zeebroek The Eszterbauer family has farmed the chalk and loess hills of Szekszard since 1746. “Sogor” is Hungarian for brother-in-law and is so named for the close relationship between...
View ArticleHungarian Wine Regions: Szekszárd and its Elegant Reds
Szekszárd on the map. Image: http://hungarytoday.hu/ Get to know Hungary’s premier red wine region, Szekszárd. The wine region of Szekszárd, known mostly for its famous Kadarka red wine, has been noted...
View ArticleBeyond Bull’s Blood
San Francisco Magazine features an interesting article by John Capone in their latest March issue, exploring the diversity of Hungarian wine “Beyond Bull’s Blood”. Thanks to sommeliers and wine buyers...
View ArticleMeet our Women Vintners
Some of our top women vintners Do you know that as many as 13 of the wineries in our current portfolio are run or co-run by women? Witnessing an increasing number of talented women involved in the wine...
View ArticleGreat places to drink Blue Danube Wines in San Francisco
Photos: Wine & Spirits Magazine There’re so many fine places where you can find Blue Danube wines in San Francisco! In particular, note these three restaurants: they have great reviews in the...
View ArticleThe Red, White, and Botrytized from Hungary, Austria and Romania
Hurricane delays and late container planning be damned, new arrivals from Hungary, Austria and Romania have finally landed in California. From out west in Sopron and Carnuntum, down in Somló and Lake...
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