Inexpensive Hungarian wines praised by the Independent

Pénzcentrum.hu reports that the wine-expert and writer of the British Independent, John Clarke, has praised Central-European wines. He underlines that, nowadays, it does not cost an arm and a leg to buy quality wine from the region. In his list, he mentions five Hungarian products.

Good wine at a good price? No longer impossible, says John Clarke from the Independent, who recommends 14 wines from the Central-European region. He takes into account the price-quality ratio and, according to this,

he declares a Hungarian wine to be the best.

We have already shown you the best wines from the Balaton region but it is time for an outside view. Let us take a look at the Hungarian contenders of this British list:

Megyer Tokaj Furmint 2015 75cl 13.5%

Clarke mentions that furmint is Hungary’s most famous white wine grape, which he says “brings a lively and refreshing edge to this dry white, with its citrus notes, hedgerow vitality and pleasing acidity”.

The Furmint grape is actually gaining a growing number of fans in the wider wine world.

You can check online options to get this wine but if you are in Hungary, you just have to go to your local Auchan and buy a bottle for 1,299 Forints.

Korona Egri Bikavér (Bull’s Blood) 2015 75cl 13%

If you have ever heard about Hungarian wines, you must have heard about the Bull’s Blood type.

Turkish invaders in the 16th century fled at the sight of Hungarian soldiers, as the legend goes, as the Hungarians gained courage by tasting red wine and the invaders thought them to be blood-soaked warriors.

Clarke deems the blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and kékfrankos grapes “a winner and the ideal accompaniment to rich and meaty dishes, such as goulash.” And you do not have to go further than the next GRoby shop to buy it for 1,150 Forints.