Importer note from Palinkerie Imports: Kis Tamás is making small-production wines from his 8-hectare property on Somló, Hungary’s smallest and most distinctiveappellation. Hárslevelű has long been grown on Somló, and its honeyed, dried-fruit flavors are a great complement to the...

Importer Note from Palinkerie Imports: "Roots" is a skin-contact Olaszrizling/Tramini/Riesling blend from Bussay's organic estate in Zala. The vines are 40 years old, and were a favorite of Dóri's father. Flavors like dried apricot, citrus, white tea, rose and passion fruit...

Importer note from Palinkerie Imports: This is a special edition light red (a classic style Hungarians call "Siller") pétillant naturel sparkling wine, made by Attila Pálffy in Köveskál, north of Lake Balaton in Western Hungary. Partial carbonic maceration, and 7...

Importer note from Palinkerie Imports: The Normal Pet-Nat is 100% Furmint from free-run juice only. Whole cluster pressing and spontaneous fermentation. Flavors like marzipan and tangerine, with a zippy dry finish. Unfined, unfiltered and not disgorged, with zero sulfur added....

Importer note from Palinkerie Imports: A legendary Cabernet Sauvignon from Wassmann's biodynamic estate in Villány, Hungary's southernmost region. Spontaneous fermentation and aging in used 220 L Hungarian and French oak for 17 months. Aromas of black pepper, cherry and tobacco, with...

Importer note from Palinkerie Imports: This is a classic, age-worthy dry Tokaji blend from Lenkey's parcel on the historic first-class vineyard of Úrágya in Tokaj. Spontaneous fermentation and aging in new and used Hungarian oak barrels for 2.5 years, followed...

Importer note from Palinkerie Imports: Bukolyi Marcell has operated his small independent estate in Eger since 2016. A modern version of the historical blend, Kisfiam ("my boy") is loaded with fresh fruits, lively acidity and well-balanced tannins. Cherry cobbler, herbs...

Importer note from Palinkerie Imports: The Tufa is a spicy red field blend from the basalt soils of the Tihany peninsula on Lake Balaton in western Hungary. Spontaneous fermentation without temperature control in wooden vats, and then aging on the...

Importer note from Palinkerie Imports: Kadarka is a rare native Hungarian grape variety, grown organically by the Dúzsi family in the warm and hilly southern region of Szekszárd. The Kadarka is cultivated in traditional bush vines. Spontaneous fermentation with native...

Importer note from Palinkerie Imports: Lenkey's sweet Tokaji Szamorodni hails from shriveled and botrytized grapes picked in November. The high botrytis content makes the Szamorodni rich and ageworthy. Flavors like dried apricots, candied melon, celery and spice on the nose,...

Importer note from Palinkerie Imports: Gergő Filep has been making wine in Tokaj with his father for 6 years, but in 2022 he decided to make a red in his second home of Eger as well, 100 km southeast of Tokaj....

Siller is a light red/dark rose traditional style made for centuries in Hungary and across the border in southern Austria. From the teeny Hungarian outcroping of Sopron jutting it's finger into Burgenland in Austria, Steigler's Siller is made from 100%...

Importer note from Palinkerie Imports: The "Basalt Somlai" is a tribute to the traditionally blended wines of Somló, which was called Somlai centuries ago. Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel tank without temperature control, with one day of skin contact and...