Here we are again in the village of Gyöngyöspata in the Mátra wine region, and it was a short stroll from one cellar street to another and we reached this haven of Their first commercial vintage was in 2019 (before it was more like experimental and for themselves and friends).Ĭontinue reading "Hoop Wines (Mátra, Hungary)" » They're happy to have this facility which is now easy to clean and keep clean, something essential for thoughtful winemaking. Asked if they got European funding for these investments, they say no, the conditions for these subsidies are difficult to gather and unfortunately they are designed mostly for big wineries, so they funded this by themselves. This small facility has all the hygiene requirements needed for a safe winemaking, mostly there's the main room which we could call the chai (they press inside), and a barrel room on the side which does the job of a cellar.
Zoltán Németi is himself an IT specialist in Budapest and spends his weekends here for this venture. We're here in a family house in the village that was refurbished as a small winery facility by Zoltán Kerekes who had himself a 10-year experience working in a local winery.
Wine tasting plus#
This was really a quick visit here, we're here at Hoop Wines which is run by two childhood friends, Zoltán Németi and Zoltán Kerekes who make wine from a small overall surface 1,5 hectare, plus from the equivalent of 0,5 hectare of purchased grapes, for a total yearly production of 5 to 6000 bottles.
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