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Lison DOCG: The White Wine of Venice You Need to Know

Taste the Difference: Braunsberg and Spitzerberg Blaufränkisch by Michaela Riedmüller

3 Wineries in Mallorca Near Manacor You Should Visit – A Complete Wine Guide

Everything You Need to Know About Wines of Mallorca – Grapes, Regions & What Makes Them Different

Pannonhalma Wine Region and the Exciting Rise of Cseri Pincészet

Wine Aging Vessels Explained: What Really Shapes Your Wine

Best Austrian Wines in March: 5 Standout Bottles to Know

Follador Prosecco: Discovering the Heart of Prosecco in Valdobbiadene

Best Value Wines I Tasted in January & February

2015 Vintage in Burgenland - An Exceptional Year for Blaufränkisch

The big 2025 Vintage Overview - A year about attention, balance, and place

Reimagine Pannonia is not about creating something new. It’s about recovering a wine region whose identity survived political borders, shifting markets and decades of silence. After attending the final day at Schloss Esterházy, I wrote about why Pannonia still makes sense as one coherent wine landscape — and how Blaufränkisch and Furmint quietly carried that truth all along.

December was loud, busy, and full of very different wines. After tasting around 1,100 bottles in 2025, I stopped looking for what looks impressive on paper and started paying attention to what actually felt right in the moment. These Wines of December stood out not because they shouted, but because they were balanced, honest, and deeply connected to place. Wines opened at the right time, with the right people, and remembered long after the glass was empty.

Looking for standout bottles for the festive season? Hungarian sparkling wines are delivering some of their most exciting releases yet. Here’s your quick guide to the top picks worth opening before the year ends.

November delivered a surprising mix of wines that couldn’t be more different — from an aged, creamy Grüner that feels almost Burgundian, to a tropical, honey-hinted white that’s actually fully dry, to volcanic Kékfrankos that tastes like pure energy in the glass. And then there’s the single-vineyard Blaufränkisch that shows just how deep and powerful this grape can go. I’ve broken each wine down with clear, friendly tasting notes and simple explanations of what makes them genuinely worth drinking. No jargon — just real insight into why these bottles stood out. Curious which one became the star of the month? Dive in and tell me which wine you’d open first.

Weingut Anita und Hans Nittnaus - Tannenberg Furmint 2023

A sudden loss has shaken the Southern Rhône. Emmanuel Reynaud, the quiet force behind Château Rayas and some of the region’s most singular Grenache wines, has passed away. His legacy reshaped how we understand purity, balance and place in Rhône reds. Here’s why his impact endures.