Top 100 wines of Sopron
Discover the top 100 best wines of Sopron as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Sopron and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Sopron
The wine region of Sopron of Hungary. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Weninger or the Domaine Weninger produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sopron are Merlot, Zweigelt and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sopron often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.
In the mouth of Sopron is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 16 estates and châteaux in the of Sopron, producing 111 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sopron go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or mature and hard cheese.
News from the vineyard of Sopron
Cream of the Crop Auction: the drinks industry comes together ahead of the festive season
The Drinks Trust has partnered with Whisky.Auction to host its first annual auction, with all proceeds used to fund the different projects through which the charity supports the UK hospitality sector. The Drinks Trust is a community organisation for the drinks industry, offering educational, institutional, and peer-to-peer support to the sector’s professionals. It also provides wellbeing and financial assistance in challenging times, such as those the industry is currently facing. In 2020 alone ...
Rare Napa wine of Judgement of Paris fame sells for $12,000
Heritage Auctions said a single bottle of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘SLV’ Cabernet Sauvignon 1973 – representing the Napa Valley red wine that beat top Bordeaux in the landmark 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting – fetched $12,300. That marks a new record auction price for the wine, said Heritage. It was sold to a bidder who wished to remain anonymous during an auction of nearly 4,000 wines from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘legacy collection’. Steven Spurrier’s 1976 Judge ...
DO Terra Alta makes orange wine official
In the last board meeting of 2021 for the regulatory council of DO Terra Alta, in Catalunya, Spain, a long list of changes was approved. The most prominent was the making of a very strict certification system for wines that are 100% Garnatxa Blanca given that it’s their flagship grape variety. But perhaps the most interesting item is a bit further down the list that allows certification for a type of wines that in Catalan are called “vins brisats”. The name refers to white wine ...