„The wine of the kings, the king of the wines” – is what we find on the back label of the Tokai Aszu 6 Puttonyos bottle.
Hungarian wines have been popular at our tables for a few centuries now, significantly adding to the culture and aesthetics of the sophisticated Polish cuisine.In the 14 th century Hungarian merchants would sell their wines to Kazimierz the Great, and most of our some characteristic national meat dishes are closely accompanied by the Hungarian Cabernet, Merlot or Kadarka.The names of some wines deriving from the name of the Polish princess Izabela, the queen Bona’s daughter,made popular in Hungary for her just reign in 1540-1552, also show close links in the Polish and Hungarian relations.
Some time later, Wacław Potocki, a distinguished Polish poet, wrote:
“ It’s a pretty straight story
It’s Hungary where the wine is born
And Poland where it dies.”
The Hungarians keep working on their wine to “die“ in our homeland. This small agricultural country, due to the quality of its wines, has won fame and recognision in the whole world.
There is a wine tradition in nearly every region: Sopron is famous for its light fresh wines made with Zold Vetelini, Tramini and Kekfrankos grapes, the Balaton Lake region has its white dry and sweet wines, and the Great Hungarian Lowland provides tasty wines that may be served in the morning as well as in the afternoon and late evening. One should never forget about the superb Tokaj wine, that has achieved a special position in Bela Hamvas’ “The philosophy of wine”:
“ Tokais are very musical types of wines. He, who wants to hide his illness should drink tokai! A pregnant woman, dreaming about a great life for her baby, should drink tokai!
An artist, who has just finished his masterpiece, should celebrate the occasion with a glass of tokai!
