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Celebrating Wines of Hungary with Günzer Estate Winery
A rare opportunity to taste the wines of Hungary popped up on the calendar this past week. So we hustled over to Total Wine in East Plano for a joint presentation by Thomas Hoeber (of Dallas-based importer Aqueous Spirits) and Norman Günzer (of Villány’s Günzer Estate Winery). Hungarian wines have a long and illustrious history.…
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Costco Advent Calendar Wine #6: A Seaworthy Tale Grüner Veltliner (Pannon, Hungary)
Grading for the 2025 advent calendar has been a bit harsh so far, with this year’s class of bottles struggling for a C average. But that was not my intention when I first carried that colorful cardboard box over the threshold. Believe it or not, I’m not a wine snob out to savage every bottle…
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Review: Günzer Estate Bocor Single Vineyard Selection Cuvée (2016)
It’s kind of an obvious tip–but if you’re ever stuck in a wine rut, ask a sommelier what they’re drinking at home. Somms work in the food and beverage industry, which means most are chronically underpaid. They regularly taste all the big name wines at work, so that’s not what they’re buying on their days…