It is always a great fun to visit a wine region, since during the trip the guests can meet the wine maker, visit the cellar, they can peek in how and where the wines are made. Wine tastings and cellar visits in themselves can ensure a great experience for professionals and amateurs too and this…
Spritzer is surely not the first thing what comes to the mind when thinking about Villány, but summer is summer here too, and it is hot here too. And this time a glass of ice cold spritzer comes well, either from our olaszrizling or rosé. According to the legend in 1842 András Fáy hosted Mihály…
A new program from July awaits all the guests visiting Villány. Gere & Schubert or Csillagvölgy Winery shows the values of Villány with its light, fragrant wines from a very different aspect! Freshness and fruitiness mark the joint venture of Attila Gere and Vilmos Schubert. As the result of the used technology and the gentle…
On the Swiss Mondial du Merlot & Assemblages wine competition Solus 2012 merlot won gold medal. This is the one and only international competition in the world which is dedicated only to merlot variety wines and the blends made out of it. The judges of the international jury evaluated the wines in several categories: 100%…
Wine and gastronomy are always walking in hand in hand. Especially in spring and summer we like to cook from the colorful fresh vegetables and fruits. We gladly match our wines to our favorite recipes. Frequently we add them to the meals which always flips up the dishes. Fried goat cheese salad with Gere-style dressing…
On 1st June in DiVino Gozsdu we organize again the Gere Frici Pink Party. The main role will be played by our rosé sparkling wine but naturally there will be quiz, prizes and joy. Arrive in pink and you will receive a coupon at the entrance which grants a glass of Rosé Frici at the…
When we opened our hotel we immediately faced the problem what kind of welcome drink, aperitif should we serve for the guests. Though we knew that there were several excellent Hungarian wines in this category, because of the winery behind of Crocus Hotel and Mandula Restaurant it was clear, that we would like to fill…
In the first half of the nineties the attention of the most Villány wine makers – among them us – was attracted by the wines made from the so-called Bordeaux-varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. This was obvious because in this decade on large parts of the vineyards these varieties were grown, and the…
Not only wine can be made out of grape but several other processing methods are known. The oil and micro-extract of grape seed and the juice of the unripe grape – verjus – are healthy and tasty supplements can be of our kitchen. GRAPE SEED OIL The oil which came from the seeds of the…
The wine named Tinta can be found in the selection of Weninger & Gere Winery since 2006. This is a real rarity: in Hungary this is the only one wine botteled from 100% tempranillo. Franz Weninger proposed the idea of planting tempranillo on a mutual vineyard in the early 2000’s. His idea was based on…
