Ep 334: Hungarian Wine Overview with Zoltan Heimann of Heimann Winery

<p>Zoltán Heimann of <a href="https://www.heimann.hu/en" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Heimann & Fiai Winery</a> helps present the wines of Hungary.</p> <p> </p> <p>He keeps me on task with the proper pronunciations (very hard and the reason it’s taken me so long to cover this country, honestly!), and gives us an overview of what we can expect from Hungary and its wines, before focusing in more on his beloved region of Szekszárd (sex-ARD), known mostly for its famous Kadarka red wine. The <a href="https://www.heimann.hu/en" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Heimanns</a> have a long history of farming in Hungary, and Zoltán has a global view from his education at Geisenheim in the Rheingau Region of Germany (one of the best wine schools in the world). He has a lot to teach us about Hungarian wine – its history, its geography, its grapes, its wines, and its future, which he is helping drive.</p> <p><a href="https://www.heimann.hu/en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/ZOLTAN.jpg" alt="" width="203" height="284" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>A few things for clarification:</p> <ul> <li>When Zoltán refers to small winemakers, he refers to them as a <em><strong>Hobby Industry.</strong></em> Because of the recording, it’s a bit hard to understand. Just remember that as you listen!<br /> <br /></li> <li>Please don’t make fun of me for having no clue how to pronounce anything right. I told Zoltán before I started that it was going to be rough and he was patient as anything!</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>These show notes are more about pronunciation and help with the regional names than anything else. If you listen to the show, you’ll need to refer to these (maybe often!).</p> <p> </p> <p>After a conversation about history, <a href= "https://www.heimann.hu/en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Zoltán</a> talks about how Hungary is in the Carpathian Mountain basin with the Danube River dividing the country and the Tisza Rive