A brief history
Our family cultivates 90 hectares of grapes on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, in the specially endowed vineyards of the varied Somogyi hills. Three generations share the responsibilities of the winery: Papa Feri, who has the most experience, supervises the vineyard work; his son, Feri, and his daughter-in-law, Bea, decide on winemaking issues, while his other son, Zsiga, is in charge of commerce. The younger generation is already helping - Zsiga's daughter Dana has been joining the team since the spring of 2018, and her son Matyi since the spring of 2020. The winemaker is supplied by Feri's youngest son, Ferkó, who obtained his degree in winemaking in the summer of 2020, as a representative of the third generation of the family.
The wine region traditionally has a wide selection of varieties, the properties are ideal for many varieties, so no monodominant grapes have developed. In the cellar, we find white varieties on 60% of the areas. We work with local, Hungarian varieties such as Olaszriesling, Olivér Irsai, Kárálylényka or Kékfrankos. Sauvignon blanc, Muscat Lunel, Rhine Riesling and Chardonnay stand out among the world varieties here, while Merlot feels best among the blue grapes.
When renovating the plantations, we based ourselves on the experience of Papa Feri, in his head the 50-year average yield and must degree of the entire wine region is compiled into a table. Today, it can be seen what a good decision it was to install along these lines.
