Tag Archives: wine

“What have the Romans given us in return?” – Eger 1.

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

“What have the Romans given us in return?” being in Eger this Monty Python quote might occur with a slight change “what have the Turks given us in return?” … the longest novel (“Egri csillagok”/ “Eclipse of the Crescent  Moon”by … Continue reading →

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1 goose, 2 geese, 3 St. Martin

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

Starving is not a good feeling but you can easily avoid it. All you have to do on St. Martin’s day is stuff yourself with goose dishes and you won’t go hungry the whole year. At least that what the … Continue reading →

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Balaton in McLaren style – our pit crew in action

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

If you have thought that the 8 sec / per tube rule only applies at the track of the Hungarian Formula 1 track – you were wrong. A tube with a thorn can give you just as much of a … Continue reading →

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Wine + shine + Erdőbénye = Practice makes perfect

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Three years is not a long time, three days are even shorter but enough to bring – wine makers and wine lovers together – jazz bands, solo pianists and funky DJs together (who all like wine) – future wine lovers: … Continue reading →

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Wine + shine = Erdőbénye

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

We know it looks like a difficult equation but if you think about it… Hungary is a great wine producing country, at least we, Hungarians are sure about it. That means a bit less than 10 million people. We just … Continue reading →

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