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Bulls’ Blood and Star

In 2017 the Hungarikum Committee elevated the Bull’s In the cellars, usually carved into rhyolite, the temperature
Blood of Eger to among the esteemed members of the Hun- is 10-15 Celsius the whole year round, which is ideal for
garikums. With this, the most famous wine of the city that keeping wine. And if you prefer the outside, sit out on the
represents Eger and Hungary worldwide with pride, gained terraces of the cellars and enjoy the pulsing atmosphere of
a prestigious award. the valley!

The Bull’s Blood of Eger is a wine blended from the red The most colourful and biggest wine event of Eger is the
grapes produced in the wine regions of the city. Its history is Bull’s Blood Wine Festivity held on the second weekend
interwoven with the history of the city since the winemak- of July, where rosé and white wines are introduced along-

ers of the area have made it for approximately 150 years. side the Bull’s Blood. The wine gastronomic event awaits
Although the high quality of the wines of Eger speaks for all interested parties with the stalls of local winemakers, the
itself, it was outstanding that, in the 2015 “Wine Olympics” restaurants, as well as concerts at the largest park of the city,
of Bordeaux the local winemakers achieved worldwide suc- the Archbishop’s Garden. If you love the merging of music-
cess. Hungary managed to win 64 medals and nearly half of gastronomy-wine then your place is in Eger!
these, 31 medals, were awarded to the manufacturers from A new thing in the recent past is that Bull’s Blood of Eger

the Eger Wine Area! acquired a white partner. The ‘Star of Eger’ comes from the
While in Eger you can taste and buy Bull’s Blood at many blending of white wines characteristic to the Carpathian Ba-
places, as is usual for a drink with such fame. It can be found sin and the local wine area, and which is a favourite of many,
on the wine lists of most of the restaurants in the historical already. Fitt ingly, this wine has also got its own festival, the
city centre, but one can also bring the famous nectar home Star of Eger Weekend, which happens at the main square
in an elegant bottle from the wine shops. of the city during the last weekend of April, with concerts,

Visiting Eger as a wine enthusiast, the world famous Szép- wine tasting, and a street food show.
asszony Valley is an unmissable experience and spectacle.

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