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Szekszárd Kadarka Revival

Name: Szekszárd Kadarka Revival
Address: Szekszárd, HU

Szekszárd's Kadarka grape—often called "Hungarian Pinot Noir"—is experiencing a revival after centuries of dominance; Franz Liszt visited the region repeatedly for these cherry-and-paprika-spiced reds.

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TourSzekszárd Kadarka RevivalSerbian refugees fleeing the Ottomans in 1689 carried Kadarka vines north and turned a white wine region into Hungary's great red. By 2021, only 273 hectares survived nationally. Péter Vida's Bonsai Kadarka comes from vines planted in 1920 — a Japanese partner saw the tiny plants and shouted 'BONSAI!' The name stuck. Only made in exceptional vintages. Franz Liszt visited Szekszárd four times and called it 'my real refuge in old age.' In 1869 he composed a Mass he literally named 'ma messe Sexardique.' Csaba Sebestyén started in a converted garage; his sister left a two-Michelin-star Dublin restaurant to come home.