The story and stylistic diversity of the Balaton region’s most important grape variety.
Location: Wines of Hungary stand Hall 4 | B 135 & 153
Time: 9 February 2026 11:00-11:30
Presenter: Péter Blazsovszky
In the mid-2000s, he took up the position of head sommelier at Babel Budapest, where he and his team led the restaurant to Michelin star status. In 2017, he helped the restaurant win Decanter’s prestigious International Restaurant of the Year award by developing a unique wine pairing principle, ‘balance-based wine pairing’. He is a regular contributor to wine and food magazines. He is a lecturer, educator, consultant, trade journalist, regular judge at Winelovers Wine Awards and other wine competitions, and currently works full-time as a wine and gastronomy expert for the Hungarian Wine Marketing Agency.
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