Welcome to The Winemaker of the Winemakers’ website. This award is for the best winemakers of the Carpathian Basin. Its uniqueness and truthfulness is in the voting method, because here the nominees are the ones who can choose the winner, aka the Winemaker of the Winemakers..

The award’s managing Vinum Praemium Foundation’s goals are the ensuring the future of Hungarian winemakers by “Future Winemaker Scholarship Program” and to take care of the Hungarian wine culture as well.

 

NOMINEES OF FOR THE WINEMAKER OF THE WINEMAKERS AWARD 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE BEST 50 WINEMAKERS OF 2023

Árvay János
Árvay János
Tokaji borvidék
web
Balassa István
Balassa István
Tokaji borvidék
web
Balla Géza
Balla Géza
Erdély és Partium
web
Bárdos Sarolta
Bárdos Sarolta
Tokaji borvidék
web
Barta Károly
Barta Károly
Tokaji borvidék
web
Bock József
Bock József
Villányi borvidék
web
Bolyki János
Bolyki János
Egri borvidék
web
Bott Frigyes
Bott Frigyes
Felvidék
web
Bukolyi Marcell
Bukolyi Marcell
Egri borvidék
web
Bussay Dorottya
Bussay Dorottya
Zalai borvidék
web
Csetvei Krisztina
Csetvei Krisztina
Móri borvidék
web
Dúzsi Tamás
Dúzsi Tamás
Szekszárdi borvidék
web
Eszterbauer János
Eszterbauer János
Szekszárdi borvidék
web
Frittmann János
Frittmann János
Kunsági borvidék
web
Ifj. Gál Tibor
Ifj. Gál Tibor
Egri borvidék
web
Gere Attila
Gere Attila
Villányi borvidék
web
Heimann Zoltán
Heimann Zoltán
Szekszárdi borvidék
web
Homonna Attila
Homonna Attila
Tokaji borvidék
web
Horváth József „Ráspi”
Horváth József „Ráspi”
Soproni borvidék
web
Ipacs Szabó István
Ipacs Szabó István
Villányi borvidék
web
Karner Gábor
Karner Gábor
Mátrai borvidék
web
Kiss Gábor
Kiss Gábor
Villányi borvidék
Konyári Dániel
Konyári Dániel
Balatonboglári borvidék
web
Kovács Tamás
Kovács Tamás
Balatonfüred-Csopaki borvidék
web
Légli Géza
Légli Géza
Balatonboglári borvidék
web
Liptai Zsolt
Liptai Zsolt
Pannonhalmi borvidék
web
Losonci Bálint
Losonci Bálint
Mátrai borvidék
web
Luka Enikő
Luka Enikő
Soproni borvidék
web
Makai Gergely
Makai Gergely
Tokaji borvidék
web
Malatinszky Csaba
Malatinszky Csaba
Villányi borvidék
web
Maurer Oszkár
Maurer Oszkár
Délvidék
web
Mérész Sándor
Mérész Sándor
Etyek-Budai borvidék
web
Mészáros László
Mészáros László
Tokaji borvidék
web
Miklós Csabi
Miklós Csabi
Móri borvidék
web
Molnár Péter
Molnár Péter
Tokaji borvidék
web
Nagy László
Nagy László
Badacsonyi borvidék
web
Pálffy Gyula
Pálffy Gyula
Balaton-felvidéki borvidék
web
Szabó Gyula
Szabó Gyula
Balaton-felvidéki borvidék
web
Sebestyén Csaba
Sebestyén Csaba
Szekszárdi borvidék
web
Szászi Endre
Szászi Endre
Badacsonyi borvidék
web
Ifj. Szepsy István
Ifj. Szepsy István
Tokaji borvidék
web
Szilágyi László
Szilágyi László
Tokaji borvidék
web
Takler Ferenc
Takler Ferenc
Szekszárdi borvidék
web
Tarnóczi
Tarnóczi
Egri borvidék
web
Tiffán Ede
Tiffán Ede
Villányi borvidék
web
Várszegi György
Várszegi György
Nagy-Somlói borvidék
web
Vesztergombi Ferenc
Vesztergombi Ferenc
Szekszárdi borvidék
web
Vida Péter
Vida Péter
Szekszárdi borvidék
web
Franz Weninger
Franz Weninger
Soproni borvidék
web
Wille-Baumkauff Márta
Wille-Baumkauff Márta
Tokaji borvidék
web

WINNERS OF 2022

 

Winemaker of winemakers 2022

Vilmos Thummerer

Vilmos Thummerer

 

Friend of the winemakers 2022

Erika Miklósa

Erika Miklósa

 

 

THE TOP FIVE HUNGARIAN WINEMAKERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED!

The five best Hungarian winemakers were chosen. The second round of voting is currently taking place as a result, on 29th April, it will be revealed who will be the 16th Winemaker of the Winemakers the following five finalists:


 

This year's voting mechanism of the Winemaker of the Winemakers started with the Tasting Circle held at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on 4th March . Following the traditions, the fifty best Hungarian winemakers gathered at that time, who were nominated for the Winemakers' Award by the winners of recent years. This event was not only a tasting of an extremely high standard and atmosphere held in a historic setting, but was also held here the fifty shall have their first round votes. So now this year's election has reached the most exciting stage, we will soon find out who will be the 16th Winemaker of Winemakers!

 

THEY ARE THE 50 BEST WINEMAKER IN HUNGARY IN 2022

János Árvay
János Árvay
Tokaj wine-region
web
István Balassa
István Balassa
Tokaj wine-region
web
Géza Balla
Géza Balla
Erdély and Partium
web
Sarolta Bárdos
Sarolta Bárdos
Tokaj wine-region
web
Károly Barta
Károly Barta
Tokaj wine-region
web
József Bock
József Bock
Villány wine-region
web
János Bolyki
János Bolyki
Eger wine-region
web
Frigyes Bott
Frigyes Bott
Felvidék
web
Marcell Bukolyi
Marcell Bukolyi
Eger wine-region
web
Dorottya Bussay
Dorottya Bussay
Zala wine-region
web
Krisztina Csetvei
Krisztina Csetvei
Mór wine-region
web
Tamás Dúzsi
Tamás Dúzsi
Szekszárd wine-region
web
János Eszterbauer
János Eszterbauer
Szekszárd wine-region
web
János Frittmann
János Frittmann
Kunsági borvidék
web
Tibor Gál Jr.
Tibor Gál Jr.
Eger wine-region
web
Attila Gere
Attila Gere
Villány wine-region
web
Zoltán Heimann
Zoltán Heimann
Szekszárd wine-region
web
Attila Homonna
Attila Homonna
Tokaj wine-region
web
„Ráspi” József Horváth
„Ráspi” József Horváth
Sopron wine-region
web
István Ipacs Szabó
István Ipacs Szabó
Villány wine-region
web
Gábor Karner
Gábor Karner
Mátra wine-region
web
Gábor Kiss
Gábor Kiss
Villány wine-region
web
Dániel Konyári
Dániel Konyári
Balatonboglár wine-region
web
Tamás Kovács
Tamás Kovács
Balatonfüred-Csopak wine-region
web
Géza Légli
Géza Légli
Balatonboglár wine-region
web
Zsolt Liptai
Zsolt Liptai
Pannonhalma wine-region
web
Bálint Losonci
Bálint Losonci
Mátra wine-region
web
Enikő Luka
Enikő Luka
Sopron wine-region
web
Csaba Malatinszky
Csaba Malatinszky
Villány wine-region
web
Oszkár Maurer
Oszkár Maurer
Délvidék
web
Sándor Mérész
Sándor Mérész
Etyek-Buda wine-region
web
László Mészáros
László Mészáros
Tokaj wine-region
web
Csabi Miklós
Csabi Miklós
Mór wine-region
web
Péter Molnár
Péter Molnár
Tokaj wine-region
web
László Nagy
László Nagy
Badacsony wine-region
web
Gyula Pálffy
Gyula Pálffy
Balaton-felvidék wine-region
web
Gyula Szabó
Gyula Szabó
Balaton-felvidék wine-region
Endre Szászi
Endre Szászi
Badacsony wine-region
web
Tamás Szecskő
Tamás Szecskő
Mátra wine-region
web
István Szepsy Jr.
István Szepsy Jr.
Tokaj wine-region
web
László Szilágyi
László Szilágyi
Tokaj wine-region
web
Ferenc Takler
Ferenc Takler
Szekszárd wine-region
web
Zoltán Tarnóczi
Zoltán Tarnóczi
Eger wine-region
web
Vilmos Thummerer†
Vilmos Thummerer†
Eger wine-region
web
Ede Tiffán
Ede Tiffán
Villány wine-region
web
György Várszegi
György Várszegi
Nagy-Somló wine-region
Ferenc Vesztergombi
Ferenc Vesztergombi
Szekszárd wine-region
web
Péter Vida
Péter Vida
Szekszárd wine-region
web
Franz Weninger
Franz Weninger
Sopron wine-region
web
Márta Wille-Baumkauff
Márta Wille-Baumkauff
Tokaj wine-region
web

 

The Winemakers of the Winemakers also made their nominations for our civil award, the Friend of the Winemakers. Congratulations to them and we look forward to the decision of the fifty, who will also be able to decide on the winner by one vote each.

FRIENDS OF WINERS 2022 CANDIDATES


Lajos Ambrus
Lajos Ambrus
Author, winner of the Attila József-Award, vineyard owner, and guest-writer of Food&Wine
Attila Fiáth
Attila Fiáth
Professor of Corvinus University of Budapest, international wine academist
Tamás Kovacsik
Tamás Kovacsik
Owner of Aszú Restaurant
Erika Miklósa
Erika Miklósa
Kossuth Prize awarded opera singer
Ripka Gergely
Ripka Gergely
Wine-journalist, author of Táncoló Medve and Tokaj Guide

 

 

THIS WAS THE WINEMAKER OF THE WINEMAKERS AWARDS in 2021

 

 

ABOUT THE AWARD

The award was established by Pál Rókusfalvy for the winemakers of the Carpathian Basin. This award is different from any other because here no organizations but the winemakers themselves have the right to decide, they have the right to choose the best one, the Winemaker of the Winemakers by their single vote. This award has its prestige because of its electing mechanism. With this award do not goes any additional financial treat.

In 2009 the founder of this award has established the Vinum Praemium Foundation to ensure the legal and proper work of the award.

WINEMAKER OF THE WINEMAKERS AWARD

The Winemaker of the Winemakers can be that person who (produce the highest quality wines and) is nominated for the best 50 by the winners of the previous years. These 50 nominees have voting right only. The winner is elected by simple, but two round electing. After the first round the 50 nominees is voting again to choose the winner from the best five.

In case of equality the oldest person of the previous year’s winners has the right to decide.

FRIEND OF THE WINEMAKERS AWARD

This award was established in 2012 for those civilian personalities who by his work and goals prominently stand for the goals of Hungarian wine and help the work of the Hungarian winemakers.

The previous winners of the Winemaker of the Winemakers Award have the right to nominate 1 person and the 50 nominees of the Winemaker of the Winemakers Award may elect the winner by their single vote.

 

 

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