CALLING SOMMELIERS, CHEFS AND RESTAURATEURS ACROSS THE UK
The sweet wines of Tokaj offer a wide range of food-matching possibilities with their broad range of flavours and styles. These amazing sweet Tokaji wines deserve far greater gastronomic attention than simply being consigned to the dessert menu.
The wonderful balance of vibrant acidity, alcohol, flavour complexity and residual sugar of these wines offers so much more than simply luscious sweetness.
Wines of Hungary UK would like to invite sommeliers and chefs to create ground-breaking food pairings to match Tokaji’s sweet wine specialities – Tokaji Aszú and Tokaji Szamorodni.
How to participate?
Experiment with food pairings and menu options throughout the Xmas season and into January and submit your best food and wine pairing to our jury.
Choose from:
- Tokaji Aszú (6 puttonyos or 5 puttonyos)
- Szamorodni (sweet or dry)
All wines should currently be available in the UK.
Participating teams: one sommelier and one chef.
Submit one food pairing recommendation with any of the above sweet Tokaj wines, along with the food name, a short description of the menu, key ingredients, and an explanation as to why you think it is a great match. Attach a picture of your food and wine pairing. (Pictures are not mandatory)
Menu options:
- First course
- Main course
Note: We want to encourage participants to think beyond the obvious, so no dessert or cheese courses will be considered by the judges.
Submission should include:
- Food name, wine name
- Key ingredients of the food
- Preparation method
- Explanation of why the food is an excellent match to the selected sweet Tokaj wine
- Name of the team, company/restaurant, email address
DEADLINE: 20TH JANUARY 2022
The creator of the best food and wine pairing idea will be selected by the jury, with the best winning the main prize of the project.
Main prize: A gastro trip to Budapest and a Tokaj visit. (2 people / 3 nights).
Jury:
Isa Bal MS – Trivet Restaurant
Csaba Harmath – restaurateur
Eniko Magyar – Agricultural and Environmental Counsellor, Embassy of Hungary, London
Zsuzsa Toronyi – Wines of Hungary UK
Participating Wineries
Weingut Strehn
Burgenland, Austria
Vinarija Škegro
Ljubuski, Bosnia–Herzegovina
The Old Cellar
Bulgaria
Vina Laguna
Istria, Croatia
Fakin Winery
Istria, Croatia
Kozlovič Winery
Istria, Croatia
Bodri Estate
Szekszárd, Hungary
Centurio Winery
Mátra, Hungary
Csányi Winery
Villány, Hungary
Feind Winery
Balatonfüred–Csopak, Hungary
Jammertal Wine Estate
Villány, Hungary
Eszterbauer Winery
Szekszárd, Hungary
Heimann & Fiai
Szekszárd, Hungary
Kovács Nimród Winery
Eger, Hungary
Kristinus Estate
Balatonboglár, Hungary
Lajver Wine House
Szekszárd Hungary
Pálffy Vineyard and Cellar
Balaton Uplands, Hungary
Steigler Winery
Sopron, Hungary
Sebestyén
Szekszárd, Hungary
St Andrea
Eger, Hungary
Szeleshát
Szekszárd, Hungary
Szentesi Winery
Etyek–Buda, Hungary
Takler Winery
Szekszárd, Hungary
Tiwari House
Badacsony, Hungary
Tóth Ferenc Winery
Eger, Hungary
Vida Péter
Szekszárd, Hungary
Wine of Moldova
Moldova
Purcari Group, Stefan Voda
Valul lui Traian, Moldova
Dagon
Dealu Mare, Romania
Averesti
Moldova DOC Husi, Romania
Legendary Dracula
Vrancea / Dragasani / Dealu Mare, Romania
Nachbil Winery
Dealurile Satmarului, Romania
Prince Stirbey
Dragasani, Romania
Viile Budureasca
Dealu Mare, Romania
Albiana
Dolenjska, Slovenia
Vinska Klet Suklje
Bela Krajina, Slovenia