Winemaker of the Year Announced: Zsolt Liptai from Pannonhalma Archabbey Winery! in Hungary
- 14 Dec 2024 3:16 PM
The 5 candidates this year: József Lamport (Thummerer Winery, Eger), Zsolt Liptai (Pannonhalma Archabbey Winery), Attila Szentpéteri (Kunság), István Szepsy Jr (Tokaj), Csaba Vesztergombi (Szekszárd).
Wine regions with the most award winners
– Szekszárd: 5
– Villány: 5
– Eger: 4
– Etyek–Buda: 3
– Tokaj: 3
– Balatonboglár: 3
– Balatonfüred–Csopak: 2
– Kunság: 2
– Neszmély: 2
– Badacsony: 1
– Hajós–Baja: 1
– Mátra: 1
– Pannonhalma: 1
– Outside Hungary: Romania: 1
Some statistics of the past 33 years of the Winemaker of the Year award
– The youngest award winner is Tamás Borbély from Badacsony.
– One winner from outside the borders of Hungary: Géza Balla, a Hungarian in Transylvania, Romania.
– 3 of the recent nominees were nominated last year and the year before as well: Csaba Vesztergombi of Vesztergombi Cellar, Zsolt Liptai of Pannonhalma Archabbey and József Lamport of Thummerer Winery.
– 2 of the recent nominees can say that their father is an earlier award winner: Csaba Vesztergombi and István Szepsy Jr. And József Lamport is the chief winemaker of Thummerer Winery, with the late Vilmos Thummerer, one of the former winners.
– 8 of the 33 award winners deceased.
– There are only 2 female award winners out of the 33: Beáta Nyúlné Dr. Pühra (Etyek-Buda) and Éva Gálné Dignisz (Kunság).
– There is one father and son winner pair: late Mihály Figula and Mihály Figula Jr from Balatonfüred–Csopak.
Former award winners
2023 Tamás Günzer, Villány
2022 Mihály Figula Jr, Balatonfüred–Csopak
2021 Beáta Nyúlné Dr. Pühra, Etyek-Buda
2020 Tamás Borbély, Badacsony
2019 Csaba Koch, Hajós-Baja
2018 Géza Balla, Arad (Romania)
2017 † Mátyás Szőke, Mátra
2016 Pál Mészáros, Szekszárd
2015 † Mihály Szöllősi, Neszmély
2014 Tamás Dúzsi, Szekszárd
2013 Éva Gálné Dignisz, Kunság
2012 Károly Áts, Tokaj
2011 Péter Vida, Szekszárd
2010 Ottó Légli, Balatonboglár
2009 Dr. György Lőrincz, Eger
2008 † János Konyári, Balatonboglár
2007 János Frittmann, Kunság
2006 Vencel Garamvári, Balatonboglár
2005 Béla Vincze, Eger
2004 Ferenc Takler, Szekszárd
2003 János Árvay, Tokaj
2002 † Ernő Malya, Etyek-Buda
2001 István Szepsy, Tokaj
2000 † Mihály Figula, Balatonfüred-Csopak
1999 Ákos Kamocsay, Ászár-Neszmély
1998 † Tibor Gál, Eger
1997 József Bock, Villány
1996 Zoltán Polgár, Villány
1995 † Vilmos Thummerer, Eger
1994 Attila Gere, Villány
1993 Ferenc Vesztergombi, Szekszárd
1992 † Tibor Báthori, Etyek-Buda
1991 Ede Tiffán, Villány
Source:
hungarianwines.eu
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