Visitors will be able to meet representatives of almost all the Hungarian wine regions on Széchenyi Square in Szeged, and winemakers will also arrive from across the border. 

The wine producers will be joined by more than twenty caterers, who will offer cheeses and other specialties alongside the wines and pálinkas.

In order to reduce the ecological footprint of the wine festival, since 2022, wines can only be served in real glasses: A larger glass with the festival logo can become an ornament in your home glass collection after the event, say the organisers. A smaller glass with the Szeged coat of arms can even be exchanged at the end of the day. 

In accordance with tradition, a wine competition will be held this year in connection with the festival.

The wine judges, chaired by Sarolta Bárdos, founder of Tokaj-Nobilis, who won the title of Winemaker of Winemakers last year, will evaluate 140-150 wines in a blind tasting, using a 100-point system. The results of the competition will be announced on May 19.

Along with wines, pálinkas and cheeses, gastronomic specialties are also on offer. 

This special wine festival, which begins with a spectacular parade of the Pavane Dance Ensemble and the wine orders on Thursday afternoon, will be launched at the same time as the Gasztroudvar on Klauzál Square and Kincs Square on Dugonics Square. 

In addition to the wines and pálinkas, small-scale beers and gastronomic specialties can also be tasted at these downtown locations, and almost a hundred artisan exhibitors and small producers will also offer their wares.

A variety of musical programs will be held on two smaller stages in Széchenyi Square. In addition to concerts, a German, Serbian and Greek dance house with live music will be held in Dugonics Square.

A charity wine auction will be held on each day of the festival, where you can bid on bottles and wine selections donated by the winemakers. The proceeds will support the work of the National Foundation for Premature Birth and Child Welfare.

The wine festival is traditionally organized in connection with Szeged Day. On May 21, it is celebrated that in 1719, the settlement regained the status of free royal city in Laxenburg near Vienna , "as a clear testimony and reward of royal goodwill and grace" , which was first granted to the city by Béla IV in 1247 after the Tatar invasion.

More:
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Source: 
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.

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