“Budapest Airport selects wines through photo process”
Budapest Airport, the operator of Ferenc Liszt International Airport, recently hosted an exclusive wine competition at Terminal 1, where it and its key partners selected four wines that will be worthy representatives of Hungary. The competition, which was held for the first time this spring, was open to entries in four categories – premium red wine, premium white wine, gastro red wine, and gastro white wine. A total of 321 wines from eighty-seven Hungarian wineries competed for the title, with nearly eighty judges assessing the wines according to criteria such as color, clarity, intensity of aroma and flavor, and character.
The winners of the BUD Wine title, as decided by management and partners, are yet to be announced. However, a special prize was awarded to the Zelna Winery in the category of sustainable wineries for its certified organic and sustainable efforts. The Szekretár Wine Estate, which produces Budapest Airport’s premium red wine, was also lauded for operating as a sustainable winery.
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport is considered the most important airport in Hungary and the gateway to the country. The airport operator, Budapest Airport, aims to offer high-quality services in every respect and, therefore, organized this wine competition to find excellent wines that symbolize the quality and refined taste characteristic of Budapest Airport. The winning wines will represent not only the cultural values of the country but also the best airport in the region in 2023 and the first half of 2024.
Katalin Valentínyi, the Chief Communication and Government Relations Officer for Budapest Airport, stated that the selection of Budapest Airport’s wine was an honor, and the winning wines would represent Hungarian viniculture at airport events and among their partners over the next year. The fact that hundreds of wines competed for the title shows that being named BUD Wine is prestigious, as the selected beverages will symbolize the most important values of Europe’s best airport- quality and great taste.
