I’ve drunk a lot of wine in my time, but being from a rainy northern European country the opportunity to be involved in the creation of it hasn’t been around. For Hungarians making (and drinking) wine is part of everyday life, nearly everyone has a small vineyard in the family or has a close friend or neighbour who does. My girlfriend’s uncle has a vineyard, just a small one, in Vas county. Every autumn the grapes have to be collected, crushed and the resulting liquid pumped into barrels to ferment. To get the grapes picked, everyone needs to get involved, the neighbours, friends, and family spend a whole day collecting the grapes. What do the neighbours and friends get out of it? Well, a lot of wine. An early start on a misty September morning
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