This is what good wine from the Kadarka grape tastes like

Kadarka produces round, buttery wines with a ruby red color and a distinctive aroma of cherries and blueberries, sometimes with a hint of clove. It can be enjoyed young, but the better Kadarka wines can be aged for years.

Check out our wines made from Kadarka grapes

It produces excellent varietal wines, but it also blends well with other grapes, such as in the famous Egri Bikavér, or Hungarian Bull's Blood. Kadarka is not easy to grow. It is delicate and susceptible to disease. As a result, it is—unfortunately—increasingly being replaced by other, more robust grapes.

Kadarka was likely introduced to Hungary by fleeing Serbs during the Ottoman occupation in the 16th century. But it is also quite widespread in northern Bulgaria—where it is called "Gamza"—and in northern Romania on the Hungarian border, where it is spelled "Cadarca."

We currently have three wines made from the Kadarka grape in our range. You can view our Kadarka wines here.