The House is a combination
    of a wine estate,
    a state-of-the-art Winery,
    a research center,
    tasting/judging lounges
    and a visitor’s center,

    overlooking the landscape of volcanic hills, national parks and the lake Balaton. The House functions as a center for Hungarian wine excellence and discovery, with grape production, education, winemaking and winetasting at its heart.

    OUR PHILOSOPHY

    Tiwari House takes actions and makes decisions by focusing on four priorities with its unique signature in no particular order.

    Following Nature and the Natural

    Our commitment to premium quality relies on no chemical and minimum human interventions at vineyards and the winery. We promote and support growers who nurture the nature, do organic farming and follow vegan standards. Judicious use of technology and techniques allows us to deal with natural variations and deliver quality consistency.

    Building Trust with Communities

    Our success depends on maintaining respect, honesty and fairness with communities that include mountain society, our customers, partners, employees and investors. Our community-centric approach values sharing, bonding and supporting each other, perhaps over a glass of wine.

    Thinking Progressively

    We believe in innovation and continuous refinement. We want to be current and evolving, sometime taking an iconic disruptive step. We are receptive to new ideas and well balanced to operate on a sustainable financial basis of profitable growth and expand opportunities for development of society.

    Keeping Sustainability at Heart

    Environmental, social and economic sustainability is deeply ingrained in our consciousness. At vineyards, we embrace an approach that promotes biodiversity and soil life. At the winery, we incorporate efficient tools and methods in winemaking to maximize water, energy and waste efficiency and achieve naturally high- quality wine.

    OUR WINE ESTATE
    “A good wine comes from the best grapes.”
    Landscape photo of a vineyard in Balaton

    Our organically grown vineyards, with minimum human interventions, are located on the most beautiful volcanic slopes on the northern shore of Lake Balaton, Hungary. The natural growth of grass between the rows of vines is preserved to help reduce yields. The earth is aerated and ploughed to ensure that the roots of the plants extend deep into the red-clay volcanic soil and consume the nutrients necessary for the perfect development of grape clusters. We let the wildlife thrive in the vineyards, a testament to our commitment to biodiversity.

    In future, we aim to partner with a handful of like-minded growers in the region in order to complete a wider palate of wines and craft more of the premium natural sparkling wines of Tiwari House.

    This combination of its own vineyards and partners’ supply would enable the Tiwari House to maintain a consistent style and continue its philosophy of close scrutiny over grape quality, sustainability, being community-centric and progressive thinking.

    GRAPE VARIETIES
    Our natural wine estate produces 9 grape varieties, with Pinot Noir being dominant.

    Pinot Noir

    Typically, in small bunches, smaller berries, dark translucent thin skin, with medium to high acidity, our Pinot Noir has subtle fruitiness of raspberry and hint of cotton candy. We make lighter wines from Pinot Noir for our sparkling Rosé.

    Cabernet Franc

    In medium size bunches, with medium to small berries, a thick peel with a beautiful bluish black, our Cabernet Franc loves the Balaton climatic conditions. We make structured and perfumed Reds from this variety, typically with pronounced roasted pepper and strawberry.

    Syrah

    Small bunches resembling an egg shape, small berries, dark and thick skin, 2-3 seeds, with medium to high acidity, our Syrah contains high amounts of health-invigorating antioxidants. We cold soak our Syrah to make fruit-forward sparkling Rosé with body and complexity.

    Kékfrankos (Blaufränkisch)

    In small size bunches, medium to small berries, thick skin with bluish dark tone, Kékfrankos produces fruity astringent juice. We make our signature Reds from this variety, with bright and elegant profile, medium to full body, and pronounced notes of black cherry, allspice and dark chocolate.

    Budai zöld

    Medium size berries with 2-3 seeds in medium size bunches, Budai zöld really enjoys the micro-climate with fogs set on our vineyards. We are able to make fresh, high in minerals Blanc sparkling wine with crisp acidity, green apple flavors and vegetal character.

    Kéknyelű

    Our Kéknyelű and Budai zöld are planted in alternate rows to encourage consistent pollination of Kéknyelű which is a rare, noble grape variety. Small berries in big bunches, Kéknyelű adds elegance, creamy structure, notes of yellow roses and subtle, fine acidity to exceptionally high-quality Blanc sparkling wines.

    Olaszrizling (Welschriesling)

    Small berries in medium size bunches with 1-2 seeds and thin skin, Olaszrizling helps us complete the wine palate for Blanc sparkling wine and adds flower bouquet on nose, nuttiness of almond and refreshing acidity. We make both reductive and oxidative style for blending.

    Cserszegi Füszeres

    Beautiful auburn small berries in medium to large bunches, Cserszegi Füszeres uniquely takes on volcanic terroir characters. Every year, we produce a limited quantity elegant and charming sparkling wines, balanced carefully with aromatic characters and soft acidity of Cserszegi Füszeres.

    Zeus

    A rare variety and susceptible to botrytis, only 14 hectares of Zeus are planted in Hungary. We hand pick finest Zeus berries late in winter at -8°C. In a very limited quantity, we are able to make remarkably complex and sophisticated dessert wine, with creamy texture and flavors of tropical fruits, full of life with its bright acidity.

    RESEARCH CENTRE

    Tiwari House research centre is founded to further its understanding of winemaking, and to apply knowhow from other industries to the wine industry.

    We do not intend to replace efforts of national scientific research bodies. Tiwari House researchers investigate:

    the importance of the terroir to sparkling wine production

    dynamics of fermentation and their illuminous links to the wine taste

    application of Artificial Intelligence to winemaking.

    Researchers may also take problem solving approach to tackle issues that we may face such as combating adverse weather conditions, improving fruit and must quality, among other subjects, in their constant quest for excellence. They are supported by our data driven measurement and management regime.

    Through 68 sensors installed across our wine estate, we collect extensive data on temperature, sunlight, rainfall, soil moisture, wind speed and direction. We compute several climatic parameters, cross-reference with grape variety and location, to make informed and less interventionist decisions.

    is the length of the growing season in the number of days with average daily temperatures above 10°C.

    a heliothermic index divided into 6 climate classes, is used to predict seasonal variances, in combination with air temperature, latitudes and several other parameters.

    is the cool night index used to measure the maturation potential

    are temperature-based computations to identify patterns and estimate flavor profile.