Edinburgh
Edinburgh Tasting
Wednesday 23rd February at Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ from 1-5.30PM
Over 80 sparkling, dry and sweet Furmint wines from 22 producers will be available to taste. Producers include Royal Tokaji, Sauska, Pajzos, Zsirai, Barta, Disznoko, Tokaj Oremus, TR Wines, Kolonics and, Gilvesy.
Members of the trade and media can sign up at:
One masterclass will take place:
2pm – The Many Faces of Furmint – Caroline Gilby MW and Rose Murray Brown MW
Dr Caroline Gilby MW
Caroline Gilby MW is a writer and consultant, specialising in Central and Eastern Europe. Among others, she has contributed to Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book, The Oxford Companion to Wine and the World Atlas of Wine. She also regularly contributes to Decanter Magazine and VinCE Magazine and she is the author of the book ’The wines of Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova’. She was the recipient of the award „Friend of Hungarian Winemakers” in 2019 and is a member of the Confrerie de Tokaj.
Prior to her career as a writer, Ms. Gilby spent seven years as a senior wine buyer at Augustus Barnet off-licences, where she became the first major buyer to import Hungarian wines to the UK. She initially studied plant biology, in which she holds a doctorate. She passed her MW exam in 1992 and has been visiting and tasting the wines of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Romania for over 20 years.
Rose Murray Brown MW
Rose Murray Brown is one of only 418 Masters of Wine worldwide. She offers corporate wine events and wine courses across Scotland in Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews. She passed the rigorous practical and theoretical Master of Wine exam, the highest qualification achievable in the wine world, in 1998.