September 30, 2024

Not that Budapest; not that Georgia

Hungarian-made wine once flourished west of Atlanta

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 The entry gate to Budapest, Georgia's renovated historic cemetery/ Photos by Hanna Raskin
 The entry gate to Budapest, Georgia's renovated historic cemetery/ Photos by Hanna Raskin
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By Hanna Raskin
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By Hanna Raskin

From the plains of Uruguay to coastal New Jersey, arriviste wine makers have found endless ways to explain why their growing regions are on the cusp of becoming the next tract of non-French soil to wow the world.

Across the western portion of the former Austro-Hungarian empire, though, the case for impending popularity comes down to one factor: History.

 
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