Wine Cellar Under the City

Tonight we went to a very cool place in Budapest called Domus Vinorum where we tasted Hungarian wines (who knew?) and ate dinner in the restored ancient wine cellar.

I don't drink, so I cannot comment on the quality of the wines. My French colleague was predictably not impressed, the Brits couldn't wait to switch to beer (but that's no indication) and the Italians seemed to like it. Everyone did enjoy the Bikavér, or "Bulls Blood," the most famous Hungarian wine, though apparently many consider it mediocre. That shows how much we know.

The food was good, but not great. I managed to eat two desserts, so I have no complaints.

So, although nobody thought the wines or the food were anything special, we nonetheless all thoroughly enjoyed our evening in this unique setting. Our host should get most of the credit for this. He carefully explained the details of each wine and provided some amusing anecdotes to go with each one.

Of course, he also gave us a grappa-like apricot liqueur (Palinka?), which probably helped as well.