Pannonhalmi Főapátság Tricollis White

Brisk, crisp, aromatic and dry, Pannonhalmi Főapátság Tricollis White showcases citrus, tropical fruits, and floral undertones, alongside pear, yellow apple,peach, wet stone, white blossom, and honeydew. If you were seeking a floral fruit salad, then just drink one with this nuanced wine.

Benedictine monks founded the abbey at Pannonhalma in 996 and made wine there continuously until the end of the Second World War, when the Communist state seized the properties. The monks never gave it up; in 2000 the abbey repurchased its confiscated vineyards and replanted the same year, with Tibor Gál — who made Ornellaia for years — guiding the replanting and the new gravity-flow cellar. Pannonhalma is one of Hungary's smallest regions, with topography closer to the upper Loire, Alsace, or Burgundy than to anywhere south.

Food pairing: Roasted or braised white meats with vegetable sides — or schnitzel, roast chicken, and mildly spiced Asian dishes.