Being one of the winners of the competition announced by the Csányi Foundation and Bonafarm Group, on the 16th April (Thursday) I could spend a whole day at Csányi Pincészet Co. in Villány.
I travelled by train and I could see the unique region, which is planted with vines. I arrived at the Csányi Pincészet Co. around 10 o’clock and I was greeted by Zoltán Szakál, who is the manager of the wine-growing department.
After a short introduction I had the chance to see the whole factory. I could follow the way of the vine from the land to the bottle and could see the steps (processing, mellowing, bottling, packaging). I could see the different bottles not only on the production line, but in the cellar, too. The cellar is full of barrels made of oak, most of them hold several thousand litres. We had a short visit in the laboratory and made different experiments with the wines. I was really happy to see all the workers and all of them knew why I was there.
We had a delicious lunch together and in the afternoon Zoltán took me to the vineyard. Roland Nagy, who is the leader of the wine-growing production, was my companion in the afternoon. He decides when the necessary works needed to be done. I will be an agronomist, so for me it was the most interesting part of the day. He showed me all the tractors and the huge vineyard, which is 365 hectares big. The Villány wine-growing area holds 2300 hectares and the Csányi Pincészet has the biggest amount of it with best lands.
After getting back to Villány, I visited the shop. Ibolya Péter told me different stories about the Teleki family, history of Villány and of course about the different types of wines. I also got a bottle of wine as a gift. After this long day, around 4 o’clock I started my journey to home.
It was a great day for me and I’m sure that the things I’ve learned will be useful during my university studies. I would like to say thank for this opportunity for the Csányi Foundation and all the workers of the Csányi Pincsészet Co.
Valentin György-Dávid, Kaposvár 3.