Hungarian Princess Wine

Wine lovers know Hungary as the source of Tokají, the legendary sweet wine made from botrytized grapes. But the country makes dry wines as well. After all, Hungarians have to drink something before they get to dessert! We just got a new dry Hungarian white in the store... now take a deep breath and say it with me: 2007 Matyás & Zoltán Szöke Mátrai Királyleányka. No, I don't speak Hungarian either, but as far as I can tell:

• Matyás & Zoltán Szöke are the father and son who make the wine, and Szöke is their surname.
• Mátrai (or Mátra on the front label, or Mátraalja on the wine maps), is the region in northern Hungary.
• Királyleányka (Kee-rye-lay-ohn-kha) is the grape variety - probably a cross between Kövérszolo and Leánykaname according to http://www.chew.hu/kiralyleanyka.html, in case you were curious. Kati, our wine rep from Blue Danube, says that the name means "princess" in Hungarian.

So I'm just calling it Szöke's Hungarian Princess wine for now. It's mineral and floral rather than fruity, with some body and a nice, dry finish. It works as an aperitif, it worked last night with a motley dinner of gouda, tomato bruschetta, and a green salad. And it's way cheap for the quality of the wine: $11.99. Remember: You don't have to be able to pronounce it to enjoy it.