On November 15, 2024, Cs\u00e1nyi Winery, Cs\u00e1nyi Foundation and the Association of Hungarian Heritage organised a conference and award ceremony in Vill\u00e1ny on the occasion of the Zsigmond Teleki Memorial Day.<\/p>\n
Zsigmond Teleki was born in P\u00e9cs on 23 September 1854 and started his career as a wine merchant. However, in 1881, under the influence of the phylloxera epidemic, he founded a vineyard in Vill\u00e1ny (now Cs\u00e1nyi Winery), where he selected resistant varieties by crossing American and European grape varieties, which helped to renew Hungarian and European vineyards. The programme is intended to create a tradition and commemorate the 170th anniversary of Zsigmond Teleki’s birth, and to raise awareness of his life and the history of viticulture and winemaking in Hungary through a competition.<\/p>\n
The fruit of almost a year of preparatory work has ripened “like the fruit of the vines that sprouted on the slopes of Vill\u00e1ny”, said B\u00e9la Debreczeni-Dropp\u00e1n in his welcome speech. On the day of the conference, the event began with a reception of guests, followed by a welcome speech by L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Romsics, CEO – Cs\u00e1nyi Winery Zrt, L\u00e1szl\u00f3 G\u00e1zsik – Cs\u00e1nyi Foundation trainee and talent, Ida Baloghn\u00e9 Szacsuri, Director of the South ASzC Teleki Zsigmond Agricultural Technical, Vocational and College School, B\u00e9la Debreczeni-Dropp\u00e1n, President of the Association of Hungarian Heritage Organisation and Zsolt Balask\u00f3, representative of the Teleki family. All of them emphasised that tradition and wine go hand in hand, and the importance of the fact that Zsigmond Teleki was a true Hungarian patriot and his work is an example for all of us.<\/p>\n
Afterwards, Zsigmond Teleki’s schoolchildren gave a presentation in the form of a play about living vines and a revived phylloxera epidemic, underlining that the name of their school defines their past and their future. The event continued with professional presentations:<\/p>\n
Lecture 1: Dr J\u00e1nos Majd\u00e1n: The viticultural and significance of Vill\u00e1ny (University of P\u00e9cs)<\/p>\n
Lecture 2: Zolt\u00e1n Erd\u0151s: The memory of the Teleki family (Csorba Gy\u0151z\u0151 Library, P\u00e9cs)<\/p>\n
Lecture 3: Dr. P\u00e9ter Teszl\u00e1k: Tradition and Innovation in Hungarian Grape Breeding (University of P\u00e9cs, Research Institute of Viticulture and Enology)<\/p>\n
Finally, the results of the competition previously announced for students were announced. The competition was open to applicants with one of the following themes:<\/p>\n
– The life and work of Zsigmond Teleki<\/p>\n
– The history of the Vill\u00e1ny vineyard \/ independent research in a Vill\u00e1ny winery<\/p>\n
– Wine culture in the Pannonian wine region – wine-related customs<\/p>\n
– Grape seed propagation after the phylloxera epidemic<\/p>\n
The results were announced by \u00c9va Mik\u00f3, Operations Director of Cs\u00e1nyi Winery, on behalf of the jury:<\/p>\n
1st place \u00c1goston T\u00f3th – Eszterh\u00e1zy K\u00e1roly Catholic University<\/p>\n
2nd place Zsombor Bark\u00f3czy – Cs\u00e1nyi Foundation<\/p>\n
3rd place Nada Orsulics – University of P\u00e9cs<\/p>\n
Special prizes were awarded to L\u00e1szl\u00f3 G\u00e1zsik and Panna P\u00e1pai, foundation grantees. The prize winners received a cash prize, the Teleki Memorial Medal established by the Cs\u00e1nyi Foundation – presented by \u00c1d\u00e1m Cs\u00e1nyi, member of the Cs\u00e1nyi Foundation Board of Trustees – and a certificate of honour. At the end of the ceremony, all applicants received a certificate of honour.<\/p>\n
At the end of the conference, L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Romsics guided the visitors on a cellar tour, and after lunch we all went up to Sz\u00e1rsomly\u00f3 Hill, to the former Teleki press house, now owned by Gere Winery. This was the site of the bronze bust of Zsigmond Teleki, erected in 1930 by his sons Andor and S\u00e1ndor and their admirers. Unfortunately, the statue disappeared in the 1950s, so after nearly 75 years the name of Teleki is once again proclaimed on the inaugurated memorial plaque, created by sculptor Istv\u00e1n Vany\u00far. The unveiling ceremony was attended by the descendants of the Teleki family, Zsolt Balask\u00f3 and his father Dr. M\u00e1rton Balask\u00f3, who laid a wreath. Afterwards, the Baranya Local History Organisation and the presidency of the of the Association of Hungarian Heritage Organisation also laid a wreath of remembrance, followed by the singing of the National Anthem. In conclusion, Attila Gere offered the commemorators a delicious wine at the cellar. The wine was paired with literature – J\u00e1zmin Pretz, a Kaposv\u00e1r grantee, recited Endre Ady’s poem Fuimus.<\/p>\n
We would like to express our gratitude for the success of the event to the Cs\u00e1nyi Foundation, Cs\u00e1nyi Winery, Gere Winery, the Mayor of Vill\u00e1ny Istv\u00e1n Mayer, the Association of Hungarian Heritage Organisation and the participating Foundation staff, without whom this event would not have been possible.<\/p>\n
Andr\u00e1s G\u00e1l, mentor<\/p>\n
On 15 November 2024, the Zsigmond Teleki Memorial Day Award Ceremony and Conference was held at Cs\u00e1nyi Winery in Vill\u00e1ny The team from S10 arrived early, and we helped a little with the preparations for the community work of the foundation members from P\u00e9cs. Once all the speakers, award winners, guests and organisers had arrived, the programme began. The opening ceremony was followed by interesting and high quality presentations on wine, Zsigmond Teleki and Vill\u00e1ny, with expert presentations. Immediately after the presentations, the awards ceremony took place, prizes and certificates were handed out, and the guests received their goodie bags for honouring us with their work and presence. After the presentations and awards ceremony, a short lunch was followed by a tasting of three wines from the Cs\u00e1nyi Winery range, and those who had not yet visited the winery had the opportunity to take a small tour of the production process and the cellar, led by the general manager L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Romsics. This was a completely new experience for me, as although I had already drunk the fine wine made here, I had never had the opportunity to see the steps of the production and the tools used to make it. Our journey then took us through \u00d6rd\u00f6g\u00e1rok to the former Teleki villa, where we unveiled a new memorial plaque in honour of Zsigmond Teleki’s 170th birthday, in place of the monument originally erected by his sons. After the wreath-laying ceremony, we paid our respects by singing the National Anthem together. The programme concluded with a glass of wine offered by Gere Winery, during which J\u00e1zmin Pretz recited.<\/p>\n
Lassu Levente, Kaposv\u00e1r 1.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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