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Balla Géza
Founder, Oenologist & Director, Balla Geza Winery
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i. Biography
Balla Géza is a Romanian-based Hungarian winemaker, founder and oenologist of Balla Geza Winery in Păuliș, Arad County, in the Miniș wine region. He graduated in horticulture from the University of Horticulture in Cluj-Napoca in 1984, worked first at the State Winery of Baracka where he rose to head winemaker and later CEO, founded Wine Princess SRL in 1999, earned a Ph.D. in viticulture from the University of Timișoara in 2004, and has taught at Sapientia University in Târgu-Mureș since 2008. He was recognized as Winemaker of the Year in Hungary and has been noted for work centered on the Miniș DOC and red varieties such as Kadarka and Pinot Noir.
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