Szabolcs Homola

The Climb

Ownership at Homola Pincészet is not framed as arrival so much as accumulation: land read closely, decisions carried through, and a site shaped into a working estate under Szabolcs Homola. The job sits at the point where vineyard, style, and long-term direction meet.

Today

Hajnóczy-dűlő in Paloznak is the site that anchors Szabolcs Homola’s thinking about place. In his own words, Paloznak carries “unique magic and energy,” and that language is useful less as sentiment than as a marker of how directly a grower can read a vineyard into the work. That connection is visible in the way the role is defined. With Homola Pincészet, Homola describes ownership as practical involvement rather than distance, with influence extending into the bottle through decisions on quantity, style and cultivation. “I consider the Homola wines my own. I have a word in the quantity, style and cultivation.” The line lays out the scope of the craft in plain terms. Quantity, style and cultivation are not separate tasks in this context; they are the chain of choices that defines how the estate is run and how the wine is made to read.

Signature

Szabolcs's signature wines include 100% Balaton, 100% Red Homola, and Homola Tihany Kékfrankos / Blaufränkisch. The range points to a working logic built around place and naming. 100% Balaton reads as a direct regional claim, while 100% Red Homola and Homola Tihany Kékfrankos / Blaufränkisch show a portfolio that holds onto locality, grape identity, and the estate name without overcomplication.

In Their Words “I fell in love with the Hajnóczy-dűlő in Paloznak. I think Paloznak radiates unique magic and energy.” “I consider the Homola wines my own. I have a word in the quantity, style and cultivation.”