Introduction

My wine career started with the Soos Istvan School of Winemakers in Budafok. At that time, I didn’t know that the years I would spend in this famous school would completely define my life.

I tried my hand as a tour guide and cellar master at the House of Hungarian Wines. I also worked in a wine shop and then spent 10 wonderful years as head sommelier in fine dining restaurants. The Fisherman’s Bastion Restaurant in Buda was the first, followed by the Baraka Restaurant in the city center. Both restaurants are famous for their excellent quality and food pairings. It brought me happiness that during this time I managed to combine the loved specialty of our country with many foreign guests whose reactions and appreciative words always warmed my heart. The culmination of my work was in Baraka and I am proud that the restaurant has been awarded a Prestige Award for its wine selection.

I have been invited to many events, family dinners, gatherings of friends to organize wine tasting programs or just help to make a suggestion of wine selections.

I am proud to have been elected as a member to the Chevaliers Torley Champagne Order, and one year later, also to the Promontorium Wine Knight Order in Budafok. It means a lot to me that as a resident of Budafok, I am also counted on to present the excellent wines of the Budapest Wine District.

I live in Budafok, the Budapest Wine District, the birthplace of Hungarian champagne production, where there has been a flourishing wine culture for over 150 years. It was once the wine center of Historical Hungary and continues to include excellent wineries with many interesting sights and attractions.

I am fortunate to have always been able to work with the best professionals and have been able to learn from and continue to learn from the best in the industry.

Thank you so far for the love and positive feedback from my guests, the Hungarian winemakers, and support from the industry!

Gergely Bitai

For You

We adapt to your unique ideas to make the wine program you have dreamed of unforgettable. Exceptional venue, special date, irregular wines… Depending on your needs, you can have a serious, elegant program or an easy one with eventful tasting… which is led by your own hired sommelier for the occasion!

Give as gifts

Did you run out of ideas? Come up with a really gallant gift! Get an experience! The Sommelier Service will even take the service to your home at a location of your choice. All you have to do is to discuss the date and the wine selections.

Relax with your friends

Relax with your friends in the company of excellent wines! Call your own sommelier, taste your favorite wines expertly! For Girls/Guys gatherings or even as a highlight of a house party, a wine tasting is a great option!

Private wine course

Would you want to delve deeper into the world of wines? Do you want to taste expertly? Get together with your friends or try it on your own; organize a private wine course and begin the process of becoming a wine expert!

Intimated in your home

Don't feel like moving out? Surprise your loved one with a romantic wine tasting! We plan the wine selection only as a wine tasting or direct for your own cooking! We can also arrange dinner if required!

For wedding / occasion

A short wine tasting can be an excellent program on your wedding or even other gatherings, with which you can keep your guests’ attention while you have other tasks to do. Private wine tasting is popular for Bachelorette or Bachelor parties!

For Companies

We offer colorful and customized programs for both your partners and employees. Strengthen the relationship between your colleagues and give your partners a memorable special experience!

Team building

We offer your employees a pleasant and entertaining program with which to strengthen team spirit. The usual wine tasting program can be adapted if desired. It can be structured to be a casual, playful, interactive, conversational wine evening with team games, recognitions, and competitive wine activities.

Foreign delegation

Let's be proud of Hungary's excellent wines! We will dazzle your most important foreign Partners as a part of a high-quality wine tasting!

Event

Wine tasting with unforgettable items can be an excellent program for corporate events. We make the program rich according to the image and needs of your company!

Gift

A private wine tasting is an elegant, special experience gift for your partners, either delivered in a voucher or as a planned event. If you want to give the gift of wine, we can help you choose the perfect one!

Profession

If you need help in choosing the best wine selection for your restaurant, contact us; we have experience in food pairing. We also offer wine tasting programs for foreign or domestic guests, depending on interest and desired themes. We undertake the training of restaurant employees too!

Wine tasting / wine dinner

For the guests interested in wines, instead of the past fad of wine dinners, we organize and hold wine evenings with different themes, combined with tastings, presenting different wine styles of Hungary and the world, and looking into the world of champagne and brandy.

Wine selection, description

If you don't have enough time to make your wine selection for your restaurant, if you just make the first and need help, or if you have vague details in the wine list you have now, contact us with confidence!

Service training

If your restaurant does not require the presence of a permanent sommelier, we undertake to prepare the waiters for the sale of the right wine and to educate them more deeply on demand!

Reviews

Visszajelzésekhez kapcsolodó rövid szöveg...

„Egy jó sommelier amellett, hogy kiválóan ért a borokhoz, ismeri a helyi és külföldi borvidékeket, borászatokat, jó kommunikációs készsége van, rugalmas és megbízható. Én azért szeretek Bitai Gergellyel dolgozni, mert Ő az, aki ezek közül, mindegyik tulajdonsággal rendelkezik.””

- Deutsch Anita –színművész, Budafok Bornegyed művészeti vezető

„Bitai Gergővel Budafokon fesztiválok alkalmával ismerkedtünk meg, akkor mint kóstoló ízlelgette borainkat és beszélgettünk mindig sokat, nemcsak saját borainkról, hanem úgy általában a borokról….. Nemsokára örömmel olvastuk, hogy szakmailag is munkakapcsolatba kerülhetünk, hisz Gergő készíti el a Budafoki Borlapot. Ennek köszönhetően sokat kóstolt, véleményezett a mi pincénkben is és egy roppant sokoldalú, kiemelkedő borlapot állított össze a budafoki éttermek számára a helyi pincészetek kínálatából. Nyitott, érdeklődő, a borok iránt roppant elkötelezett, közvetlen és kedves embert ismertünk meg személyében, akit azt hiszem most már bátran hívhatunk nemcsak kollégának, de barátunknak is!”

- Katona Zsófi –Katona Pincészet

„Bitai Gergelyt több éve ismerem. Tekintettel a "boros szakma" szűkösségére, gyakorlatilag minden fontos boros rendezvényen láttam őt, jegyzetfüzettel a kezében. Számomra ez már akkor is azt jelentette, hogy érdeklődő, precíz, a munkája iránt rendkívül alázatos és nagy tudásvágy jellemzi. Később volt szerencsém együtt dolgozni vele több boros projekt, rendezvény kapcsán, ahol a fentieket a saját bőröm tapasztalhattam. Nem csak a borok ismerete, kóstolása kapcsán felkészült, hanem a vendéglátás (számomra) legnehezebb részét, a vendégeket is kiválóan szolgálja ki, szó szerint vendégül látja.”

- Dr. Konkoly Mihály –nemzetközi borakadémikus, agrárközgazdász

„Tökéletesen ismeri a magyar és a nemzetközi borvidékeket, az évjáratokat, a fajtákat. Széles a tudása a nemzetközi és a magyar borkínálatot és a fogyasztói igényeket illetően is nagy, nagy a rálátása a hazai-és nemzetközi borpiacra. Nem mellesleg gyakorlott és tapasztalt kóstoló, akinek véleményére lehet támaszkodni.”

- Lics Judit –Lics Pincészet

„Bitai Gergely did a wonderful job at Baraka, with his blend of wine expertise and having a great personality, creating a memorable experience for our guests. It was not an easy task to pair wines with our eccentric cuisine, but he always managed to bring a great balance to the spicy, sour, sweet, salty, and sometimes smoky flavors coming out of the kitchen. You can see his passion when he gets so involved with sharing his knowledge with the guests, especially his love of Hungarian wines.”

- David Seboek –Baraka Restaurant owner

„A mi ismeretségünk 20 éves, tinédzserként indult és a mai napig tart pedig már mind a kettőnk haj koronájában megjelentek az ősz hajszálak. Valahogy úgy hozta sors, hogy a borász szakmában is találkoztunk én, mint termelő, te pedig, mint aborok remek ismerője és ajánlója, kapcsolódtak össze elképzeléseink. Bízom benne, hogy kemény kitartó munkád sok-sok éven át elkísér, számtalan örömet fog okozni neked és fogyasztóidnak.”

- Mucsi Zalán – Grál Borpince

„Gergő váltott az egyik közös munkahelyünkön ahol sommelier- ként dolgoztunk, így sajnos nem volt alkalmunk a közös munkához. A régi kollégák által szervezett házibulin ismerkedtünk meg és azóta is baráti kapcsolatot ápolunk. Gergő szakértelme, tájékozottsága már akkor is feltűnt, mégis szerénységét, a szakma iránt táplált tiszteletét és lelkesedését becsülöm benne legjobban. Borászati szárnypróbálgatásához sok sikert kívánok!”

- Barabás Barna – Zelna Borászat

„I’ve worked with Gergő for about 3 years in Baraka Budapest and it was always a great pleasure to admire his work, his passion and dedication, his professionalism and expertise and how that translated to exemplary customer care - we always received the best feedback from our diners. To me, G is one of the best sommeliers I’ve ever worked with!”

- Chef André Bicalho

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