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Archabbey Pannonhalma & Winery of Archabbey Pannonhalma 2008

Through the centuries, the life of the Benedictine monks of the Archabbey Pannonhalma was closely connected with grapes and wine. The Archabbey had its own winery until the time that all church properties were taken into state ownership by the communist government after 1945. Confiscation, following World War II, however destroyed the monastic viticulture that prospered for nearly a thousand years. The Archabbey of Pannonhalma and the Hungarian Bank of Foreign Trade took the opportunity, provided by recent political changes, to unite in reviving this essential part of Hungary’s national culture. Revival of the monastic viticultural tradition began with planting new grape-vines after repurchasing some of the former properties of the Archabbey. Continued revival efforts produced a new winery and wine house. The Archabbey Winery has been open to visitors since March 2004.