Oszkár Maurer is a celebrated natural winegrower and maker in Subotica, Serbia - just south of the border with Hungary. He farms organically and bottles his wines unfined and unfiltered with no additions, including sulfites (ØØ). Fehér (white) bakator is an extremely rare grape variety; according to Maurer, there’s only one other winery producing it, in the Transcarpathian part of western Ukraine. Maurer’s Bakator Pét-Nat comes from ungrafted, bush-trained vines planted 115 years ago. Fermentation finished in the bottle to create the fizz. It’s undisgorged but barely cloudy, 10.7% alcohol, and bone dry. Take this bottle to a party, and you’ll definitely win the excellent-fizzy-wine-from-an-obscure-country-and-even-more obscure-grape prize.
