Lets visitors see what projects the Tokaj Committee is working on
Here is the latest chapter in our ongoing Wine Internship Program! Thanks to our generous Tokaj Sister City supporters, we were able to send Kevin Valencia, a Santa Rosa Junior College student, to Tokaj Hungary for the crush. Kevin displayed such enthusiasm for Hungarian wines and an opportunity to work in Hungary that we […]
On September 14, 2017, The Sonoma Sister Cities Tokaj Committee celebrated our five-year anniversary with a wine and cheese party at Buena Vista Winery. We had a great crowd of about 80 people, and a fine time was had by all. In brief presentations we explained ALL that we have done over five amazing years! […]
Buena Vista Winery and a delegation from the Sonoma-Tokaj Sister Cities committee welcomes the new ambassador from Hungary to the U.S., Dr. Laszlo Szabo, and Dr. Akos Horvath, senior advisor, Agriculture and Environment.
Dear Sonoma-Tokaj Sister City Association,
We are sadly watching the fires in California reaching and destructing Sonoma County and homes of Sonoma people. Here in Hungary, it is hard to even imagine a huge catastrophy like this. We feel solidar with the inhabitant, who lost their homes, grapes, farms, or even have to breathe the smoke […]
Our two wine interns from Tokaj, Peter Majoros and Kristof Peto, arrived the week of August 21 and were greeted by Tokaj Sister Cities Committee Co-Chairs Sylvia and Joan Toth. Fortunately the Committee found a perfect place for them to stay while they were here. Debra and Brian Eagle offered their cottage and home to […]
In 2014 the Sonoma Sister Cities Tokaj Committee sent two students from Santa Rosa Junior Collete to Tokaj for a five-week study tour of the wine regions of Hungary. Our Sister City members in Tokaj, especially Hajni Pracser (a winemaker herself in Tokaj) put together the program calling on her vintner friends throughout Hungary to […]
One of the primary goals of Sister Cities is to build relationships and foster understanding of different cultures. In August, five high school students from Tokaj, Hungary, along with their English teacher and another chaperone, spent two weeks based in Sonoma. Various members of the Tokaj Committee offered accomodations in their homes to the visitors, […]
Since 2012, the Sonoma-Tokaj Sister City Committee has been an instrumental force in joining our two historic wine cities together through specific programs helping Sonoma and Tokaj wine interns learn about each respective wine region. This year, the Committee will be helping to defray the costs of bringing two Tokaj wine students to Sonoma to […]
Five high school students from Tokaj will be visiting Sonoma with their English teacher, Otilia Majer, for two weeks in August. Members of the Sonoma Tokaj Sister Cities Committee will be hosting the group. The students will tour Sonoma, meet with city council members, tour San Francisco, and even drive down to Los […]
Sonoma – July 23, 2105
Mate Kerekes, Intern at Buena Vista for the crush of 2013, hard at work during his stay.
The Sonoma-Tokaj Sister City Committee announced plans to host […]
