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After the Mongol invasion in 1241 new settlers came to Hungary, probably that was the time when the Walloons came, who introduced the practice of French viticulture and wine making. No wonder Eged Hill, the most famous grape hill of the vicinity, was named after St Giles, the patron saint of the French Benedictine order.

In the 14th and 15th centuries the economy of Eger was built on wine production, thus the greatest landlords of the town, the Eger bishops protected it with ordinances, and they also created regulations about selling wine.

Before the 16th century almost exclusively white wines were made, then the Serb people fleeing to Eger from the Turks brought Kadarka grapes, which make excellent red wine, and also the method of mellowing the wine on the skin with them.

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