The Ruppert family arrived in Babarcszőlős, on the edge of the Villány wine region, in 1980. Ákos (pictured) was originally a construction engineer and is now the wine grower and winemaker, and his sister Annamária runs the business, though their partners also lend a hand. Between 2002 and 2004 they planted 35 hectares with their grapes, which are made up of the region’s best known varieties, with red wine accounting for 70% of their output. The vineyards are concentrated close to one another, where in good soils thicker than the Villány average, they produce dense wines of intense fruit character.