Wine Tourism
The story of Balla Géza Winery began 26 years ago in a wine-growing region called Miniș-Măderat with a history of hundreds of years. This beautiful story we present to our visitors accompanied with a selection of wines. If you want to spend more time in this wonderful area we offer accommodation in our guesthouse.
Below you find our offer for winery visits, food menu and accommodation.
- Mustoasă de Măderat Kolna 2024
- Rhine Riesling Kolna 2023
- Sauvignon Blanc Kolna 2024
- Rosé Cadarca Kolna 2024
- Cadarca Kolna 2023
- Feteasca Neagră Kolna 2023
- Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc Kolna 2021
- Cadarissima 2023
- Sauvignon Blanc Kolna 2024
- Chardonnay Stonewine 2023
- Furmint Stonewine 2022
- Cadarca Stonewine 2022
- Feteasca Neagră Stonewine 2022
- Cuvée Reserve 2020
- Cadarissima 2023
Menus offered on a pre-order basis:
(Prices are valid from 01 August 2025 until further notice)
For groups of at least 8 people we present our vineyard, the history of the vineyard, the company and our wines.
The wines are presented in Romanian, Hungarian, English and German.
We can provide accommodation for our guests in our own guesthouse. You can choose between rooms with 2, 3 or 4 beds.
Our prices valid from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2025 are as follows.
- single room: 48 EUR/room/night
- room with 2 single beds or double bed: 75 EUR/room/night
- room with 3 beds: 102 EUR/room/night
- family room for 4 persons, 2 bedrooms with separate entrance: 136 EUR/room/night
Price includes breakfast and VAT
Guarded parking, playground, wi-fi, landscaped park and a peaceful environment await our visitors.
Contact: Antal Erika +40 745 095 537 on weekdays from 9 to 17.
Attractions, day trips in the area
Castle of Șiria
Trip: 19 km north to Șiria, up to the castle about 400 m, about 1.0 - 1.5 hours.
The first written record of the castle of Șiria dates back to 1318, so it was probably built in the 13th century, after the Tatar invasion. As a major end castle, it changed hands frequently on the outskirts of the Turkish occupation, as it rose to become a target for the armies of the Transylvanian Principality.
Bohus Castle
The Castle was built between 1824 and 1838 in neoclassical style, largely using stones from the castle of Șiria, and also contains Görgey's desk, on which Artur Görgey signed the treaty of unconditional surrender of the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848 on 13 August 1849.
Address: Șiria, Strada Regiment Infanterie nr. 162 Opening hours: upon request.
Maria Radna - the church of grace and ordeal
How to get there: Nine kilometers along the main E68 Arad - Deva highway, the Franciscan church of Lipova is a famous place of pilgrimage. Its icon was bought in 1668 by Bosnian Catholic merchant George Vrichonassa from an Italian merchant and decorated the altar of the old chapel. In 1695, after the recapture of Lipova, the Turks set fire to it too, but the image remained intact in the fire. When the church burned down, the burning shingles were carried by the wind across the Mures River and fell on the Turkish camp. The Turks' clothes and tents were burned and the fire could not be extinguished until the person who started it was killed. One of the Turkish warriors swam across the river to destroy the shrine, the galloping horse's hooves pressing the rock of Mount Radna like hot wax. The warrior broke his neck. The hoofprint is preserved to this day on the rock fixed to the wall of the church, with the inscription in verse underneath.
Another interesting legend is that a servant girl wanted to steal some of the precious stones adorning the shrine. She stood up on the altar to reach the stones, but froze and could not get down. She was not able to free herself until the next morning when everyone was on their knees praying for her.
Starting from the right side of the church, you reach the bottom of Calvary
Șoimoș Castle
Access: 11 km on the main road E68 Arad - Deva, to the parking lot at the northern end of Lipova
Hiking: from the parking lot to Șoimoș Castle 650 m, 100 m difference in altitude, approx. 0.5 hours
Șoimoș Castle was built by King Paul on a rocky hill to the east of the village between 1272-75, after the invasion of the Tatars. In 1552, it was occupied by the Turks, who were driven out in 1688 by the armies of the imperial general Caraffa after a long siege. The castle was abandoned by the military a hundred years later, when its destruction began. A small domed tower can be seen on the triangular western side of the inner castle, and to the north, the old multi-storey tower. On the north side of the courtyard is the carved Renaissance-style palace, which contains the rooms once occupied by Queen Isabella.
Arad
Access: 27 km on the E68 road.
The most beautiful square in the center of Arad is Libertății Square (now Avram Iancu Square). Here you can find the City Hall, the Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad and the New Theater.