BOR BORTÁRSASÁG wines at the foot of the Danube BORTÁRSASÁG, vinos a los pies del Danubio
WINES NEAR THE DANUBE RIVER
Bortársaság Lánchíd is not just our shop with the largest space, as it undoubtedly has the most beautiful view, looking across the River Danube to Pest. It has not always been like that: a hundred years ago, shop assistants and customers could only look out onto a narrow street from there, but even back then the place offered special and unique products. Indeed, the most important aspect is that the house has always had a connection to wine.
FROM PUB TO MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PALACE
A pub long occupied this space back when only one-storey buildings lined up along the banks of the River Danube. It must have done good business, especially just after the bridge, Lánchíd (Chain Bridge), was built – for anyone who wanted to get to the other side had to pass by. However, the really big turn came when the instrument maker Stowasser purchased the house from the pub owner Kleinhackels and installed his shop here.
The workshop and storage facility were located together in the neighbouring Öntőház street, then the company conquered the Hungarian market with a
