Our team

Chef Endre Ruga took over the kitchen leadership at the Wine Terrace in spring 2024. In 2025, Endre and his team continue to champion generous portions, clean presentation, and exciting, unique new flavors. “My goal is to bring back the flavors and atmosphere of family meals from my childhood to Petrányi Wine Terrace — in a refined form, using selected local ingredients.”

Ádám Mede is the creative consultant chef and the visionary behind the new concept of the Wine Terrace. “My goal is to establish a strong, self-sustaining system while continuously delivering high-quality gastronomic experiences.” Ádám supports not only the kitchen but the entire team from behind the scenes with his practical, solution-oriented professional advice. We are proud to work with him.

“In my childhood, my mother spent a lot of time in the kitchen; heavenly aromas filled our home. Sunday family lunches with 4-5 different dishes — even then, I knew this could bring a huge smile to people’s faces. Maybe that has always been my motivation: the feeling that one day I could offer such an experience to others. Hospitality isn’t always easy, but with the right humility, attention, and love for the craft, it can become an excellent long-term relationship. The best part is seeing a guest leave with a smile, knowing that the message we wanted to convey was successful.”

We are delighted to introduce our new General Manager, Dani Szabó, whom we already know as a dynamic, open, and inspiring personality based on his previous work, bringing fresh energy to the Wine Terrace. He joined us upon the recommendation of Ádám Mede, our restaurant’s executive chef. Sharing a common background in hospitality, they have long looked forward to working together — and we are very happy that this is now happening with us!

Ambrus joined our team in 2018, as the successor of RITECZ János, who produced wine until 2017. He introduced new colour and new style into our wines. This young winemaker has an extensive knowledge of biochemical and microbiological processes (he even teaches the subject), and is one of those few exceptional artisans able to captivate an audience with their tales. He gained national renown through his work in his wine cellars in Badacsony, and we are extremely glad that he joined us.

Locals are enamoured with the vineyard of Petrányi Pince in Szitahegy. This is mainly thanks to MOLNÁR Zoltán, who coordinates vineyard-related tasks, and who has been a pillar of our team since the very beginning. The fate of a good wine is decided in the vineyard, so monitoring the development and health of the plants is essential. Zoltán, as cellarer, has authority not only over the vine, but also over the daily tasks associated with the wine cellar, including the picking of the grapes and fining of the wine, and even the organization of bottling and labelling.

The right hand of Zoltán Molnár, with a great knowledge of technical and technological issues; Tamás Ódor has spent multiple years as the problem-solver of our vineyard. He does more than just tractor driving—he is a jack-of-all-trades, able to disassemble, assemble, modify anything so that work in the cellar and around the terrace can be more efficient. Without him, we would be facing trouble if a pump breaks down.