Eger PDOKekfrankos, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah, FurmintKovacs NimrodWinemaker Noel BiroEger
Founded by investor and philanthropist Kovacs Nimrod, this Eger winery blends Kekfrankos-led Bikaver cuvees with a wider international range including Pinot Noir, Syrah and Furmint, and was named Gastro-Winemaker of the Year in the 2016 Best of Budapest awards.
Tasting: Wine-tasting experiences by appointment; contact by phone or email.
Signature wines: NJK, Monopole Rhapsody Bull's Blood, SKY Furmint
Tip: NJK is the flagship red; SKY Furmint is the estate's best-known white outside the Bikaver line.
Eger PDOLeanyka, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Kadarka, Sangiovese, Olaszrizling, Furmint, Ezerjo5 haWinemaker Tarnoczi ZoltanOstoros
A five-hectare, four-plot family winery in Ostoros run by winemaker Tarnoczi Zoltan, producing additive-free wines from an unusually wide varietal range including Kadarka, Sangiovese and Ezerjo.
Tasting: Small-batch tastings by appointment; contact winemaker Tarnoczi Zoltan directly.
Signature wines: Abrakadabra, Kadarka
Tip: The range of grape varieties here is broader than almost any other small Eger cellar; ask what is pouring that week.
Eger PDOOlaszrizling, Kadarka, Furmint, Leanyka8 haFounded 2009Winemaker Csutoras Ferenc Jr.Biodynamic PracticingEger
Founded in 2009 on the historic Almagyar archiepiscopal hillside, this estate farms heritage Eger varieties including a 60-year-old Leanyka block, fermenting spontaneously in oak and acacia wood.
Tasting: Vineyard visits, wine camping (borkemping) and a spa on the Almagyar hillside.
Signature wines: Erseki Leanyka, Menoire
Tip: The old-vine Leanyka block is one of the few heritage plantings still farmed on the Almagyar hillside.
Kékfrankos, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah, FurmintAppointment onlyEger town, Verőszala
Nimród Kovács returned from an advertising career abroad to found this Eger producer on Verőszala út, known for the Nagy-Eged Hill Kékfrankos and the All That Jazz and Collectors' Corner ranges. Tastings run by appointment through the winery's own team.
Egri Bikavér, Egri Csillag, FurmintAppointment onlyEgerszalók
György Lőrincz's Egerszalók estate runs three tiered cellar-door tastings, from a six-wine Classicus flight to the two-and-a-half-hour Grand Superior session through the top single-vineyard bottlings. Open Monday to Saturday by reservation.
Kovacs Nimrod Winery ★ 4.3
Eger PDOKekfrankos, Furmint, Pinot Noir, SyrahNimrod KovacsEger
Kovacs Nimrod describes itself as an environmentally conscious producer and holds a share of the Nagyhegy single-vineyard site alongside St. Andrea and Thummerer, releasing a Rhapsody Bikaver with a higher share of Bordeaux varieties than the region's typical Kekfrankos-led blends.
Tip: Look for the Rhapsody bottling specifically if seeking the estate's distinctive higher-Bordeaux-variety style rather than the classic Kekfrankos-forward Eger house style.
