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 PDOKekfrankos, Kadarka, Pinot NoirFounded 1983Toth familyEger
Founded in 1983 by Ferenc Toth and now run by his daughter Kata and her husband, this family winery operates a main cellar plus a Szepasszony-volgy tasting cellar, producing Bikaver, Csillag and single-varietal Kekfrankos and Kadarka.
Tasting: Cellar tastings and vineyard tours across three venues: the main cellar and shop, a Szepasszony-volgy cellar, and the Sikhegy venue.
Signature wines: Egri Csillag Superior, Nagy-Eged Kekfrankos Grand Superior
Tip: The Szepasszony-volgy 46 cellar is the easiest of the estate's three venues for a casual walk-in tasting.
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 PDOPinot Noir, Tramini, Pinot Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Menoire, Turan14 haFounded 1998Egerszalok
Founded in 1998 and under new ownership since 2013, this 14-hectare Egerszalok estate farms low-yield, hand-harvested parcels across Egerszalok and Szomolya, spontaneously fermenting an international-leaning red range.
Tasting: Guesthouse and cellar tastings (Kohari Vendeghaz es Pince) in Egerszalok.
Signature wines: Kohari Art, Kohari Pinot Noir
Tip: The estate's guesthouse makes an overnight cellar stay possible without leaving Egerszalok.
Eger PDOKekfrankos, Sauvignon Blanc, Irsai Oliver, Olaszrizling, Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot NoirOstoros
Formerly the Ostoros-Novaj cooperative winery, this larger-scale Ostoros producer farms a wide varietal range and has collected gold medals at the Challenge International du Vin and Berliner Wein Trophy.
Tasting: Cellar sales and tastings at the Ostoros winery, spanning a wide dry-to-semi-sweet range.
Signature wines: Debroi Harslevelu, Egri Bikaver
Tip: The broadest single-stop range of the Ostoros producers, useful for a fast overview of the district's styles.
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.
Kovacs Nimrod Winery ★ 4.3
Eger PDOKekfrankos, Furmint, Pinot Noir, SyrahNimrod KovacsEger wine region
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.
Eger PDOChardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Olaszrizling, Kadarka, Kekfrankos, SangioveseNagykoporos
Rege Birtok sits away from the main Szepasszony-volgy cellar street on the Nagykoporos road, farming an unusually broad varietal range for an Eger estate that includes Viognier and Sangiovese alongside the region's staple Kekfrankos and Kadarka, and hosting both organised and informal tastings on its terrace.
Tip: The estate's terrace has panoramic views back toward Eger's castle, a quieter vantage point than the crowded viewpoints inside Szepasszony-volgy itself.
Eger PDO rosePinot NoirEUR 7-9 retail (3,090 HUF at the winery webshop)
A Pinot Noir rose from Gal Tibor's Eger vineyards, one of the estate's more accessibly priced bottles and a lighter counterpoint to the winery's Bikaver and single-vineyard Kekfrankos range.
Tip: This is the cheapest bottle in Gal Tibor's regular range; a useful low-commitment way to try the estate's fruit quality before stepping up to the Nagy-Eged single-vineyard wines.
Egri Bikaver Superior DHCKekfrankos, Kadarka, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot NoirEUR 14-16 retail (5,900 HUF at the winery webshop)
Aldas is St. Andrea's entry-point Superior-tier Bikaver, positioned by the winery as its most accessible red built to the Superior classification's five-variety, extended-ageing rules.
Tip: St. Andrea's tasting room runs three tiered flights, Classicus, Superior and Grand Superior; Aldas is the wine that opens the Superior flight.