Eger PDOKekfrankos100 haFounded 1984Thummerer familyNoszvaj
Founded in 1984 by Vilmos Thummerer and now run by his descendants, this Noszvaj estate farms around 100 hectares across several of Eger's premium slopes, including Nagy-Eged, and has won numerous domestic and international awards.
Tasting: Weekday sales and tasting office 7:00-15:00; guided wine-tourism experiences by appointment.
Signature wines: Nagy-Eged Kekfrankos, Egri Bikaver Superior
Tip: The single-vineyard bottlings from the classified Nagy-Eged slope are the estate's benchmark wines.
Eger PDOKekfrankosFounded 1993Gal familyWinemaker Gal Tibor Jr.Eger
A central Eger cellar founded in 1993, now run by second-generation winemaker Gal Tibor Jr., known for Kekfrankos-led Egri Bikaver and an on-site tasting bar pairing wine with local food.
Tasting: Guided tastings by reservation, Wednesday-Sunday, including Premium and Grand Superior flights; on-site Fuzio Bar for food pairing.
Signature wines: Egri Bikaver, Kekfrankos
Tip: Book the Grand Superior tasting flight in advance; the Fuzio Bar on site runs food pairings alongside it.
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 PDOKekfrankosEgerszalok
Based in Egerszalok, St. Andrea exports internationally and has earned Decanter and James Suckling recognition for its Nagy-Eged-hegy and Merengo Bikaver cuvees.
Tasting: Estate tastings by appointment through the winery's booking channels.
Signature wines: Merengo Egri Bikaver Superior, Agape Nagy-Eged-hegy Egri Bikaver Grand Superior, Napbor Egri Csillag
Tip: Agape, the Nagy-Eged-hegy single-slope Grand Superior, is the top of the estate's range and is released only in strong vintages.
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 PDODemjen
A large hospitality-oriented winery and wellness complex in Demjen, Egri Korona Borhaz produces its own Grand Selection and Selection ranges of red, white and rose wines alongside a wine-themed hotel and spa.
Tasting: Cellar and wellness-hotel complex offering Grand Selection and Selection tasting flights.
Signature wines: Grand Selection red cuvee
Tip: Pair a cellar tasting with the on-site wellness hotel for a full day trip from Eger.
Eger PDOFounded 1999Eger
Founded in 1999 and under new ownership since 2009, Grof Buttler combines a five-level winery complex with an event venue, producing minimal-intervention red and white wines from Eger's dark-grape plantings.
Tasting: Five-level winery and event complex offering cellar tours and tastings; hosts events across a 4,500 sqm venue.
Signature wines: Egri Bikaver
Tip: The five-level cellar tour is as much the draw here as the tasting itself.
Eger PDO, Debro districtKekfrankos, Cabernet SauvignonFounded 1991Verpelet
A Verpelet estate founded in 1991, Varsanyi Pinceszet has built a large medal collection for its Bikaver and Csillag ranges, including a Berliner Wine Trophy gold for its Grand Selection Egri Csillag Superior.
Tasting: Cellar-door tastings and sales at the Verpelet estate.
Signature wines: Grand Selection Egri Csillag Superior, Egri Bikaver
Tip: The Grand Selection Csillag is the estate's award-winning calling card; look for it at the cellar door.
Eger PDOKekfrankos, Cabernet Franc, Harslevelu, Sauvignon Blanc27 haBolyki familyWinemaker Janos BolykiEger
Built into a former quarry in Eger's Bolyki-volgy, this 27-hectare estate is largely hand-planted by winemaker Janos Bolyki and has won gold medals for its Egri Bikaver at the Berliner Wein Trophy.
Tasting: Cellar tastings at the estate's quarry-set winery in Bolyki-volgy.
Signature wines: Egri Bikaver, Egri Csillag, Indian Nyar
Tip: The winery's quarry setting is one of the more dramatic cellar visits near central Eger.
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.
Eger PDOSyrahSzepasszony-volgy
Petreny's home vineyard lies in Verpelet, but its Szepasszony-volgy cellar and terrace, plus a wine bank on Eger's main square, are where most visitors taste its Syrah and Bikaver-style blends.
Tasting: Cellar and terrace tasting venue in Szepasszony-volgy (Petreny 47 Superior Pince es Terasz), plus a separate wine-shop location on Dobo Istvan ter in central Eger.
Signature wines: Big Band, Syrah
Tip: The Szepasszony-volgy 47 terrace is a good sunset stop after a day of cellar visits.
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 PDOSyrah, Kadarka, KekfrankosSzepasszony-volgy
A Szepasszony-volgy cellar producing both Bikaver and Csillag alongside varietal Syrah, Kadarka and Harslevelu, with a stated philosophy of minimal technical intervention.
Tasting: Cellar-door tastings in Szepasszony-volgy, including Grand Superior flights.
Signature wines: Pajados Grand Superior, Egri Bikaver
Tip: Ask for the Pajados Grand Superior cuvee, the estate's top-tier Bikaver bottling.
Eger PDO50 haFounded 1996Szepasszony-volgy
Founded in 1996, this family-operated Szepasszony-volgy producer works three cellars and around 50 hectares, bottling dry through dessert styles across both red and white ranges.
Tasting: Family-run cellar operating three separate cellar spaces in Szepasszony-volgy.
Tip: One of the larger production volumes in the valley; a reliable stop for a broad style range in one visit.
Eger PDOEger
A family cellar on Eger's Kolyuktetoi pincesor, distinct from the Szepasszony-volgy row, pursuing what the estate describes as serious, terroir-focused Bikaver-country wines.
Tasting: Family cellar on the Kolyuktetoi pince row in Eger, tastings by appointment.
Tip: Off the main Szepasszony-volgy circuit, this cellar row sees fewer visitors on a typical afternoon.
Eger PDOSzepasszony-volgy
Besenyei Borhaz pours from a Szepasszony-volgy cellar while its home vineyard sits in nearby Andornaktalya, one of several Eger producers splitting growing and tasting sites across two villages.
Tasting: Cellar tastings in Szepasszony-volgy; home vineyard listed in Andornaktalya.
Tip: A straightforward cellar-row stop between the valley's better-known addresses.
Eger PDOSzepasszony-volgy
A small Szepasszony-volgy cellar producing white, rose and red wines from the valley's typical mixed plantings, popular as a casual walk-in stop on the cellar row.
Tasting: Cellar-door tastings across white, rose and red ranges in Szepasszony-volgy.
Tip: A good low-key stop between the better-known Szepasszony-volgy addresses.
Eger PDOSzepasszony-volgy
A family cellar on Szepasszony-volgy's numbered row, part of the valley's dense cluster of small producer-run tasting rooms.
Tasting: Cellar-door tastings in Szepasszony-volgy.
Tip: One of several family cellars clustered at the lower end of the valley, easy to combine with neighbouring stops.
Eger PDOSzepasszony-volgy
Hagymasi runs both a producing cellar and a borozo (wine bar) at the same Szepasszony-volgy address, a common valley pattern pairing estate wine with a casual drinking room.
Tasting: Cellar and wine-bar tastings (Hagymasi borozo) in Szepasszony-volgy.
Tip: The attached borozo is a good spot to linger after the tasting rather than moving straight to the next cellar.
Eger PDOSzepasszony-volgy
A small producer cellar at Szepasszony-volgy 22, part of the valley's dense midsection of family-run tasting rooms.
Tasting: Cellar-door tastings in Szepasszony-volgy.
Tip: A quieter stop for visitors working through the full length of the cellar row.
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.
Eger PDO1.5 haFounded 2008Havas Balazs and Timar LaszloWinemaker Havas BalazsEger
A micro-scale Eger producer started as a hobby project in 2008 by Havas Balazs and Timar Laszlo, now farming 1.5 hectares plus partner-grower fruit with minimal maceration and natural preparation.
Tasting: Kezmuves (handcrafted) small-batch tastings, sourcing additional fruit from partner growers beyond the estate's own 1.5 hectares.
Tip: A 1.5-hectare micro-producer; check the webshop for current availability before visiting.
