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.
