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.
Signature wines: Big Band, Syrah
Tip: The Szepasszony-volgy 47 terrace is a good sunset stop after a day of cellar visits.
Address: Szepasszony-volgy 47, 3300 Eger, Hungary
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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