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.
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.
Address: Dozsa Gyorgy ut 3/1, 3351 Verpelet, Hungary, Eger
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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