Oremus offers extended late-afternoon and early-evening group tastings in the Tolcsva cellar complex, culminating in a walk through the barrel ageing halls where Aszú matures in small Hungarian oak casks.
Tip: The Oremus late tasting programme is best suited to visitors who appreciate the Vega Sicilia connection and want to understand Hungarian oak vs. French oak in a Tokaj context.
Address: Tolcsva, Tokaj wine region, Hungary
The Szepsy estate in Mád, known for single-vineyard Furmint from the Úrágya and Betsek parcels, offers extended evening cellar tastings for pre-booked groups.
Wine focus: Szepsy single-vineyard Furmint, Aszú, Szamorodni száraz
Tip: Szepsy is one of the Mád estates with a structured tasting programme available to collectors and trade visitors; book well in advance as allocation is limited.
Tokaj Pezsgő (Tokaj sparkling wine) is produced by a small number of estates using Furmint as the base variety, typically in a traditional-method format.
Wine focus: Traditional-method Tokaj Pezsgő from Furmint and Hárslevelü
Tip: Tokaj sparkling wine is still a niche category; ask specifically for Pezsgő at cellar doors and wine bars in the region. The style is an excellent aperitif alongside the Hegyalja regional cuisine.
Tokaj Nobilis produces traditional-method Furmint Pezsgő from their Mád vineyard parcels, offering the sparkling wine alongside their still Furmint and Aszú range.
Wine focus: Tokaj Nobilis traditional-method Furmint Pezsgő, dry Furmint still
Tip: Tasting Tokaj Nobilis Pezsgő alongside their dry Furmint still is a useful way to understand how the same grape expresses differently in sparkling and still format from the same Mád terroir.
The evening tasting bar at the base of the Rákóczi Cellar complex in Tokaj town serves Aszú and Szamorodni by the glass until late during the summer season and festival weekends.
Wine focus: Tokaji Aszú, Szamorodni száraz, dry Furmint
Tip: The late-evening Aszú by the glass is the best value format for a first Tokaj dessert wine experience; the house pours are drawn from the Trade House cellar stock below.
The cluster of wine bars and terrace restaurants along Rákóczi utca and the main square of Tokaj town operate until late on summer evenings, offering the full spectrum of Tokaj styles by the glass to the pedestrian evening crowd. The outdoor terraces overlooking the historic wine-trading street fill from sunset until around midnight in summer.
Wine focus: Dry Furmint, Szamorodni, Aszú by the glass
Tip: The competition between neighbouring terrace bars means prices on Tokaj by the glass are reasonable here; compare several house Furmints before settling on a favourite.
Mád's village centre has a small cluster of wine-focused bars and producer tasting rooms that stay open into the evening during the festival season and summer months.
Wine focus: Single-vineyard Mád Furmint, Hárslevelü, Szamorodni édes
Tip: An authentic late-evening Mád experience is a bottle of single-vineyard Furmint shared at one of the terrace tables facing the village church; the silence after dark is a contrast to Budapest.