Bott Pince is a 6-hectare family estate founded in 2005, farming six single vineyards across Tokaj with no herbicides, no enzymes and spontaneous fermentation from native yeasts.
Signature wines: Bott Csontos Furmint, Bott Teleki Furmint
Tip: With only 6 hectares split among six named plots, each bottling is genuinely single-site; the Csontos from Erdőbénye-Olaszliszka slopes is the most characteristic.
Address: Bodrogkisfalud, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary, Tokaj
Zoltán Demeter is a boutique Mád producer making concentrated single-vineyard Furmint and precise Aszú from tiny parcels on the volcanic slopes above the village.
Tasting: Visits by prior appointment only.
Signature wines: Demeter Zoltán Furmint, Demeter Zoltán Aszú 6 Puttonyos
Tip: Production is very small; wines are primarily available through specialist importers and local Mád tasting rooms.
Founded in 1989 on Tokaj's historic wine merchants' street by Erzsébet Prácser, one of the region's first female winemakers, this family cellar produces traditional dry and sweet Tokaj styles.
Tasting: Cellar tastings in Tokaj town; booking via website.
Signature wines: Erzsébet Pince Dry Furmint, Erzsébet Pince Aszú 5 Puttonyos
Tip: The cellar sits on Bem Street, the historic wine trading street of Tokaj town; the family's personal history spans the transition from state to private winemaking.
Established in 1983 in a 500-year-old building on Bem Street in Tokaj town, Hímesudvar produces small-batch Furmint, Hárslevelű and Sárga Muskotály from 3.5 hectares of estate vines.
Tasting: Cellar visits in Tokaj town centre; five-minute walk from the main square.
Signature wines: Hímesudvar Furmint, Hímesudvar Hárslevelű
Tip: The historic building once served as a hunting lodge for King János Szapolyai; the cellar is among the oldest continually operated in the region.
Gizella Pince produces wines from 11 different Tokaj vineyards; Furmint dominates at 62% of plantings, including the historically documented Szil-völgy reconstruction project dating back to 1612.
Tasting: Winery visits by appointment in Tokaj town.
Signature wines: Gizella Furmint Hárslevelű, Gizella Szil-völgy Furmint
Tip: The reconstruction of the historically documented Szil-völgy vineyard site produces very limited quantities worth seeking out at the cellar.
Grand Tokaj, formerly Tokaj Kereskedőház, is the state-owned large-format producer, rebranded in 2016, producing the full range of Tokaj styles at commercial scale and widely distributed internationally.
Tasting: Winery visits and group tastings; contact via website.
Signature wines: Grand Tokaj Aszú 5 Puttonyos, Grand Tokaj Furmint
Tip: Grand Tokaj's wines are widely available internationally and a practical entry point for exploring the region's principal styles.
Füleky Pince is a family estate in Bodrogkeresztúr at the Bodrog-Tisza confluence, a village whose morning mists reliably stimulate noble rot; the estate produces Furmint and Aszú from these fog-prone slopes.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings in Bodrogkeresztúr by appointment.
Signature wines: Füleky Furmint, Füleky Aszú 5 Puttonyos
Tip: Bodrogkeresztúr's autumn fogs produce some of the region's most consistently botrytised grapes; the village is a good base for understanding the geographical origins of Tokaji Aszú.
Zoltán Demeter is a boutique Mád producer making concentrated single-vineyard Furmint and precise Aszú from tiny parcels on the volcanic slopes above the village.
Tasting: Visits by prior appointment only.
Signature wines: Demeter Zoltán Furmint, Demeter Zoltán Aszú 6 Puttonyos
Tip: Production is very small; wines are primarily available through specialist importers and local Mád tasting rooms.
Discover Tokaj, the most famous Hungarian wine region. Visit a family-owned winery and enjoy a wine tasting.
Sample local wines at the Paulay Borház in Tokaj. Taste 3 dry wines, 2 sweet wines, and a 6 puttonyos Tokaji Aszú, paired with snacks, and learn about the history of t...
Discover Tokaj, the most famous Hungarian wine region. Visit a family-owned vineyard. Tour the winery and enjoy a wine tasting.
