Hétényi Pince is a small family estate in Tokaj town producing dry Furmint, Sárga Muskotály and late-harvest wine from plots across the PDO, continuing a multigenerational family tradition in the wine capital.
Signature wines: hetenyi-pince-furmint-dry, hetenyi-pince-late-harvest
Tip: Tokaj town has several family cellars along its historic wine streets; combining two or three tasting visits in a single afternoon on foot is entirely feasible.
Address: Tokaj, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
Erdei Pince is a boutique estate in the hillside village of Erdőbénye set among forested ridges, producing mineral Furmint and fragrant Sárga Muskotály from sheltered volcanic plots at altitude.
Tasting: Family winery; visits by appointment.
Signature wines: erdei-pince-furmint-dry, erdei-pince-aszu-5-puttonyos
Tip: Erdőbénye's elevated, forested position gives its wines a distinctive cool-climate lift compared to the valley-floor villages.
Tokaj Hétszőlő, now part of the Grand Tokaj family, takes its name from one of Mád's historically documented vineyard sites, producing Aszú from clay-volcanic soils documented since the 17th century.
Tasting: Part of the Grand Tokaj group; visits by arrangement via Grand Tokaj.
Signature wines: tokaj-hetszolos-furmint, tokaj-hetszolos-aszu
Tip: The Hétszőlő name (seven vineyards) appears in historical Tokaj documents from the early 1600s; the estate carries the weight of the region's long documented viticultural history.
Dorógi Pince is a small family winery in Bodrogkisfalud producing dry Furmint and Aszú from clay-volcanic slopes bordering the Bodrog river, where autumn fog reliably creates botrytis conditions.
Tasting: Family winery; visits by appointment.
Signature wines: dorogi-pince-furmint-dry, dorogi-pince-aszu-5-puttonyos
Tip: A classic small-producer experience in a village that receives far fewer visitors than Mád or Tokaj town.
István Szepsy Jr. continues the Szepsy family tradition at the Mád estate, producing single-vineyard Furmint and Aszú with the same rigorous approach to dűlő selection that defined the original Szepsy revival.
Tasting: Visits by appointment only in Mád.
Signature wines: szepsy-jr-furmint-nyulaszo, szepsy-jr-aszu-6-puttonyos
Tip: The father-and-son succession at Szepsy is one of the clearest examples of generational knowledge transfer in Tokaj winemaking.
Molnár Pince in Bodrogolaszi on the Bodrog riverbank maximises autumn fog exposure for reliable botrytis; the family makes dry Furmint and traditional sweet styles from Bodrog-riverside plots.
Tasting: Cellar visits by appointment in Bodrogolaszi.
Signature wines: molnar-pince-furmint-dry, molnar-pince-szamorodni-edes
Tip: The Bodrog riverbanks near Olaszliszka and Bodrogolaszi produce some of the most consistently botrytised grapes in the whole appellation.
Lapis Pince is a small family producer in Olaszliszka, a Bodrog-valley village whose riverine fog creates ideal botrytis conditions; the estate produces Furmint and Aszú in a traditional style.
Tasting: Family cellar visits by appointment in Olaszliszka.
Signature wines: lapis-pince-furmint-dry, lapis-pince-aszu-5-puttonyos
Tip: Olaszliszka sits directly on the Bodrog and experiences heavy morning mist in autumn; harvest-time visits are particularly atmospheric.
