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.
Signature wines: himesudvar-furmint, himesudvar-harslevelu
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.
Address: Bem József utca 2, 3910 Tokaj, Hungary
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-harslevelu, gizella-szil-volgy-furmint
Tip: The reconstruction of the historically documented Szil-völgy vineyard site produces very limited quantities worth seeking out at the cellar.
Várhelyi Pince is a family cellar in central Tokaj town producing dry Furmint and sweet Aszú from volcanic plots across the region, with multigenerational roots in the historic wine-street quarter.
Tasting: Cellar tastings in Tokaj town; contact in advance.
Signature wines: varhelyi-pince-furmint-dry, varhelyi-pince-aszu-5-puttonyos
Tip: Located in the historic Bem Street wine quarter of Tokaj; an atmospheric traditional cellar tasting.
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-harslevelu, gizella-szil-volgy-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-aszu-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: fuleky-furmint, fuleky-aszu-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-zoltan-furmint, demeter-zoltan-aszu-6-puttonyos
Tip: Production is very small; wines are primarily available through specialist importers and local Mád tasting rooms.
Várhelyi Pince is a family cellar in central Tokaj town producing dry Furmint and sweet Aszú from volcanic plots across the region, with multigenerational roots in the historic wine-street quarter.
Tasting: Cellar tastings in Tokaj town; contact in advance.
Signature wines: varhelyi-pince-furmint-dry, varhelyi-pince-aszu-5-puttonyos
Tip: Located in the historic Bem Street wine quarter of Tokaj; an atmospheric traditional cellar tasting.
Zsirai Pince in Tarcal grows vines on the southern slopes of Kopasz-hegy including plots adjacent to the historic Mézes Mály dűlő, one of Tokaj's first-class classified vineyards, producing full-bodied dry Furmint and Aszú.
Tasting: Winery visits by appointment in Tarcal.
Signature wines: zsirai-mezes-maly-furmint, zsirai-aszu-6-puttonyos
Tip: Tarcal is the southernmost major wine village in Tokaj; its maximum sun exposure produces noticeably richer fruit than the cooler northern villages.
