Winesor Pince is based in the historic town of Sárospatak, associated with Hungarian Calvinist culture and winemaking, producing dry Furmint and Aszú from the northern sector of the appellation.
Signature wines: winesor-pince-furmint-dry, winesor-pince-aszu-5-puttonyos
Tip: Sárospatak combines Renaissance castle, Calvinist college and wine cellars within a walkable town centre.
Address: Sárospatak, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary, Tokaj
Malatinszky Tokaj produces mineral dry Furmint from Mád-area plots, complementing the same estate family known for reds from Villány; a rare dual-appellation Hungarian producer.
Tasting: Visits by appointment; estate also produces at Villány.
Signature wines: malatinszky-tokaj-furmint, malatinszky-tokaj-aszu
Tip: A useful comparative tasting when combined with Villány reds to understand the span of Hungarian wine from volcanic north to limestone south.
Tokajer Pince is a family producer in Tállya whose wines from the Király dűlő represent the northernmost concentration of first-class classified vineyard sites in the appellation.
Tasting: Family winery in Tállya; tastings by prior arrangement.
Signature wines: tokajer-pince-furmint-dry, tokajer-pince-aszu-5-puttonyos
Tip: Tállya's Király dűlő has been classified as first class since the 18th-century royal decree; wines from here show structured, mineral character.
Karácsonyi Pince is a small family winery in Tállya, producing traditional dry Furmint and Aszú from the northern Zemplén foothills terraces including historic first-class classified Király parcels.
Tasting: Family winery; visits by appointment in Tállya.
Signature wines: karacsony-pince-furmint-dry, karacsony-pince-aszu-5-puttonyos
Tip: Tállya is less visited than Mád but has among the oldest vine stock in the region; the Király dűlő is classified since the 1700s royal decree.
Founded in 1990 by Hugh Johnson and partners, Royal Tokaji pioneered the post-1989 private revival of single-vineyard Tokaj Aszú from Mád's historic dűlők.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by appointment at the Mád winery; contact via website.
Signature wines: royal-tokaji-mezes-maly-aszu-6-puttonyos, royal-tokaji-nyulaszo-aszu-6-puttonyos, royal-tokaji-szt-tamas-aszu-6-puttonyos, royal-tokaji-aszu-5-puttonyos
Tip: The Mézes Mály single-vineyard Aszú is the estate's flagship sweet expression; book the cellar visit through the estate website.
Acquired in 1992 by AXA Millésimes, Disznókő is the largest single contiguous vineyard estate in Tokaj, producing Aszú and the rare Eszencia from 104 hectares at Mezőzombor.
Tasting: Guided cellar tours and tastings by appointment; guesthouse on site for overnight stays.
Signature wines: disznoko-aszu-6-puttonyos, disznoko-aszu-5-puttonyos, disznoko-eszencia, disznoko-inspiracio-furmint
Tip: Book the cellar tour well in advance; the estate's guesthouse is an atmospheric overnight option in the region.
Oremus was acquired by Tempos Vega Sicilia in 1993 and is based in Tolcsva, where ancient 13th-century cellars underpin a modern winery producing both dry Furmint and Tokaji Aszú.
Tasting: Cellar tours and tastings by appointment at Tolcsva.
Signature wines: oremus-mandolas-furmint, oremus-aszu-5-puttonyos, oremus-aszu-6-puttonyos
Tip: The Mandolás dry Furmint is the estate's flagship white and a key reference for the dry Furmint revival.
