Guided exploration of Vega Sicilia's Tokaj estate in Tolcsva: centuries-old underground cellars, production facility, and a three-wine tasting from dry Mandolás Furmint through Late Harvest to Aszú. Unique opportunity to taste the only Vega Sicilia venture outside Spain.
Address: Arany János utca, Hrsz. 31/3, 3934 Tolcsva, Hungary, Tokaj
Structured blind tasting at Prés Wine Bar in Tokaj comparing the same Furmint grape across four styles: dry, off-dry Szamorodni, sweet Szamorodni, and Aszú. A wine lesson format revealing how noble rot transforms the grape.
Multi-course pairing dinner at Bobajka, guided by Michelin Sommelier Award winner Tamás Langó. The exclusively Tokaj-focused 120-wine list is matched course by course to modern Hungarian cuisine inspired by Zemplén regional traditions. Menus change seasonally with local produce.
Guided descent into the three-level 15th-century Rákóczi cellar under Tokaj's main square, culminating in the Knight's Hall, the largest underground hall in the region at 28 m long. Includes access to the underground wine museum housing up to 100 vintages of Hétszőlő estate wines.
Appointment-only visit to a historically significant Tokaj estate whose family developed the Aszú method in the 17th century. Walk through historic Mád cellars and well-tended single-vineyard blocks, followed by a seated comparison of cuvées from different parcels.
Participation in the Tokaj harvest at its most labour-intensive moment: hand-selecting individual botrytised aszú berries one by one from the vine. The late-October aszú harvest is wine's most exacting picking work; a half-day with a harvesting team is an authentic wine experience.
Seated vertical tasting of six Tokaji Aszú vintages in Holdvölgy's 16th-century cellars in Mád, winner of Best Cellar Visit in Hungary two consecutive years. Guides explain how each vintage's botrytis development, harvest conditions. Curriculum spans winemaking choices shaped the evolution of the wine as well.