Hercegkúti Pincék World Heritage Cellar Village ★ 4.5
The cellar rows of Hercegkút, a Swabian village 3 km from Sárospatak, form a living wine museum within the UNESCO World Heritage Tokaj-Hegyalja landscape.
Underground exhibition at the Rákóczi Castle Museum (Hungarian National Museum Rákóczi Múzeuma) dedicated to wine and viticulture of the Hegyalja.
Address: Szent Erzsébet utca 19, 3950 Sárospatak, Hungary, Tokaj
The cellar rows of Hercegkút, a Swabian village 3 km from Sárospatak, form a living wine museum within the UNESCO World Heritage Tokaj-Hegyalja landscape.
Interactive museum at the confluence of the Tisza and Bodrog rivers exploring Tokaj's UNESCO World Heritage wine culture. Exhibitions include a 5D experience, a hot-air balloon virtual flight over the region, a mini-car vineyard drive, the Gönci Barrel Story. Curriculum spans the Tokaji Table multimedia installation as well.
Regional history museum in an 18th-century mansion built by Greek wine traders, with a 16th-century cellar beneath containing an Aszú sorting table and winemaking tools.
Wine museum in a 2 km mould-covered cellar on three levels dug into rhyolite-tuff in Tolcsva, some galleries dating to the 13th century. Houses more than 100,000 bottles; the oldest is an Aszú made in 1680. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Tokaj wine region since 2002. Guided tours in English and Hungarian.