Eger PDOKekfrankosFounded 1993Gal familyWinemaker Gal Tibor Jr.Eger
A central Eger cellar founded in 1993, now run by second-generation winemaker Gal Tibor Jr., known for Kekfrankos-led Egri Bikaver and an on-site tasting bar pairing wine with local food.
Tasting: Guided tastings by reservation, Wednesday-Sunday, including Premium and Grand Superior flights; on-site Fuzio Bar for food pairing.
Signature wines: Egri Bikaver, Kekfrankos
Tip: Book the Grand Superior tasting flight in advance; the Fuzio Bar on site runs food pairings alongside it.
Eger PDOKekfrankos, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah, FurmintKovacs NimrodWinemaker Noel BiroEger
Founded by investor and philanthropist Kovacs Nimrod, this Eger winery blends Kekfrankos-led Bikaver cuvees with a wider international range including Pinot Noir, Syrah and Furmint, and was named Gastro-Winemaker of the Year in the 2016 Best of Budapest awards.
Tasting: Wine-tasting experiences by appointment; contact by phone or email.
Signature wines: NJK, Monopole Rhapsody Bull's Blood, SKY Furmint
Tip: NJK is the flagship red; SKY Furmint is the estate's best-known white outside the Bikaver line.
Eger PDOKekfrankos, Kadarka, Pinot NoirFounded 1983Toth familyEger
Founded in 1983 by Ferenc Toth and now run by his daughter Kata and her husband, this family winery operates a main cellar plus a Szepasszony-volgy tasting cellar, producing Bikaver, Csillag and single-varietal Kekfrankos and Kadarka.
Tasting: Cellar tastings and vineyard tours across three venues: the main cellar and shop, a Szepasszony-volgy cellar, and the Sikhegy venue.
Signature wines: Egri Csillag Superior, Nagy-Eged Kekfrankos Grand Superior
Tip: The Szepasszony-volgy 46 cellar is the easiest of the estate's three venues for a casual walk-in tasting.
Eger PDOFounded 1999Eger
Founded in 1999 and under new ownership since 2009, Grof Buttler combines a five-level winery complex with an event venue, producing minimal-intervention red and white wines from Eger's dark-grape plantings.
Tasting: Five-level winery and event complex offering cellar tours and tastings; hosts events across a 4,500 sqm venue.
Signature wines: Egri Bikaver
Tip: The five-level cellar tour is as much the draw here as the tasting itself.
Eger PDOKekfrankos, Cabernet Franc, Harslevelu, Sauvignon Blanc27 haBolyki familyWinemaker Janos BolykiEger
Built into a former quarry in Eger's Bolyki-volgy, this 27-hectare estate is largely hand-planted by winemaker Janos Bolyki and has won gold medals for its Egri Bikaver at the Berliner Wein Trophy.
Tasting: Cellar tastings at the estate's quarry-set winery in Bolyki-volgy.
Signature wines: Egri Bikaver, Egri Csillag, Indian Nyar
Tip: The winery's quarry setting is one of the more dramatic cellar visits near central Eger.
Eger PDOOlaszrizling, Kadarka, Furmint, Leanyka8 haFounded 2009Winemaker Csutoras Ferenc Jr.Biodynamic PracticingEger
Founded in 2009 on the historic Almagyar archiepiscopal hillside, this estate farms heritage Eger varieties including a 60-year-old Leanyka block, fermenting spontaneously in oak and acacia wood.
Tasting: Vineyard visits, wine camping (borkemping) and a spa on the Almagyar hillside.
Signature wines: Erseki Leanyka, Menoire
Tip: The old-vine Leanyka block is one of the few heritage plantings still farmed on the Almagyar hillside.
Eger PDOEger
A family cellar on Eger's Kolyuktetoi pincesor, distinct from the Szepasszony-volgy row, pursuing what the estate describes as serious, terroir-focused Bikaver-country wines.
Tasting: Family cellar on the Kolyuktetoi pince row in Eger, tastings by appointment.
Tip: Off the main Szepasszony-volgy circuit, this cellar row sees fewer visitors on a typical afternoon.
Eger PDO1.5 haFounded 2008Havas Balazs and Timar LaszloWinemaker Havas BalazsEger
A micro-scale Eger producer started as a hobby project in 2008 by Havas Balazs and Timar Laszlo, now farming 1.5 hectares plus partner-grower fruit with minimal maceration and natural preparation.
Tasting: Kezmuves (handcrafted) small-batch tastings, sourcing additional fruit from partner growers beyond the estate's own 1.5 hectares.
Tip: A 1.5-hectare micro-producer; check the webshop for current availability before visiting.