Wine in Egerszalok, Eger

St. Andrea Szolobirtok ★ 4.7

Based in Egerszalok, St. Andrea exports internationally and has earned Decanter and James Suckling recognition for its Nagy-Eged-hegy and Merengo Bikaver cuvees.

Tasting: Estate tastings by appointment through the winery's booking channels.

Signature wines: Merengo Egri Bikaver Superior, Agape Nagy-Eged-hegy Egri Bikaver Grand Superior, Napbor Egri Csillag

Tip: Agape, the Nagy-Eged-hegy single-slope Grand Superior, is the top of the estate's range and is released only in strong vintages.

Kohari Pinceszet ★ 4.0

Founded in 1998 and under new ownership since 2013, this 14-hectare Egerszalok estate farms low-yield, hand-harvested parcels across Egerszalok and Szomolya, spontaneously fermenting an international-leaning red range.

Tasting: Guesthouse and cellar tastings (Kohari Vendeghaz es Pince) in Egerszalok.

Signature wines: Kohari Art, Kohari Pinot Noir

Tip: The estate's guesthouse makes an overnight cellar stay possible without leaving Egerszalok.

St. Andrea Szőlőbirtok ★ 4.7

György Lőrincz's Egerszalók estate runs three tiered cellar-door tastings, from a six-wine Classicus flight to the two-and-a-half-hour Grand Superior session through the top single-vineyard bottlings. Open Monday to Saturday by reservation.

Petrény Borpanzió ★ 4.0

Guesthouse run by the Verpelét-based Petrény family winery in Egerszalók, giving guests direct access to the estate's Silver, Gold and Superior wine tiers alongside the family's Chateau Petrény and Szépasszony-völgy cellar operations.

The list: Direct access to Petrény's Silver/Gold/Superior tiers and Egri Csillag/Bikavér range through the winery's own shop and tastings

St. Andrea, Egerszalok ★ 4.4

St. Andrea's home cellar sits in Egerszalok rather than inside Eger's own Szepasszony-volgy tourist circuit, a village better known nationally for its mineral-terrace thermal spa, which keeps the winery's tasting room calmer than a central-Eger address would be.

Tip: Combine a St. Andrea tasting with the Egerszalok salt-hill thermal terrace next door; the two sit an easy walk apart in the same village.

St. Andrea tasting terrace, Egerszalok ★ 4.1

St. Andrea's Egerszalok tasting room sits a short walk from the village's mineral-terrace thermal spa, making an evening flight of the estate's Classicus, Superior and Grand Superior Bikaver a relaxed pairing with a spa soak rather than a town-centre bar crawl.

Wine focus: St. Andrea Classicus, Superior and Grand Superior Bikaver and Egri Csillag

Tip: St. Andrea's regular hours run to 18:00, so an evening visit needs a booked extended tasting slot rather than a casual drop-in after dinner.