Winery · Tokaj

Tokaj Aszú Cellar Experience

Name: Tokaj Aszú Cellar Experience
Address: Tokaj, HU

Holdvölgy's nearly 2km-long cellar system spans 3 levels with 109 branches—a 500-year-old labyrinth where you can get lost before a vertical Aszú tasting unfolds in a dedicated seated room (2+ hours).

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TourTokaj Aszú Cellar ExperienceLouis XIV called it 'Vinum Regum, Rex Vinorum' — Wine of Kings, King of Wines. In 1737 a royal decree delimited the Tokaj wine region and set the basis of its origin protection — the statutory council still dates the region's legal delimitation to that year. The cellars are carved from volcanic tuff and blanketed in Cladosporium cellare — a black mold that exists only in Tokaj and the Rhineland. István Szepsy, 16th-generation winemaker, hid his best vineyard parcels from the Communists. His Aszú sells for €600+. Essencia — 5ml per kilogram of grapes, 3.5 years to ferment — is served from a crystal spoon because it refuses to leave a glass.

Wineries nearby

Winery Tokaj Cellars Tokaj's 3,000 wine cellars are carved from solid rock between 1400-1600, maintaining a constant 10-12°C temperature—a UNESCO World Heritage cellar labyrinth where Tokaji Aszú has been perfected for centuries.
Winery · Mezozombor Disznókő Disznókő was the first private winery of Tokaj after Communism (early 1990s), with 104 hectares of Furmint vines on the Zemplén slopes, plus Sárga Borház restaurant and cellar tours.
Winery Royal Tokaji Wine Company Founded in 1990 by Hugh Johnson & investors to restore Hungary's wine legacy, Royal Tokaji owns five First Growth vineyards including Mézes Mály, and opened a state-of-the-art winery designed by Csaba Bodonyi in 2010.