Wine regions of Hungary: Tokaj
Tokaj is a historical wine region located in north-eastern Hungary.
Tokaj is a historical wine region located in north-eastern Hungary, close to the border with Slovakia. It is also one of the seven Hungarian wine regions and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since December 2002.
The wine region is well-known for its sweet wines made from grapes affected by noble rot, or Botrytis cinerea. Sweet white wines are known as Tokaji Aszú, while dry reds are called Tokaji Bikavér or Bull’s Blood. Tokaj has also produced sparkling wines in the past – known as Sekt – but this… Read more