Tokaj - Wine museum - Wine cellars

Route: Budapest - Tokaj - Wine museum - Wine cellars - Budapest
Duration: 6 h
During the tour we will visit to the Tokaj which is a UNESCO World Heritage wine region wich  has the distinction of being the first in Europe to be classified. At the end of the 17th century, Tokaji aszú wines were so well regarded throughout the Courts of Europe that Prince Rakoczi insisted on a classification of the finest vineyards around the 28 villages in the region into: Great First Growths, First Growths, Second Growths and Third Growths. During  our tour you will know what is it and many other about wines  and wine hystory of Hungary. Firstly  we will visit to Tokay wine Museum where you know about history of hungurian wine. After we will go to the local wineries where you can tast the many kind of wines. Our first winery is one of the oldest cellars is the Erzsébet Pince winery in the town of Tokaj, which was thought to once be the cellar for Hungary’s most famous queen, Queen Erzsébet and was built in the 1700s, where  producing some exceptional wines. Next we will drive to the Patricius Winery is a fine example of a contemporary winery developed from a reconstructed winepress house dating back to around 1867 and featuring state-of-the-art technology. Its location is sublime with far reaching views over the vineyards of Tokaj, especially in the soft afternoon sunshine. The winery produces many award winning wines across the whole Tokaj spectrum (sparkling, dry, late harvest and Aszú) including the rare Essencia - the most exclusive of the Tokaj wines which costs around £240 for the Patricius Tokaji Eszencia 2000. This extremely sweet wine is only around 2% in alcohol but its sugar content is around 85%. After we will return to Budapest .
Price: Per person