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3910 TOKAJ, KOSSUTH TÉR 1Phone: +36 47 396 001

The Patricius Winery was established by the Kékessy family’s oenological vocation for  the future, which derives  from the past. The owners are Dezsõ Kékessy and his daughter Katinka Kékessy. The family’s ancestors both in maternal and paternal ascending line were well-known vineyard owners in the regions of the hills of Mátra and Tokaj from the 18th century. The maternal ancestors – the Okolicsányi family- had vineyards in Tokaj, Szegi and Szõlõske. Besides they held important offices as public servants (deputy – lieutenant, Member of Parliament).The winery is a rebuilt wine-press house in the vineyard Várhegy. The building was owned by the Jesuits and various aristocratic families as Wolkenstein and Falkenstein, and the counts Széchenyi – Falkenstein, Rákóczi and Hohenlohe.  It was used as a simple press - house, however, it already appears in the Tokaj – Hegyalja Album in 1867. The characteristics of this old building have been preserved while it is integrated in a modern winery.When it is estimated up to our standards and image and is worthy of your table, we bottle it with the greatest care. The Tokaji Aszu wines continue evolving in the bottle.Their color gradually passes from gold to amber, and their bouquet slowly abandons its fresh berry, which will rise to develop delicate honey aromas, followed by toasted bread and figs mixed with almond, cocoa and gingerbread hues.This precious container must be served chilled with the greatest care. We are happy and proud to provide this enchantment we share with you.

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The Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region is the most illustrious in Hungary and known world wide for its viticulture. Although grape and wine culture have a thousand year tradition in this region, it only became world famous at the 17th century when, as the result of delayed harvest and the process of vinification, the illustrious speciality of the wine region, the Tokaj Aszú, became well-known.

The climate of Tokaj-Hegyalja is subcontinental; its weather in autumn is special which makes the land exceptional. During ripening often the weather becomes rainy for a week and this dampish weather is followed by a milder, sunny and dry period.

This is conducive to the proliferation of Botrytic Cinerea (noble rot) which is the essential condition for the subsequent desiccation of the grapes (development of aszu)

The soil of the wine region is exceedingly varied; at the outskirts of Tarcal and Tokaj there is a wide spread of loess while on the slope of the Zemplén Mountain range there are stony "nyirok" soil and brown forest soil with clay illuviation which are hard to cultivate.

It is geography which, with other factors, produces high quality grapes. The south and east slopes of the inverted V-shape range of the Zemplén Mountain protect the vine from the cold north wind but at the same time help the moisture reach the vines.

The wine region is divided into five zones which are differentiated by their climate, geography and the characteristics of their soil: Kopasz Hill (Tokaj), Mád Basin, Erdőbénye Basin, Tolcsva Basin, Felső-Tokaj. Quality is also affected by the closeness of the rivers Bodrog and Tisza, which flow at the foot of the hills, and contribute to the formation of the microclimate.

Apart from the geography and the situation of the rivers the third important factor concerning quality is the cellar. At the Hegyalja region the cellar are carved out of solid rock, often storied and they are several hundred years old. The temperature of these wine cellars are remaining around 11 Celsius. The high humidity and the compounds derived from the ageing of the wines feed the noble mould (Cladosporium cellare) appearing on the walls and forming a coherent layer. This noble mould also helps maintain the favourable temperature of the cellars.

Tokaj-Hegyalja is a closed-wine region.

27 villages from the 5500 hectares wine region:

Abaújszántó, Bekecs, Bodrogkeresztúr, Bodrogkisfalud, Bodrogolaszi, Erdőbénye, Erdőhorváti, Golop, Hercegkút, Legyesbénye, Mád, Mezőzombor, Monok, Olaszliszka, Ond, Rátka, Sárazsadány, Sárospatak, Sátoraljaújhely, Szegi, Szegilong, Szerencs, Tarcal, Tállya, Tokaj, Tolcsva, Vámosújfalu.

One of the characteristic features of the closed-wine regions is that plantable grape varieties are established, therefore at Hegyalja region 65% is Furmint, 30% is Hárslevelű (Linden leaf), 5% is Muskotály and lately Zéta varieties are planted here. Red types of grapes are not allowed to grow in this region.

There are no translations available.A quality wine made from yellow muscat grape it is softer than Furmint and Hárslevelű, and has a soft muscat flavour. It used to be recommended for desserts; nowadays it is also served with fish and cheese dishes.

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Softer than Furmint, its fragnance is similar to linden honey, and its sometimes acidic. Its fragnance and aroma are best after two years in the barrel. Its often sweetened for market and is recommended as an aperitif.

There are no translations available.This is a vivid and acidic wine which can be distributed after one or two years of maturation. It develops an excellent flavour and aroma. It is recommended for serving with meat and fish dishes.

There are no translations available.This is a special quality sweet white wine made from Furmint and Hárslevelű grapes. During its production the number of Aszú berries are predominant, and the sugar level of the must reaches the 25 to 28 degrees. It reaches its full flavour and aroma after several years of maturation. It is also called "infant aszu". It is recommended as an aperitif or for desserts.

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“The foggy Bald Mountain of Tokaj in the distance is like the old, historic guard at the gates of the Hungarian Canaan.” This is how Hungarian author Gyula Krúdy described Tokaj at the beginning of the 20th century; this little town of medieval origins, and its breathtaking natural surroundings.It is, indeed, the Hungarian Canaan that awaits the visitors in Tokaj, at the confluence of the Rivers Tisza and Bodrog. The banks of the meeting rivers and the rocky feet of the Bald Mountain covered by yellow soil serve as the natural boundaries of the city. The slopes of the old mountain speak of centuries-old viticulture, while the mountain top is a grove, from where you can see the nature reserve of the Nook of the Tisza and the Bodrog.“The gods of joy live on this mountain, and send their apostles, the little bottled golden flames, to tell peoples that our world is not the valley of tears.” A lot of visitors came to see how the world-famous wine was made, as early as the 17th-18th centuries, and they were not likely to contradict the Hungarian poet’s Petőfi’s words.

This little town of about 5000 inhabitants is the centre of Hungary’s most outstanding white wine producing region, and was declared a world heritage site for its cultural importance in 2002. The famous Tokaj wine, the wine of kings and the king of wines, as Louis XIV put it, was also named after the city.

Both the wine and the city obtained their present high rank in the 1500s. The main varietals on the plantations were/are Furmint, Hárslevelű, and Muscat Lunel. The base, premium, szamorodni, and aszú wines age in the mould covered cellars. The making of szamorodni wine is connected to the Polish origin of the word (samo rodnij), meaning ‘as it was born’. Bunches are harvested as they are, healthy and botrytised berries together. After the Ottoman Empire had broken up, wine export came to be more important. As the whole region started to sell its drink as Tokaj wine, the principal national authorities regulated wine export; an act that can be regarded as protection of origins. Finally, a royal decree in 1737 enumerated the villages where vineyards were classified to be suitable for making Tokaj wine. This is how the first closed wine region of the world was born.

During the centuries various different ethnic groups (Saxons, Germans, Poles, Romanians, Jews, and Armenians) settled in the Tokaj Foothills, and they all enriched the region with their religion, architecture, and traditions. Today, it is not only the remains of folk architecture that represent high value in Tokaj, but also the buildings of the aristocracy and the middle class from the 16th-19th centuries. The center of Tokaj is the Kossuth Square. It is surrounded by mansion houses from the 18th-19th centuries. In the middle of the square, on the top of a high column stands the bronze statue of King Stephan, the founder of the Hungarian state. It is a work of László Péterfy, and was put into its place in 2000. On the right side, a broken column serves as a platform for the bronze map of the Foothills. The peculiarity of the Roman Catholic Church of the square is its eastern exposure. It does not follow the architectural tradition, but makes the square absolutely impressing. South of the church on the left, there is the central building of a past estate with the Rákóczi wine cellar under it, and the Bacchus well in front of it. Bacchus is a significant figure of the folklore of the Tokaj Foothills, and the Bacchus statue of Péter Szanyi from 1988 hides a well, a present from Tokaj’s German twin town of the Rhine region, Östrich-Winkel.

People say that Tokaj is a town of grape and wine, although its becoming a world heritage site is also due to the fact that the town has been a significant part of national and international cultural and literary life for centuries. Think of the Jesuit Samuel Timon, the castellan Ferenc Némethi who composed his psalms here, Bálint Balassi who spent a year in Tokaj, Nicolaus Lenau who spent a part of his childhood in the town, or the Workshop of Authors that hosts the most outstanding representatives of literary life every year. The spiritual heritage of the town is cared for and is on display in the Museum of Tokaj, in a building that used to be the property of a Greek merchant, in the close neighborhood of the Kossuth Square. The ornamented rooms of the historic building, and its Mediterranean-like inner garden radiate an eastern atmosphere. Another caretaker of the spiritual and cultural heritage of the town, the neo Moor synagogue—being transferred into a cultural and conference centre—together with famous events like the Wine Festival and the Harvest Festival, or the open-air programs of the Patkó Mine attract thousands of visitors to the town each year. The wine citadel has become by now one of the cultural centers of North Hungary.

 

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Picture: Szerelmi 'row' of wine cellars

 

In honour of millennium of the Hungarian conquest we enriched our range of wine tourism with a row of small family-cellars, called `Szerelmi`.

 

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Hardly any other wine in world was praised by so many monarchs, politicians, poets and writers as the Tokaji wine.

It wasn’t by chance that already in 1757 a royal decree established a closed wine production district in Tokaj, as the first of its kind in the world. Under the decree, only selected grape varieties could be grown for Tokaji wine.

The traditional methods of viticulture and the winemaking were passed from generation to generation  through centuries. The same applies to other professions related to wine culture.

That is why Tokaj as unique among the world's wine regions haven been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2002.

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By the end of the 19th century the phylloxera epidemic destroyed most of the grape varieties grown in the Tokaj-Hegyalja (Tokaj Foothills). Since than only Furmint, Hárslevelű and yellow Muscatel are planted. Currently about 70% of the wine region is cropped with Furmint.

On the remaining area grow Oremus (`Zéta`), fat grapes (`kövérszőlő`) and gohér.

The wine cellars are covered with noble rot, which contributes decisevely for maturation of Tokaj wine to `the Wine of the Kings and the King of the Wines`, proclaimed by Louis XIV, the roi soleil.

 

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Tokaj-Hegyalja is well known from centuries for the events related to the wine culture and traditions.

Already in the 18th century were held gourmandizings and proms for vintage celebrating. From the beginning of the 19the century in the vintage-time was organised a pageantry by the local students. They were singing drinking songs accompanying the statue of Bacchus in the streets of the localities on this wine region.

That was the cause of the pageant tradition and the wine harvest festival, which enjoy each year growing popularity among national and international visitors.

There is no reason for complaining if somebody is coming to the district out of the vintage-time as there are many festivals and wine-tasting during the whole year. The festival time starts with the Festival of Tokaji Wines in Tokaj by the end of May. The next is the Hegyalja Festival organised for the youth, followed by `Filmmusta` (Filmfestival) in Tokaj, and the Zemplén Festival offering unforgetful experiences for all participants.

The building of the former synagogue is converted into a Culture and Conference Centre. Many concerts, conferences, proms, winetastings, parties and exhibitions are arranged there during the year.

Other interesting sites encompass the building is the Paulay Ede Theater inviting for a lot of amusing plays as well as the former mine `Patkó` transformed into an open air theatre with capacity of several thousand seating places.

A lot of wine-tasting, exhibitions, programs with ships and canoes make it a perfect venue for all the visitors.

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3910 Tokaj, Bethlen G. út 5.Phone: +36 47 552 110

 

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3910 Tokaj, Rákóczi u. 34Phone: +36 47 352 320

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3910 Tokaj, Bethelen G. 12/APhone: +36 47 353 340

 

 

 

Services:- wine tasting programmes,- wine tours,- wine selling. (Tokaj wines, prize winner wines, special wines...)

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3910 Tokaj, Kossuth térPhone: +36 47 553 050

 

There are no translations available.3910 Tokaj, Benedek P. u. 25.Phone: +36 47 353 233

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3910 Tokaj, Kossuth tér 15.Phone: +36 47 352 408     Mobile: +36 30 436 5767

 

 

 

The Rákóczi Cellar, a real sanctuary of Tokaj wines is one of those rare places where dreams and reality mix in the fantasy of visitors.In the course of centuries the cellar built at the beginning of the 15th century, was owned by kings, sovereigns, princes and generals. The imposing (28m long, 10m wide and 5m high) knights' hall is the largest underground hall of this wine region and this is where the orders elected János Szapolyai, the king of Hungary in 1526.Today it serves as a place of wine presentations for wine friends and professionals and besides, the wine order of the region also holds it's ceremonies here.In the endless branches of the cellar works the Wine Museum exhibiting the best wines 500-1000 bottles per vintage, also facilities the mellowing of up to a hundred vintages under ideal circumstances.In the imposing knights' hall they can seat 100 guests at a time. In order to give you the fullest possible picture of the Tokaj wines, during wine tasting they present 6 wines:Hétszőlő Tokaji Furmint - 2007Hétszőlő Tokaji Hárslevelű (Late harvest) - 2007Hétszőlő Tokaji Sárgamuskotály (Late harvest) - 2007Hétszőlő Tokaji Édes Szamorodni - 2005Hétszőlő Tokaji Fordítás - 2002Hétszőlő Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos - 2001The above mentioned visiting of the cellar and the wine tasting cost 2.800 Huf/person. In each case snacks (cheese scones) are offered while you are tasting the wines.Upon demand cheese snacks can also be served at an additional price of 400 Huf/person.Next to the Rákóczi Cellar you can find the wine shop, where they sell wines prodeuced and bottle by Tokaj Hétszőlő Wine Estate.Opening hours of the wine shop of Rákóczi Cellar and Court House:From 15 March to 15 April:Tuesday - Sunday: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.Monday closed.From 1 April to 30 June: Tuesday - Sunday: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.Monday closed.From 1 July to 31 August: all days of the week from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.From 1 September to 15 October: Tuesday - Sunday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.Monday closed.From 16 October to 14 March: for groups, based on preliminary booking.

 

There are no translations available.3910 Tokaj, Óvár út 8.Phone: +36 (70) 3871-428

There are no translations available.3910 Tokaj, Bodrogkeresztúri u. 24.Phone: +36 47 352 089

There are no translations available.3910 Tokaj, Bem u 2.Phone: +36 47 352 416; Mobile: +36 20 222 2301     For nearly 30 years their family has been growing grapes and making wine. Their vineyards today encompass 3 hectars and they produce 15,000 to 20,000 bottles of fine tokaji wine annually, 1,500-4,000 bottles out of each variety. They appear on market with serial numbered labels. Their cellar can be found in the city of Tokaj, which gives its name to the whole region, in a five minute walk from the main square at No.2 Bem street. The cellar is run by the family. The common name of the street formerly was the "alley of wine merchants". According to the chronicles, the building itself was built in the 16th century as a hunting lodge by János Szapolyai, the king of Hungary and the voivode of Transylvania . The entry is from Dózsa György street.  The Logo:They have chosen a typical bird, the bee-eater as the symbol of Hímesudvar which is the most colourful bird of passage in Hungary and what is more, a typical inhabitant of the wine growing region. Their nests can be found in 1-2 meter long holes made into loess walls. In summertime they are the most frequent visitors of the vineyards and their chittering voice can be heard from above the stratum where swallows fly.   Wine-house:Their air-conditioned wine-house can accommodate 40 guests. Wine tasting may be followed by a visit to other chambers of the winery, including the wine cellars.Tasting- cellar:A big wine cellar for large groups (min. 30 - max. 110 guests). Comfortable temperature of 14 °C / 55 °F!Garden:On a nice day, you can hold the wine tasting in our quiet garden. (25 guests) 

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