

Tokaj
Hungary
Considered the oldest wine appellation in the world, the Tokaj wine region lies near the Tisza and Bodrog Rivers in northeastern Hungary. Centered on the town of Tokaj in the Hungarian foothills, the appellation is famous for its sweet, botrytized wines made from noble rot. The clay, or loess soil, and sunny microclimate are conducive to the proliferation of Botrytis Cinerea (noble rot), a fungus that produces fine and concentrated, sweet wines from the shriveled grapes. The wines are aged in the vast network of cellars carved out of solid rock below the region to produce unparalleled and intricate wines.

Region
5,478 hectares of growing area
27 villages

People
15,000 workers in the region
4,800 registered producers
588 wineries

Production
10,000,000 liters produced annually

Impact
€10,000,000 export value

Primary Grape Varietals
Furmint
Hárslevelű
Sárga Muskotály (Yellow Muscat)
Zéta
Kövérszõlõ
Kabar
