Tokaji Wine

Tokaji goes from dry Furmint to the sweet Aszú Hungary is famous for, and ours comes from Szepsy, Royal Tokaji and Oremus.

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Tokaji questions

What type of wine is Tokaji?

Wine from the Tokaj region in northeast Hungary, made mostly from Furmint. It comes dry, as late harvest, or as sweet Aszú, made with grapes shriveled by noble rot.

What does puttonyos mean?

A puttony is the old basket used to add noble-rot grapes to a cask of base wine. More puttonyos meant a sweeter wine, and today Aszú is labeled 5 or 6 puttonyos.

Is Furmint similar to Riesling?

Both have high acidity, age well and range from bone dry to very sweet. Dry Furmint usually feels fuller, with notes of quince, pear and smoke.

What is Tokaji Essencia?

The juice that drips from Aszú berries under their own weight. It's so sweet that it ferments for years and often stays under 5% alcohol, so it comes in small bottles and costs a lot.

How do you serve Tokaji?

Serve sweet Aszú cold, around 50°F, with blue cheese, foie gras or fruit tarts. Pour dry Furmint where you'd pour white Burgundy, with fish, chicken or pork.