Label gallery 2015
All wines sold at the Great Tokaj Wine Auction are delivered to the buyer with the special numbered Auction label which, in addition to the producer and wine name, also bears the Confrérie logo and date of the Auction. " template="default"…
Gala dinner dance in Gusteau, Mád
The stunning food of Gusteau Restaurant matched wines and setting. Rather aptly, the gala dinner dance was the inaugural event held in the new Aszú House.
Initiation of new Confrérie de Tokaj members
Confrérie members old and new gathered at Barta Winery in Mád for the initiation ceremony followed by a heart-touching performance by soprano Katalin Gémes.
Great Tokaj Wine Auction 2015 - in pictures
Exclusive barrel lots go under the hammer as bidders keen to procure their limited-release Tokaji wine at 3rd Great Tokaj Wine Auction for € 100 415, continuing the upwards trend of the first two auctions.
Picnic lunch - in pictures
Picnic lunch by Anyukám mondta with wines from participating wineries and other top Tokaj producers enjoyed in the sunny garden of Sárospatak Castle. A chance to ponder over the next great Tokaji wines as yet in barrels and just about to go under the hammer at the Great Tokaj Wine Auction...
Blind tasting of the auction lots - in pictures
Pre-auction blind tasting of Great Tokaj Wine Auction lots in the Temple of Muses, set in the garden of Sárospatak castle, a playful chance to explore the wines before the name is revealed.
Wine tasting and dinner in the Sárga Borház - in pictures
The party adjourns from the hill to the warm atmosphere of the Sárga Borház for an informal wine tasting and dinner crowned with a tasting of Tokaji Aszú wines.
Aperitif at the Filagória 2015 - in pictures
"Wine with a view" - incredible views over Tokaj Hill and Great Hungarian Plain as guests enjoyed an informal tasting of a wide range of producers' wines by the folly on the Disznókő estate.
Vineyard tour - Olaszliszka - in pictures
Olaszliszka vineyard tour with Amici Vinorum Olaszliszka.
For the last two years the producers of Amici Vinorum, Friends of Wine of Olaszliszka, have been making a community wine which, perhaps unsurprisingly, goes by the name of the village from which the grapes come. Guests on this tour were taken by horse and cart to the vineyards to see the terroir and get a feel for the soils with the geologists currently surveying the area. After wines among the vines, István Zelenak talked about the history of the area in the recently renovated church.
Vineyard tour - Mád - in pictures
Guided tour of vineyards in Mád with István Szepsy - a unique opportunity to discover the terroir around Mád with one of the winemakers who knows the lands rather well, his son, István Szepsy Jr. and their wines.
Tokaj Express 2015 - in pictures
Travel in style on the Tokaj Express! From the Royal Waiting Room to lunch, wine tasting and talk on the heritage train