Registration for Tokaj Spring 2016 and Great Tokaj Wine Auction 2016 is open!
Download the Tokaj Spring 2016 registration form.
FRIDAY 22ND APRIL – Wine insight across the Tokaj region
11.30-12.00 – Welcome toast at the Sárga Borház (La Maison Jaune) terrace
13.00 – Tokaj Women and Wine Association Mád vineyard tour with food and wine matching
Start from the Tokaj Women and Wine Shop (3909 Mád, Rákóczi út 59.)
15.00 – Tokaj Renaissance Masterclass in the Henye Winery, Bodrogkeresztúr. Theme: Dry Tokaji Wines from the 2015 vintage
Speaker: Gabriella Mészáros
Venue: Henye Borászat, Bodrogkeresztúr külterület hrsz 0134/2 (in Henye vineyard between Bodrogkeresztúr and Tarcal)
Béres – Dry Furmint 2015, barrel sample
Carpinus – Dry Hárslevelű 2015
Gróf Degenfeld – Terézia Hárslevelű 2015, dry
Dereszla – Tokaji Dry 2015
Disznókő – Dry Furmint 2015
Erzsébet – Zafír Dűlő (2/3 Furmint, 1/3 Hárs) 2015
Füleky – Furmint Dry 2015, estate wine before blending
Tokaj Nobilis – Barakonyi Furmint 2015
Patricius – Furmint Reserve 2015
Sauska Tokaj – Furmint Dry 2015
Samuel Tinon – Birtok Furmint 2015
18.00 – Mádi Kör walkaround tasting in the Aszú House, see the interactive exhibition
Venue: Aszúház, 3909 Mád, Batthyány u. 53
from 18.00 guests are welcome: Four-course dinner in Oroszlános Wine Hotel tuned to Tállya wines
21.00 – András Petruska jazz concert in the Tállya Vincellér House
SATURDAY 23RD APRIL – Events throughout the historical centre of Tokaj
from 9.30 Registration in the Tokaj Cultural and Conference Centre
10.00 – 12.00 Blind tasting of the auction lots in the Tokaj Orthodox church (next to the Sauska Tokaj building)
12.30 – 13.00 Confrérie intronisation ceremony in the Rákóczi Cellar, Tokaj
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch by the Sárga Borház in the Paulay Ede Theatre
15.00 – 16.30 Great Tokaj Wine Auction in the Tokaj Cultural and Conference Centre
From 19.30 dinner in two venues:
– Aszú House, Mád: Winemaker dinner with President of the Confrérie de Tokaj, István Szepsy, and Gábor Rakaczki, Sauska Tokaj winemaker
– Tokaj Cultural and Conference Centre: Confrérie banquette dinner with wine bar serving complimentary wines from leading Tokaj producers, live music.
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Aszú House, Mád: Winemaker dinner with President of the Confrérie de Tokaj, István Szepsy, and Gábor Rakaczki, Sauska Tokaj winemaker
Sauska pezsgő extra brut
Salmon rilette, radish
beetroot meringue, duck liver
Sauska Tokaj Medve Furmint 2013
Marinated herring, green apple, portobello mushroom, greens
Sauska Tokaj Birsalmás Furmint 2012
Sorrel cream soup, beef cheek
Szepsy Úrágya 91 Furmint 2014
Breast of quail, cous-cous, mint
Szepsy Szent Tamás Furmint 2007
Slow-cooked lamb, ras-el-hanout, spring vegetables, buttery potato purée
Szepsy Szamorodni 2012
Ginger belly pork, pak choi, sticky rice
Sauska Late Harvest 2014
Marzipan, wild strawberry, rhubarb, basil
Szepsy Aszú 2006, Sauska Aszú 2003
Cheese selection
Tokaj Cultural and Conference Centre: Confrérie banquette dinner created by Tibor Gál, chef in Eger, with wine bar serving complimentary wines from leading Tokaj producers and live music
Reception:
– Fresh-baked focaccia
Freshly sliced:
– Parma ham – burrata cream
– rump steak
– mangalica rilettes
– mozzarella
– wok-fried venison liver with homemade bread and pickles
Dinner buffet:
Soups:
– Asparagus cream soup with buttery asparagus tips and smoked trout
– Rich venison soup with ceps and blueberry-bacon pasta
Mains:
– Wild mushroom vegetable lasagne
– Creamy paprika catfish with cottage cheese dumplings
– Duck leg confit with cabbage pasta and prunes in red wine
– Whole roasted mangalica leg with curd cheese Mediterranean potatoes
– Beef cheek with potato purée and sheathed woodcut mushroom marinade
– Mini venison burger
Desserts:
– Tiramisu with strawberries
– many fruits bistro cake
– Vargabéles with madártej (sweet cottage cheese and noodle cake with floating islands)
– Classic Rákóczi cottage cheese served in a glass
– Bistro cream pastry
Bükk cheeses with Othello grape and tomato jam
Seasonal fruits
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SUNDAY 24TH APRIL – Discover the charm of the Tokaj wine region at your own leisure. Free programme.
12.00 – lunch together in the Sárga Borház Restaurant (La Maison Jaune)
