Wine region
Tokaj
Tokaj is a wine region in Hungary, home to 81 wineries, producing red, white wines, known for Tokaji.
On this page
Tokaj's 81 wineries produce predominantly white wine; varies by region is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry PDO designation.
About the Tokaj region
- Location
- Tokaj wine region (Hungarian: Tokaji borvidék Slovak: Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj) or Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region (short Tokaj-Hegyalja or Hegyalja) is a historical wine region located in northeastern Hungary and southeastern Slovakia.
- Climate
- Tokaj’s microclimate is shaped by sunny south-facing slopes and the nearby Tisza and Bodrog rivers, creating conditions favourable to Botrytis noble rot and the subsequent drying of grapes.
- Soils
- Tokaj vineyard soils are described as clay or loess over volcanic subsoil.
Region facts sourced from Wikipedia contributors, "Tokaj wine region", Wikipedia, revision 1350074914, retrieved 2026-07-11. (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International).
Characteristic grapes
Tokaj is best known for Tokaji. The most-bottled single-varietal wines here are varies by region, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc. Tokaj's signature grapes often go into blends, so single-grape bottlings skew toward other varieties.
- Furmint
- Hárslevelű
Most common single-grape wines
When Tokaj wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:
- varies by region
- 5 single-grape wines
- Chardonnay
- 1 single-grape wine
- Sauvignon Blanc
- 1 single-grape wine
Wine profile
Tokaj is predominantly a white-wine region (about 99% of its wines).
291 distinct Tokaj wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.
- White289 · 99%
- Red2 · 1%
Types: Sparkling, Still.
Representative Tokaj wines
Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.
- Royal Tokaji — By Appointment Only Late Harvest Furmint
- Oremus — Aszu 4 Puttonyos
- Balassa — Betsek Furmint
- Crown — Aszu 5 Puttonyos
- Oremus — Mandolas Furmint Dry
- Majoros — Muskotaly Aszu 6 Puttonyos
- Lenkey Pinceszet — Holdvolgy
- Erzsebet Pince — Kiraly 1A
Quality designations
Wines here carry PDO status — a controlled quality designation.
- PDOEU Protected Designation of Origin — guarantees a wine comes from and is made in a specific place.
Hungary wine designations
- PDO
- PDO is the European Union protected designation of origin category.
- PGI
- PGI is the European Union protected geographical indication category.
Understanding the wine data
- Designation
- The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How to choose a good Tokaj wine
Look for the PDO designation — it signals a controlled-origin Tokaj wine.
FAQs
- Where is Tokaj?
- Tokaj wine region ( Hungarian : Tokaji borvidék Slovak : Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj ) or Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region (short Tokaj-Hegyalja or Hegyalja ) is a historical wine region located in northeastern Hungary and southeastern Slovakia .
- Which grapes are associated with Tokaj?
- Tokaj is represented in the WhatDrink region dataset by Furmint, Hárslevelű. Grape coverage reflects the products currently linked to the region and is not a complete legal planting register.
- What do the designation terms on Tokaj wines mean?
- PDO: PDO is the European Union protected designation of origin category. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
- How are wineries and producers selected for Tokaj?
- Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
- How are representative Tokaj wines selected?
- Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
- How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Tokaj?
- The current regional catalogue contains 291 linked wines from 81 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.
Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.