Two wines from leading Tokaji producer Disznókő: one dry and one sweet. Disznókő Tokaji Dry Furmint 2016 Tokaji, Hungary 12.5% alcohol. This is crisp, fresh and fruity with a nice stony…
A Christmas treat – a remarkable Tokaji
I can’t think of many wines more appropriate for this festive season that this little beauty. It’s a Tokaji, from the wonderful Disznókő estate. Lovely complexity, with a bit of…
Selfie wine tasting video 1 – Tokaji Eszencia four times!
I thought it might be quite fun to do some ‘selfie’ videos of wine tasting, taken on my camera phone, in situ. Here I taste Tokaji Eszencia, a remarkable, intensely…
Tokaji in Tokaj, the film
Here’s the film from my visit to Tokaj, featuring Disznoko, Lazlo Meszaros the Director of Disznoko, and the wonderful Aszu berries being harvested one at a time.
Some more pictures from Tokaj
Just back from my lightning trip to Tokaj. I enjoyed it a great deal, and learned a lot. I thought I knew a little about Tokaji (the wine), but visiting…
On the road in Tokaj, Hungary
It fills me with a sense of childish excitement when I visit a new wine region. I’ve said it before, and likely I will say it again, that it is…
A brilliant Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos
A big dinner last night at home with friends. For me, this was the stand-out wine. It’s truly wonderful. Expensive, but one of the world’s great sweet wines. Királyudvar Tokaji…