Slovak Tokay Vineyard (Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj) | |
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the Slovak Tokay Vineyard is a region of Slovakia. With 907 hectares planted, it represents less than 10% of the Tokay production region which is mainly located in Hungary.
Understand
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Location of Slovak wine regions. In red the Tokay region.
An agreement signed in June 2004 ended a conflict between Hungary and Slovakia authorizing winegrowers in a 907 hectare region of seven Slovak villages to make wine from Tokaj respecting the same quality standards decreed by Hungary in 1990.
Cities
- 1 Čerhov
- 2 Veľká Tàňa
- 3 Malá Tàňa
- 4 Slovenské Nové Mesto – The village was before 1918, a district of the city of Sátoraljaújhely.
- 5 Bara
- 6 Černochov
- 7 Viničky
To go
The region has two stations located on the railway line between Kosice and Čierna nad Tisou with one train each way every two hours.
- 1 Čerhov Station
- 2 Slovenské Nové Mesto Station
Direct trains from Budapest and Miskolc have their terminus at Sátoraljaújhely.
Circulate
Do
To buy
There are a few points of sale among producers.
- 1 Zlatý strapec Viničky 118 (Once in the village ask: Nagyová),
421 56 637 39 75 – Family production. If there is no one in the shop, ring the bell, the owners live in the house just above. Beautiful cellars and collection of bottles of all shapes.
- 2 Ostrožovič Nižná 233, 076 82 Veľká Tàňa,
421 56 679 33 22 – The biggest producer of Slovak tokay.
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Around
- 1 Sátoraljaújhely (in Hungary)
- 2 Trebišov – Chief town of the district, the regional museum contains a section devoted to the production of Tokay wines.