The Winery Szepsy of Tokaj

Winery Szepsy
The winery offers 25 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Tokaj.
It is located in Tokaj

The Winery Szepsy is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Tokaj to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Szepsy wines

Looking for the best Winery Szepsy wines in Tokaj among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Szepsy wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Szepsy wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Winery Szepsy

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Szepsy

How Winery Szepsy wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of thai basil chicken or ultra-fast and yet so light....

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Szepsy

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Szepsy. often reveals types of flavors of cream, marmalade or cheese and sometimes also flavors of fig, orange or honey.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Szepsy

  • 2005With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.68/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Szepsy.

  • Furmint
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Kövidinka
  • Zéta
  • Hárslevelű

Discovering the wine region of Tokaj

Tokaj (formerly Tokaj-Hegyalja) has Long been Hungary's most famous and respected wine region, thanks mostly to its nectar-like, botrytized Tokaji dessert wines. The region and its wine are held in such esteem in Hungary that the national anthem thanks God for it: Tokaj szolovesszein nektárt csepegtettél - into the vineyards of Tokaj you dripped Sweet nectar The region is located in the northeast of Hungary, near the border with Slovakia. Comprising roughly 30 small towns and villages, it measures 40 kilometers (25 miles) from southwest to northeast, making it roughly the same Size as Burgundy's Côte d'Or. At its very southern edge is the town of Tokaj from which the region and its wines ultimate take their name.

The main centers of Tokaji wine production are the towns of Mad, Tarcal and Tokaj itself. Tokaj's Climate is relatively Warm. The winegrowing area is protected by the vast crescent-shaped mountain range (the Carpathians) which dominates neighboring Slovakia and Romania. The region's soils are a patchwork of various types.

Volcanic clays are to be found in the higher sites on the many hillsides here, and on lower-lying sites layers of loess and other sedimentary soils cover the bedrock. Closer to the banks of the Bodrog, the river which flows along the region's eastern edge, sandier soils prevail, particularly around Tokaj town. The Grape varieties used to make Tokaji wines are Furmint, Harslevelu and Sárga Muskotály (Muscat Blanc), in that order of importance. Furmint, which dominates the Tokaji blend, is renowned for its naturally high Acidity, high sugar levels and spicy aromatic profile.

The top white wines of Winery Szepsy

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Szepsy

How Winery Szepsy wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Szepsy

On the nose the white wine of Winery Szepsy. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or flint and sometimes also flavors of nutty, honey or straw.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Szepsy

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Szepsy.

  • Furmint
  • Hárslevelű

Discover the grape variety: Furmint

Furmint is a very old Hungarian grape variety. It arrived in France in the 1800s. The bunches of Furmint are of medium size. They are compact and cylindrical. The berries are also of medium size. They are either short elliptical or rounded. Their thick skin changes from greenish white to reddish once the fruit is mature. This grape variety is known throughout the world for being part of the composition of the Hungarian Tokaj vintage. Robust, rich in alcohol and acidity, it needs light soil and a warm, dry climate to be fertile. It must also be pruned short and its budding takes place 7 days after the Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is of the second late period. This grape variety fears grey rot and erinosis. When vinified dry, Furmint produces a very fragrant, fine and highly alcoholic white wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Szepsy

Planning a wine route in the of Tokaj? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Szepsy.

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

News about Winery Szepsy and wines from the region

The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 5-minute clip, the speakers discuss organic wines and the movement towards more environmentally friendly practices. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bussières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: Heart-to-heart

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