Drinking Tour activities in Northeastern Hungary
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Valley of the Women Wine Tasting
Wine tasting is popular in the wine cellars of the evocatively named Valley of the Women Wine Tasting (Szépasszony-völgy). This is the place to sample Bull's Blood - one of very few reds produced in Eger - or any of the whites: Leányka, Olaszrizling and Hárslevelű from nearby Debrő. The choice of wine cellars can be a bit daunting and their characters can change, so walk around and have a look yourself.
Cellar Nos 16, 17, 29 and 48 are always popular; for schmaltzy Gypsy music, try No 32 or 42. But if you're interested in good wine, visit cellar Nos 5, 18 and 31. Be careful, though; those glasses (about Ft50 to Ft80) go down easily. Hours are erratic, but a few…
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Wine Cellars
Start with 100mL glasses; you may swallow more than you think you can drink. The correct order for sampling a half-dozen Tokaj wines is Furmint, dry Szamorodni, sweet Szamorodni and then the Aszú wines - from three to five or four to six puttony (a measure of Aszú essence added to base wines in making Tokaj; for more information). Private Wine Cellars (Tokaj) offering tastings (usually 16:00 to 21:00) are scattered throughout town, including those at Rákóczi Ferenc út 2, Óvári utca Nos 3, 6, and 8, and Bem József utca Nos 2 and 16
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István Cellar Wine Tasting
You can sample Eger's famous wines at many places around town, including a couple at the base of the castle, and in the István Cellar Wine Tasting below the Korona hotel; Tourinform has an extensive list.
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Rákóczi Cellar
For the ultimate in tasting venues head for the 600-year-old Rákóczi Cellar, where bottles of wine mature in long corridors (one measures 28m by 10m).
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Hímesudvar
Hímesudvar, a 16th-century wine cellar with shop northwest of the town centre, is another option.
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