....Great views of one of Europe's oldest Wine Regions... the cultural landscape of Tokaj demonstrates the long tradition of wine production in this region of low hills and river valleys... Tokaj is only one of 28 towns and villages in the the Tokaj-Hegyalja region, each with their own wineries..... but it was here it once started back in the 15thC... Hungarian Tokaj was served at Versailles and became a favourite of Louis XV, King of France.... this Region is legendary for one of the world’s best natural sweet desert wines, Tokaji Aszú... there are plenty of vineyards, farms, small towns, medieval castles, nature trails and gourmet restaurants to explore... the region is most famous for its 3.000 wine cellars... Thanks a lot Bori!¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Tokaj wine region or Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region is a historical wine region located in northeastern Hungary and southeastern Slovakia. It is also one of the seven larger wine regions of Hungary.
Hegyalja means "foothills" in Hungarian, and this was the original name of the region. It consists of 28 named villages and 11,149 hectares of classified vineyards, of which an estimated 5,500 are currently planted.
The area has been protected since 1737, when it was declared an exclusive wine area by a royal decree, the first example of such a provision in the world.
The Tokaj Wine Region was recognized by UNESCO for its importance to the common cultural heritage of humanity. It was listed as a protected cultural landscape by the World Heritage Committee in 2002.
There are 7 sites in this World Heritage:
Tokaj Wine Region
Ungvári Wine Cellar
Rákóczi Wine Cellar
Koporosi Cellars
Gomboshegyi Cellars
Oremus Cellars
Tolcsva Wine Museum Cellars
Stamps:
Working Dogs
(Issued 08-07-2019)
Christmas
(Issued 31-10-2003)
2018 Heroes of World War I
(Issued 25-10-2018)
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