Bodrog Borműhely Dry Tokaj 2023

If you're bored of drinking Chablis, try this. A light, fragrant and zesty white with notes of apple, quince and pineapple. The palate is soft and mineral with a long, lingering finish. It's the kind of wine you'll happily have a second glass of. And a third. The golden rule of wine is: "Is it refreshing?" Answer: yes. 

Krisztián Farkas and János Hajdú founded Bodrog Borműhely winery in 2007 after graduating the University of oenology. The estate is located a few kilometres from the town of Tokaj, in Bodrogkisfalud, and the vineyards border the surrounding villages. János was born local, his family has been involved in wine and grapes for generations, so it was no question for him to get serious about it. Krisztián is coming from the capital, whose life has been dominated by wine business, having been a sommelier and later a wine merchant. Based on their shared passion and friendship, they started to build a joint estate after their years of wine studies at university.

In 2007 they started a garage winery with 1 ha vineyard and with small classic wooden press and a few barrels. They have grown organically and have expanded steadily, and after more than 15 years of work they now have 7 ha of their own vineyards and bottle 35000 bottle annually. In 2020’ they completed a new full estate visitor centre and guest house. From viticulture to winemaking, most of the work they do themselves carefully. Since 2016 the estate has been steadily transitioning to organic farming to produce more expressive wines. In 2021, they also started the process of obtaining the official organic certification (Bio-Garacia, HU-ÖKO-02), and the estate is currently under the status of a reapproved organic wine producer.