Villány Tour - The Big Four
Highlights
- Exploring Villány wine region,
- Tasting more than 20 wines
- Visiting 4 top wineries, Guided cellar tours
- Small group, personalized service
- Wine a’More’s wine tour guide
Overview
Villány is a wine region located in the southern part of Hungary, and is well-known for its long-established wine traditions, high quality, massively tannic red wines, easily accessible cellars and the hospitality of the winegrowers. The wines are among the highly rated ones throughout the country, appreciated both by wine professionals and the wine lover audience. There are numerous old wine cellars, cellar villages in the wine region. A couple of years ago Villány introduced its own appellation control system, which symbolises the region’s strong commitment to high quality standards. Since then the “crocus” has become the symbol of top Villány wines. Not only strong commitment to quality, but utmost respect of traditions features the winemakers of Villány.
Let time stand still, smell the scents of the countryside, discover the colours, listen to the sounds of nature, taste the amazing wines of Hungary and enjoy its excellent gastronomy! Meet the winemakers and learn about the grape varieties, soils and wines. Listen to the stories, taste wines with your friends and stroll through hundreds-of-years-old cellars! We hope these thoughts will entice you to explore the magnificent wine regions and wines of Hungary.
- Day 1 - Arrive in Villány wine region
We leave Budapest in the morning and head to the Villány wine region. We have our first tasting in one of the most prominent wine estates in Hungary. They organise local festivals and sponsor different Art-related events besides making high prestige wines. Having visited the cellar we grab our picnic baskets, full with local farm products and hit the road. We have our lunch in open-air, among the vineyards. Later we have some free time to stroll along the main street of Villány. Check-in at our hotel and visit an exceptional cellar, which is a real adventure. Dinner with a selection of typical Villány wines is served at the winery’s restaurant afterwards.
- Day 2 - Leave Villány wine region
To kick off the day we visit a unique cellar-row village of 53 old cellars built in the hillside in 3 rows. The buildings were built during the 18th century by German settlers. We meet one of the most well-known wineries of Villány, during our third visit. The winemaking traditions of the family go back to 7 generations. The present wine estate was founded in 1991 and they also played an essential role in creating brands like Kopár, emphasising the importance of terroir, introducing single vineyard approach. Later we taste wines at a relatively new winery, which is located at the foot of Villány’s iconic hill with beautiful view of the vineyards. Both the quality of the wines and the services of the estate are remarkable. They are determined to make great, elegant and uniquely Hungarian wines. We are also going to have lunch here. We leave the wine region, late in the afternoon.
- Tours as mentioned in the itinerary
- Wine tastings
- Professional guide
- Personal Expenses