István Szépsy

Not all wine regions benefit from it – or should even consider it. Single vineyard wines that is. Bourgogne? Yes. Douro? Not sure. Mosel? Yes. Chianti? Maybe. Bordeaux? In rare cases. Tokaj? Yes!

I’m not presenting a remarkable statement in any way. It’s old news. Oldest news in the world actually if we’re sticking to Tokaj. This is the very first regional appellation and vineyard classification in the world going back to 1700 and in the 17...

Today Tokaj is closing in at around 400 different single vineyard locations, some more famous than others. Betsek, Mézes Mály and Szent Tamás are for example pretty well-known sites. Deserved or not; that’s up to the taster to decide although one can’t deny the historic part of fame. There are reasons though, not to expect greatness just because a wine comes from the Szent Tamás vineyard. There are differences in quality if the vines are from ...