This part of the cellar was dug in the 19th century, in order to link the separate passages together.

Dereszla Winery

You'll find Chateau Dereszla Winery in the centre of the Tokaj region. When you look around, you'll see 30 hectares of grapes in 30 different vineyards. If you stay, you can taste the best blends and gain insight into the making of the finest wines of Tokaj.

The biggest room in the cellar, where we can seat 60 people at a time. – © Attila Kertesz

Entrance to the cellar. The buildings of the cellar are national monuments. The smallest was built in the 17th century, and the other in the 19th century. – © Attila Kertesz

The small tasting room in the traditional cellar, where the light is always on, so the walls are not covered with mould, in order to show the stone in its fully beauty. – © Attila Kertesz

The main entrance of the Dereszla Winery. This building has a cannonball in the wall, that was shot during the 1848 Revolution and War of Independence. – © Attila Kertesz

The biggest room in the cellar, where we can seat 60 people at a time. – © Attila Kertesz

During your journey through the Dereszla cellars, you'll learn about Tokaj’s history, as this cellar is one of the oldest ones in the region. You'll see old wall carvings from the beginning of the 15th century. Walk through the cellars and travel through ages of different owners, kings, princes, barons, the Habsburg Monarchy, Jewish merchants and so on. Follow the footprints of the past few hundred years. You'll see the special Tokaj-style winding coherent cellar system that lies deep under the Dereszla vineyard. The latest passage was built in 2011, so you can see the move from tradition to innovation. The 1 km long cellar system is essential to produce the world famous Tokaji Aszú.

In the cellar, you'll see the whole process of winemaking. You'll see 1,000 barrels and 500,000 bottles laid down for aging. In the building you'll notice a cannonball on the wall, which was shot during the 1848 Revolution and War of Hungarian Independence.

In the Henye Winery, which belongs to the Dereszla Winery, you can enjoy cultural events every Saturday, including concerts and theatre plays.

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Dereszla Winery

Hours

You are welcome all year round, we always have programs that you can join, or we can organize according to your needs. Our Wine Shop offers many programs (harvest, winemaking course, vineyard tour, daytime or evening Zemplén Mountain Tour) and wine tasting with cellar tours.