The biggest cellar room in the Tokaj region, called the Hall of Knights of the Tokaji Rákóczi Cellar. Aristocrats and noble people used to gather here together for important discussions, elections and of course to enjoy the famous Tokaji Aszú wine.

Rákóczi Cellar

Named after the Rákóczi family who ruled the town of Tokaj in the 17th century, and referred to as the "Palace" locally, the complex of buildings was strategically located at the core of the medieval town, next to the main square.

The front entrance of historical Tokaji Rákóczi Cellar which dates back to the
15th century. It got its name from one of the most famous and important
Hungarian aristocrat family, Rákóczi. – © Ako Steszár

A nice restaurant room in the house-court of Tokaji Rákóczi Cellar. Visitors
can enjoy wine tasting dinners between these very thick walls that tell
historical stories to the wine lovers. – © István Meszaros

Old barrels in a typical cellar tunnel in Tokaji Rákóczi Cellar. Producers
are obliged to use oak barrels for Aszú wine aging, the most well-know ones
are called; Gönci and Szerednyei barrels. – © István Meszaros

Rákóczi Ferenc the II. keeps an eye on every visitor of the Cellar - named after his Rákóczi family name - when they enter the waiting room of the wine shop. – © Ako Steszár

The biggest cellar room in the Tokaj region, called the Hall of Knights of the
Tokaji Rákóczi Cellar. Aristocrats and noble people used to gather here
together for important discussions, elections and of course to enjoy the
famous Tokaji Aszú wine. – © István Meszaros

The front entrance of historical Tokaji Rákóczi Cellar which dates back to the 15th century. It got its name from one of the most famous and important Hungarian aristocrat family, Rákóczi. – © Ako Steszár

The Palace, comprised of the cellar and the manor above it, served as the centre of Tokaj's wine trade in the 16th and 17th century. The cellar has the largest underground knight's hall in Tokaj-Hegyalja. As you enter the cellar, the past seems to come alive, and the vaults nearly resound with the chiming of golden goblets held high by legendary kings, princes and noblemen.

The history of the cellar and the manor goes back to far earlier times than the Rákóczi rule. As the Roman Catholic church in the vicinity was built in the 13th century, some believe that the manor and the cellar itself were also built in medieval times, especially its older, narrower and deeper corridors.

The first grape seeds reliably dated to the 17th century ever found in Tokaj-Hegyalja were excavated in this cellar. Archaeological research has demonstrated that the medieval and Arpadian layer is one and a half metres thick, suggesting that the area of the Rákóczi Cellar and the manor has been at the heart of Tokaj for at least a thousand years, where the most important matters were addressed and the most precious things were stored. In Tokaj-Hegyalja, for centuries, nothing has been more important than wine and the wine trade.

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