# Tokaj Slovakia

> The independent guide to Slovak Tokaj. The other side of Tokaj: seven villages, tuff cellars, an hour from Košice. Independent and not official: listings are free for every business and verified from public sources with a date.

Facts as of 2026-10-26. Slovak version: https://tokajslovakia.com/sk/

## Key facts (with sources)
- Municipalities: 7: Bara, Čerhov, Černochov, Malá Tŕňa, Slovenské Nové Mesto, Veľká Tŕňa, Viničky (Defined by § 30 of Slovak Act No. 313/2009 Coll. as a closed wine region bounded by the cadastral areas of these villages. Strážne, Ladmovce and Streda nad Bodrogom are not part of it.) Source: https://static.slov-lex.sk/static/SK/ZZ/2009/313/20200721.html
- Delimited area (commonly cited): 907 ha (The law defines the region by the cadastral areas of the seven villages, not in hectares; 907 ha is the figure commonly given by the regional tourism board and the press agency TASR. The register shows 891 ha of vineyards in 2022 and 657 ha of Tokaj grape varieties on 31 July 2025.) Source: https://www.uksup.sk/sites/default/files/2026-05/Plochy_oblasti_2005_2022.pdf, https://www.uksup.sk/sites/default/files/2026-05/Vinohradnicky_register_statistika_vin_rok_2024_2025_web.pdf, https://www.kosiceregion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Brozura_JedinecnyTokaj26_EN_dvojstrany_scrn.pdf, https://www.teraz.sk/magazin/jaroslav-ostrozovic-tokaj-nie-je-len/704306-clanok.html
- Tokaj varieties planted: 657 ha: Furmint 291 ha, Muškát žltý 197 ha, Lipovina 169 ha (National register figure for the Tokaj grape varieties, which in practice grow in the Tokaj region. Kabar, Kövérszőlő and Zéta together cover less than half a hectare.) Source: https://www.uksup.sk/sites/default/files/2026-05/Vinohradnicky_register_statistika_vin_rok_2024_2025_web.pdf
- Registered wine producers: 42 (About 4.5 % of all registered producers in Slovakia. Many of them are small family cellars that open by arrangement.) Source: https://www.uksup.sk/sites/default/files/2026-05/Vinohradnicky_register_statistika_vin_rok_2024_2025_web.pdf
- Grape varieties: Furmint, Lipovina, Muškát žltý; since 2022 also Kabar, Kövérszőlő and Zéta (Lipovina is the Slovak name of Hárslevelű, Muškát žltý of Yellow Muscat (Sárgamuskotály).) Source: https://static.slov-lex.sk/static/SK/ZZ/2009/313/20200721.html, https://indprop.gov.sk/swift_data/source/pdf/specifikacie_op_oz/Ziadosti/Zmena_PDO-SK-A0120_SINGLE_DOCUMENT-1.pdf
- Protected designations of origin: „Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj“ (EU-protected since 2006) and „Tokajské víno zo slovenskej oblasti“ (registered by EU Regulation 2025/1291 of 2 July 2025) (Hungary opposed the 2025 registration; the European Commission registered the name, finding no risk of confusion with the Hungarian Tokaj/Tokaji.) Source: https://www.boe.es/doue/2025/1291/L00001-00005.pdf, https://lisbon-express.wipo.int/pdf/CRTINF_25456_Current%20information%20-%20AO-1230.pdf
- EU court rulings on the name: General Court T-194/10 (8 November 2012) and Court of Justice C-31/13 P (13 February 2014), both against Hungary's challenge (The cases concerned the entry of Slovak Tokaj wine in the EU's E-Bacchus database.) Source: https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinohradn%C3%ADcka_oblas%C5%A5_Tokaj, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokaj_wine_region
- UNESCO: Not inscribed. The Hungarian part has been a World Heritage Site since 2002; the Slovak part has been on Slovakia's Tentative List since 2002. (UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has twice recommended that Hungary and Slovakia work towards a cross-border extension.) Source: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1063/, https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1684
- Soil and slopes: Volcanic andesite, rhyolite and tuff under clay soils; only south, south-east and south-west facing slopes at 105–320 m Source: https://lisbon-express.wipo.int/pdf/CRTINF_25456_Current%20information%20-%20AO-1230.pdf
- Climate: Continental; mean annual temperature about 9.6 °C, about 608 mm of rain a year, long dry autumns with morning mists that favour noble rot Source: https://lisbon-express.wipo.int/pdf/CRTINF_25456_Current%20information%20-%20AO-1230.pdf
- Largest cellar: Tokaj & CO in Malá Tŕňa: about 2.5 km of tuff corridors with about 1,500 barrels, a national cultural monument Source: https://www.kosiceregion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Brozura_JedinecnyTokaj26_EN_dvojstrany_scrn.pdf, https://www.showcaves.com/english/sk/subterranea/Tokaj.html
- Putňa levels still made: Tokajský výber from 3 to 6 putne; Slovakia kept the 3- and 4-putňový levels (The Act (§ 35) defines the 3- to 6-putňový levels; the minimum residual sugar of 60, 90, 120 and 150 g/l is set by the PDO specification. The wine ages at least three years, two of them in wood.) Source: https://static.slov-lex.sk/static/SK/ZZ/2009/313/20200721.html, https://indprop.gov.sk/swift_data/source/pdf/specifikacie_op_oz/Ziadosti/Zmena_PDO-SK-A0120_SINGLE_DOCUMENT-1.pdf

## Villages of the region
- [Bara](https://tokajslovakia.com/villages/bara/): A two-part village on the southern edge of the vineyards, with a modern wine estate, a farm estate with rooms and a church from the 13th century.
- [Čerhov](https://tokajslovakia.com/villages/cerhov/): The gateway village when you arrive from Košice, with the Tokaj tourist information office, two wine shops and a small folk museum.
- [Černochov](https://tokajslovakia.com/villages/cernochov/): The smallest of the seven Tokaj villages, a quiet hillside settlement near the barrel-shaped observation tower in the vineyards.
- [Malá Tŕňa](https://tokajslovakia.com/villages/mala-trna/): Often called the heart of Slovak Tokaj: a single cellar street holds the region's largest historic cellar, an organic family winery and a row of small farmhouse cellars.
- [Slovenské Nové Mesto](https://tokajslovakia.com/villages/slovenske-nove-mesto/): The largest of the seven villages, on the border opposite Hungary's Sátoraljaújhely, with a railway station and the start of a cycle route through the vineyards.
- [Veľká Tŕňa](https://tokajslovakia.com/villages/velka-trna/): Home of the Gazdovské pivnice: 33 stone portals leading to more than 100 tuff cellars of small growers, plus one of the region's best-known family estates.
- [Viničky](https://tokajslovakia.com/villages/vinicky/): A riverside wine village on the Bodrog at the foot of the volcanic Borsuk hill, with family cellars, a guesthouse restaurant and boats on the river.

## Wineries
- [Tokaj & CO](https://tokajslovakia.com/wineries/tokaj-and-co/): The largest Slovak Tokaj producer according to the regional tourism board, with a 2.5 km historic tuff cellar that is a national cultural monument.
- [Tokaj Macik Winery](https://tokajslovakia.com/wineries/tokaj-macik-winery/): Fourth-generation family winery that describes itself as the only certified organic winery in the Tokaj region, with rooms and barrel cabins in the vineyard.
- [J & J Ostrožovič](https://tokajslovakia.com/wineries/ostrozovic/): Family estate founded in 1990 with about 58 ha of vineyards and a tasting cellar 13 metres below ground.
- [Chateau Grand Bari](https://tokajslovakia.com/wineries/chateau-grand-bari/): A modern estate in Veľká Bara with tours of the winery, tuff cellars and vineyards, plus a restaurant, rooms and a lookout tower.
- [Tokaj Zlatý Strapec](https://tokajslovakia.com/wineries/zlaty-strapec/): Three-generation family winery in Viničky with a medieval tuff cellar and a guesthouse restaurant next door.
- [Chateau Viničky](https://tokajslovakia.com/wineries/chateau-vinicky/): Tokaj producer in Viničky whose selections are sold at the Vínotéka TOKAJ shop in Čerhov; visits are not currently advertised.
- [Víno Vdovjak](https://tokajslovakia.com/wineries/vdovjak/): Small family winery in its sixth generation, with wine maturing in one of Veľká Tŕňa's farmhouse tuff cellars and rooms in a renovated farmhouse.
- [Víno Kapraľ](https://tokajslovakia.com/wineries/vino-kapral/): Family wine business with a 12-metre cellar in the Gazdovské pivnice, a traditional cottage to rent and bikes to borrow.
- [Vinárstvo u Koňa](https://tokajslovakia.com/wineries/vinarstvo-u-kona/): Small winery with a cellar in Veľká Tŕňa's farmhouse tuff-cellar area; tastings are arranged by phone.
- [Tokaj Gold](https://tokajslovakia.com/wineries/tokaj-gold/): Young winery on the steep Orešie slope below the Borsuk volcano, with a 100-metre tuff cellar and a farm estate with rooms in Malá Bara.
- [Tokajský strapec](https://tokajslovakia.com/wineries/tokajsky-strapec/): Association of small growers in Viničky that opens members' farmhouse cellars so you can meet the winemaker and taste at the source.
- [Mea Grati](https://tokajslovakia.com/wineries/mea-grati/) (outside the delimited region): Experience-oriented winery in Ladmovce, just outside the seven-village Tokaj region, with guided tastings, tours and events.
- [Chateau Vécsey](https://tokajslovakia.com/wineries/chateau-vecsey/) (outside the delimited region): Winery in Streda nad Bodrogom, outside the Tokaj region, with sommelier-led tastings in a 200-metre cellar once owned by the Vécsey barons.

## Guides
- [Plan your trip to Slovak Tokaj](https://tokajslovakia.com/plan/): How long to stay, how the seven villages fit together, what to book ahead and how to taste without driving: your planning guide to Slovak Tokaj.
- [Getting to Slovak Tokaj](https://tokajslovakia.com/plan/getting-there/): Trains from Košice, driving distances from Budapest, Kraków and Bratislava, airports, car hire, the border crossing to Hungary and getting around the villages.
- [When to visit Slovak Tokaj](https://tokajslovakia.com/plan/when-to-visit/): Slovak Tokaj month by month: cellar festivals from May, harvest and the Open Cellars Day in September, autumn mists, quiet winters, and what is open when.
- [Where to stay in Slovak Tokaj](https://tokajslovakia.com/plan/where-to-stay/): Winery rooms, village guesthouses, cottages and campsites in Slovak Tokaj, or Košice as a base: which village suits whom, prices and when to book ahead.
- [Food and drink in Slovak Tokaj](https://tokajslovakia.com/plan/food-and-drink/): Zemplín dishes to try, eating at wineries and guesthouses, buying wine from several producers in Čerhov, tasting etiquette and prices, and drinking safely.
- [Practical information](https://tokajslovakia.com/plan/practical-info/): Money, languages, tourist information, booking cellar visits, phones, emergencies, drink-driving rules, accessibility and taking wine home from Slovak Tokaj.
- [Itineraries](https://tokajslovakia.com/plan/itineraries/): Three plans for Slovak Tokaj: a car-free day trip from Košice, a weekend with a night at a winery, and three days on both sides of the border.
- [Day trip from Košice](https://tokajslovakia.com/plan/itineraries/day-trip-from-kosice/): One day in Slovak Tokaj from Košice, by train and on foot: two or three booked tastings, the cellar lanes, the barrel-shaped lookout tower and lunch.
- [A weekend in Slovak Tokaj](https://tokajslovakia.com/plan/itineraries/weekend-in-slovak-tokaj/): Two days in Slovak Tokaj with a night at a winery: the cellar lanes of Malá and Veľká Tŕňa, Viničky and the Bodrog river, and the Rákóczi manor in Borša.
- [One Tokaj, two countries: three days](https://tokajslovakia.com/plan/itineraries/one-tokaj-two-countries/): Three days across the Tokaj landscape: Slovak cellar villages, then Sátoraljaújhely, Sárospatak and Tokaj town in Hungary, with tips for crossing the border.
- [Tokaj wine: the Slovak side](https://tokajslovakia.com/tokaj-wine/): What makes Slovak Tokaj wine distinct: seven villages, volcanic soils, noble rot and cibéby, the main styles and grapes, tuff cellars and where to taste.
- [Tokaj wine styles](https://tokajslovakia.com/tokaj-wine/wine-styles/): Samorodné, výber 3–6-putňový, esencia, forditáš and mášláš: every Slovak Tokaj wine category, its legal rules, how it tastes, serving and food ideas.
- [Tokaj grape varieties](https://tokajslovakia.com/tokaj-wine/grape-varieties/): Furmint, Lipovina and Muškát žltý make almost all Slovak Tokaj wine. How each grape tastes, how much is planted, and the three newcomers added in 2022.
- [The tuff cellars of Slovak Tokaj](https://tokajslovakia.com/tokaj-wine/tuff-cellars/): Why Tokaj wine matures in cellars dug into volcanic tuff, the cellar rows of Malá Tŕňa, Veľká Tŕňa and Viničky, and how to book a visit and what to expect.
- [A history of Slovak Tokaj](https://tokajslovakia.com/tokaj-wine/history/): From old legends and Ottoman-era cellars to the 1920 border, the state winery, EU court rulings and the 2025 PDO: the history of Tokaj on the Slovak side.
- [Slovak and Hungarian Tokaj: one landscape, two countries](https://tokajslovakia.com/tokaj-wine/slovak-and-hungarian-tokaj/): How Slovak and Hungarian Tokaj compare: size, rules, putňa and puttony, výber and aszú, samorodné and szamorodni, and how to visit both sides in one trip.
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