J & J Ostrožovič
Family estate founded in 1990 with about 58 ha of vineyards and a tasting cellar 13 metres below ground.
- Tastings
- Cellar tours
- Rooms
- Wine shop
- E-shop
- Events
Tokaj village in the Trebišov district
Veľká Tŕňa
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.
Veľká Tŕňa is where Slovak Tokaj feels most like a living village tradition. Its Gazdovské pivnice, a protected area of farmhouse cellars dug into tuff, hide more than 100 cellars behind 33 stone portals; most belong to families who make small amounts of wine and taste it with visitors by arrangement. The cellar owners' association opens them to the public at events such as Tokaj LIVE. Above the village lie the vineyards of the J & J Ostrožovič estate, whose tasting cellar sits 13 metres underground.
Wineries in Veľká Tŕňa
Vinárstvo u Koňa
Small winery with a cellar in Veľká Tŕňa's farmhouse tuff-cellar area; tastings are arranged by phone.
- Tastings
Víno Kapraľ
Family wine business with a 12-metre cellar in the Gazdovské pivnice, a traditional cottage to rent and bikes to borrow.
- Tastings
- Cellar tours
- Rooms
Víno 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.
- Tastings
- Cellar tours
- Rooms
Things to do in Veľká Tŕňa
Gazdovské pivnice cellar area, Veľká Tŕňa
A lane of farmhouse wine cellars dug into volcanic tuff, with 33 stone portals leading to more than 100 cellars still used by local growers.
Romanesque church, Veľká Tŕňa
A 13th-century hilltop church with a lord's gallery and Romanesque murals, now used by the Reformed Church.
Classicist Greek Catholic church, Veľká Tŕňa
A village church from about 1828 with a Baroque-style onion roof and altars from the time it was built.
Where to stay in Veľká Tŕňa
Penzión Tokaj
The guesthouse of the J & J Ostrožovič estate, with breakfast, a bottle of wine, a pool and a jacuzzi included; from €59 per person per night in a double room (2026).
JM apartmány
Five apartments in Veľká Tŕňa with a large common room, from €35 per apartment per night (2026).
Na chalupe
A traditional cottage run by the Víno Kapraľ winery in Veľká Tŕňa, with a full kitchen, plus home-cooked meals and cellar tastings on request.
Gazdovský dvor u capa
The renovated farmhouse of the Víno Vdovjak family winery, with four double rooms and tastings in the family's cellar in the Gazdovské pivnice.
Events in Veľká Tŕňa
Tokaj Unplugged
Usually a Saturday night in June, around St John's Eve
Tokaj LIVE – Festival of Farmers' Wines
Usually a Saturday in late August
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