Slovak Tokaj is a region in Eastern Slovakia, near the Hungarian Tokaj region.
Understand
[edit]An agreement signed in June 2004 ended a conflict between Hungary and Slovakia, allowing winemakers on 907 hectares in seven Slovak villages to manufacture Tokaj wine following the same quality standards issued by Hungary in 1990.
Villages throughout the Tokaj include:
- 1 Čerhov.
- 2 Veľká Tŕňa.
- 3 Malá Tŕňa.
- 4 Slovenské Nové Mesto. The village was founded in 1918; it used to be a district of Sátoraljaújhely.
- 5 Bara.
- 6 Černochov.
- 7 Viničky.
Get in
[edit]There are two train stations on the line between Košice and Čierna nad Tisou, with a train in each directions every 2 hours. Trains from Budapest and Miskolc terminate in Sátoraljaújhely.
Get around
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[edit]There are several places where local produce can be bought:
- 1 [dead link] Zlatý strapec, Viničky 118 (in the village, ask for Nagyová), ☏ +421 56 637 39 75.
- 2 Ostrožovič, Nižná 233, 076 82 Veľká Tŕňa, ☏ +421 56 679 33 22.
Stay safe
[edit]Go next
[edit]- Trebišov - the capital city of the region, with a regional museum also covering the Tokaj wine production.
- Small Carpathians Wine Region - wine region at the opposite side of the country
- Sátoraljaújhely in Tokaj Region, in Hungary