Harvest has also been a time for celebration – and true merriment abounds for wine lovers as the stunning wineries of Bodrogkeresztúr open their doors and arms to visitors for the 7th All Saints’ Merriment (Mindszent Havi Mulatság in Hu). This attractive village with some of the top smaller winemakers (Füleky, Bott, Tokaj-Nobilis) stages a family-friendly wine event with live music, performances, crafts and a variety of tasting events in association with larger neighbours, Dereszla and Patricius. For the festival the “electric train” ferries visitors between venues, including to the top of the hill in Bodrogkeresztúr – from where a wonderful view opens over the river Bodrog and its floodplain, the Bodrogköz. Its stunning location between the river and hill mean it has been inhabited since the Bronze Age.
As well as great wineries you can visit the first vinegar maker in the area; the Tokaj Wine Vinegar Manufactory has revived the Hungarian vinegar culture. As well as visiting the plant and museum to follow the journey of Tokaji wine into vinegar, guests can also sample delicacies created by respected chef, Viktor Segal. Of course, cuisine is a natural companion to wine, so local artisan producers of cheeses and jams also join the fun, as do restaurants.
Bodrogkeresztúr is a centre for folk dance, and traditions are thriving here with a monthly táncház (‘dance house’), where keen dancers gather with friends and family to dance the night away to live music. The dance house is the perfect way to end the merriment!
Autumn weather in the Tokaj wine region is generally pleasantly sunny, so All Saints’ Merriment is great for enjoying the last warm rays!
Programme for 2016
Winemakers and artisans generally open to visitors from 9.30 am to 7 pm.
- Bodrog BorműhelyBodrogkeresztúr, Iskola közFriday
16.00 Vineyard tour
Departure from Patrícius Borház – Várhegy – Barakonyi – Csirke-mál – Lapis
Please register at bardos@tokajnobilis.huSaturday
Harvest together in LAPIS vineyard!!!!
Experience the joy of a real Tokaj harvest between 8.00 and 12.00. How it differs from a traditional harvest? Come and see!Meet: 7.30 am in front of the Bodrogkeresztúr mayor’s office.
What we’re bringing: pálinka, wine, a snack,
If you can, come by car (surfaced road to the vineyard), pruning scissors.
Please register by 6th October to Krisztián Farkas: farkas.krisztian@bodrogbormuhely.hu - Puklus
Venue: Bodrogkeresztúr, Tarcali utca 13.
Friday
16.00 Vineyard tour
Departure from Patrícius Borház – Várhegy – Barakonyi – Csirke-mál – Lapis
Please register at bardos@tokajnobilis.hu
Saturday
Our traditional tastings – with new surprise wines
– for the hungry – pogácsa (Hungarian yeasted scone) and mangalica lard bread
early afternoon real homemade game stew from János and master chef assistant, Józsi
– music, fun, good atmosphere, great company
- Tokaji Wine Vinegar Manufactory
Venues: Borecet Művek, Manufaktúra
Venue 1: Borecet Művek – Tarcali út 22. - Saturday
Venue 1: Tokaji Borecet Manufaktúra- Iskola köz 11.
14.00-22.00 – Tasting vinegars
Guest winery: Bodrog Borműhely (János Hajdú Chief Oenologist)
16.00-17.00 Music by Harmadik Zenekar
17.00-18.00 Henri Gonzalez (Fran Palermo) Live
Music for the rest of the night by Róbert Kandala
• Fun handcraft games for children! (making a 3D bunch of grapes, trampoline, ninepins)
Gastronomy: Coq au vinVenue 2: Borecet Művek – Tarcali út 22.
15.00-17.00 –Plant visit every hour (15.00; 16.00; 17.00)
• Museum visit
• Tasting speciality vinegars - Rozgonyi
Venue: Bodrogkeresztúr, Kossuth út 104.
Friday
16.00 Vineyard tour
Departure from Patrícius Borház – Várhegy – Barakonyi – Csirke-mál – Lapis
Please register at bardos@tokajnobilis.hu
Saturday
9.00 Winemakers along the river Bodrog….( wine tasters are welcome all day long)
15.00 Milán Kriston sings famous musical songs
15.30 Innergarden concert
17.00 Wine tasting – Bodrogmenti Borászok Egyesülete (winemakers’ association)Child minding with nursery teacher Manka
Local products: Artisan bags (Betti Nyusti)
Gastronomy: Lebuj Restaurant – Laci bácsi’s stuffed cabbage, sweets and cakes by Hegyalja Éléskamrája, Csicsörke’s special jams, Zempléni Sajt cheeses - Tokaj Nobilis
Venue: Bodrogkeresztúr, Kossuth u. 103.
Friday
16:00 Vineyard tour
Departure from Patrícius Borház – Várhegy – Barakonyi – Csirke-mál – Lapis
Please register at bardos@tokajnobilis.hu
10.00-19.00 wine tasting, cellar visit
10.00-18.00 Helia-D Herbal House presents the world of wine and herbal beauty
10.00-19.00 Ambrus Tanya cheeses, Csicsörke jams
16.00-18.00 Tokaji Bormívelők Társaság – tasting of the artisan society’s wine and presentation of the Riedel Tokaji Furmint glass
Culinary delights – warm and cold dishes from Sárga Borház and wine dinner in the evening - Bott
9.00 Exhibition opening
Tokaj Cooltúra – Presentation of the more than 400-year old Letters-Tokaj-Culture relationship from the aspect of Typojam creative camp
9.00-11.00 Breakfast under the oak tree – Local produces on the table
13.00 Concert: Hangásznégyes
14.00 Bott Winery – 2015 vintage wine tasting – extraordinary wine tasting: bloggers behind the counter!!
- Dereszla
visit the winery on Saturday: 10:00-19:00
Venue: Bodrogkeresztúr, Felső utca 2.
Friday
16.00 Vineyard tour
Departure from Patrícius Borház – Várhegy – Barakonyi – Csirke-mál – Lapis
Please register at bardos@tokajnobilis.hu
Saturday
Visit Dereszla Winery, tastings
11.00-12.00 puppet performance
12 to 16.00 face painting
13.00 to 14.00 and 15.00 to 16.00 wine tastings on the river Bodrog – first with winemaker Edit Bai, second with winemaker István Bai
14.00 concert
17.00 Szeder concert of Edith Piaf songs and other chansons
18.00 Alta Vista/Mendoza estate wines (sister estates of Dereszla) presented by Zoli MarczingósMini market and fried fish dishes - Füleky
visit the winery on Saturday: 10.00-19.00
Venue: Bodrogkeresztúr, Iskola köz 15.
18.00 Guitar concert
19.00 to midnight Light painting projected onto the award-winning buildings from 7 pm to midnight – with jazz spun by DJ Zöld
Programme for children: Creative corner
- Patricius
visit the winery on Saturday: 10:00-18:00, Sunday: 10:00-16:00.
Venue: Bodrogkisfalud, Várhegy-dűlő, just off the route 37
Friday
16.00 Vineyard tour
Departure from Patrícius Borház – Várhegy – Barakonyi – Csirke-mál – Lapis
Please register at bardos@tokajnobilis.hu
Saturday
11.00 Tasting – Open cellar at Patricius Borház
12.00 Anyukám mondta – dishes to enjoy with Patricius Sparkling wine
Create bites to match sparkling wine together with Szabolcs Dudás, Chef at Anyukám mondta Restaurant
13.00 Csend – élet (Still – life) – exhibition opening with artist Helga Orosz
13.30 Bubbles in a bottle – the philosophy and tasting of Patricius sparkling wines
14.30 The Oak and the Cooper – how are Patricius barrels made
15.00 The big question: Reductive or barrel – taste with us and we help you to decide.
16.00 Sárik Péter –László Attila trió – a little bit of jazz
17.00 Varieties and Years – Tasting wines of different vintages, thoughts about how wines developGastronomy: Anyukám Mondta Restaurant, Ízes Örömest (artisan jams) and Zempléni Sajt artisan cheesemaker create dishes in perfect harmony with the wines
For children: Creative corner - Betlehem Evangélikus Pihenőház
Venue: Bodrogkeresztúr, Kossuth út 116.Saturday
10.00 – 18.00 taste the wines of Babits Winery
13.00 – 18.00 Smoked mangalica pork dishes from Kocsis tanya farm
10.00 – 18.00 A trip to experience the cuisine and flavours of the nearby Nyírség: traditional beef stew cooked in a cauldron served with potato dumpling and cottage cheese, Potato dumplings with cabbage, Lapcsánka (Rösti), Nyírség apple pie
10.00 – 18.00 792. számú Bocskai István Cserkészcsapat (boy scouts)
10.00 – 18.00 Creative corner: crafts for childrenSunday
10.00 Church service
