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The county that is “seven

times unsurpassable”

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County boasts seven Hungaricums. of the Tokaj grapes has fans all over the world: Mozart was

These are outstanding values that are the top performances of rumoured to consider Tokaji as one of his favourite drinks,
the Hungarians with their characteristic features, uniqueness, and the great German poet Goethe even wove the news of
and quality. Come and get to know the values of our county! the wine of Tokaj into his Faust. Tokaji Aszú was added to
…,where “the wine of kings and the king of wines” is born the Collection of Hungaricums in 2012.
Louis XIV used these words to describe this unique golden …,where the rose dictates fashion
glitt ering nectar. According to old records, Máté Szepsi Th e colourful, freehand, space-fi lling Matyó embroidery is

Laczkó , the court priest of Zsuzsanna Lorántffy, was the fi rst used on home textiles as well as on canvas and leather wear.
to make aszú wine from the princess Oremus grapes of the Th e most characteristic of its numerous motifs is the Matyó

vineyard. The noble rot gives the aszú wine’s special feature. rose. This world-famous pattern has become an indepen-

The wine region includes a total of 27 towns and villages. dent branch of art. The chroniclers recorded that the town
Tokaj-Hegyalja has been inhabited since prehistoric times. of Mezőkövesd always dictated fashion in the Matyó em-

The conquering Hungarians were camping here, and there broidery. The Matyó folk art was added to the Collection of

had probably been vineyards here when they arrived. Th is Hungaricums in 2013.

area was the first closed wine region in the world. Th e nectar
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