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The county

that is “seven times unsurpassable”

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County boasts seven Hungari- Tokaji Aszú is one of the world’s finest and best-known

cums. These are outstanding values that are the top per- natural and noble sweet wines, which was classified as a
formances of the Hungarians with their characteristic fea- “Hungaricum” in 2013.
tures, uniqueness, and quality. Come and get to know the The nectar of the Tokaj grapes has fans all over the world:

values of our county! Mozart was rumoured to consider Tokaji as one of his
… where “the wine of kings and the king of wines” favourite drinks, and the great German poet Goethe even
is born wove the news of the wine of Tokaj into his Faust.
Louis XIV used these words to describe this unique golden … where the rose dictates fashion

glittering nectar. According to old records, Máté Laczkó The colourful, freehand, space-filling Matyó embroidery

Szepsi, the court priest of Zsuzsanna Lorántffy, was the is used on home textiles as well as on canvas and leather

first to make aszú wine from the princess Oremus grapes wear. The most characteristic of its numerous motifs is

of the vineyard. Tokaji Aszú is a wine specially made from the Matyó rose. This world-famous pattern has become

overripe grapes with high sugar and acid content and dried an independent branch of art.

to a quarter or fi fth of their size. The Matyó traditions are outstanding and unique in our

The Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region includes a total of 27 county and in Hungary. It is a well-known intellectual

sett lements. The fungus Botrytis cinerea, which causes tradition recognized worldwide since it was added to

“noble” rotting, is not only typical of this region, but as UNESCO’s list of cultural and intellectual heritages in
a result of the special microclimate, the effects of the sur- 2012. Matyó folk art was added to the Collection of Hun-

rounding rivers, and the meeting of the grape varieties, garicums in 2013.
noble rotting is guaranteed to occur here year aft er year.

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