Tokaj (Slovakia)

This article is about Tokaj wine region in Slovakia. For Tokaj wine region in Hungary, see Tokaj-Hegyalja.
For other uses, see Tokaj (disambiguation).
Tokaj wine region
Wine region
Official nameVinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj
CountrySlovakia, Hungary
Climate regionContinental climate
Precipitation (annual average)550 mm
Soil conditionsrocky with volcanic origin
Total area908,11 ha[1]
Grapes producedFurmint, Lipovina, Muškát žltý, Zéta
Varietals producedTokaji
No. of wineriesTokaj Regnum Association[2]

Tokaj wine region (Slovak: Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj[3]) is a wine-growing region located in south-eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary. The two vine-growing areas were once part of the greater Tokaj wine region (also Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region or Tokaj-Hegyalja) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Following the Treaty of Trianon, a smaller part (3 villages and about 175 hectares of vineyards) became part of Czechoslovakia, and after 1993, Slovakia. The majority of the region (around 28 communities and some 5,500 hectares of vineyards) remained part of Hungary.

Nowadays, the Slovak part of the Tokaj wine region comprises 7 communities and approximately 908 hectares of vineyards.[1] Under the current EU legislation, the vintners in the Slovak wine region of Tokaj may use the Tokaj label (or Tokajský/-á/-é which means “of Tokaj” in Slovak).[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Slovakia, a Land of Wine" (PDF). (328 KB) Slovak Union of Grape and Wine Producers. pp. 21-23. www.slovakia.travel
  2. ^ Tokaj Regnum Archived 2010-09-17 at the Wayback Machine - Association of wine producers of Slovakian Tokaj
  3. ^ a b "E-Bacchus - Register of designations of origin and geographical indications protected in the EU". Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Vinári začnú od júna opäť používať na etiketách názov Tokaj" (in Slovak). 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-01.