Götz Pincészet

Winery – Wine Cellar – Wine Tasting – Wine Sales

Götz Winery is a traditional family-owned and operated wine cellar. It has long been the family vision to produce excellent wines made with meticulous care from harvest to bottling at our family vineyards. The Götz family carries on the region’s tradition of making fine Tokaji wines by harvesting grapes from our own vineyards, aging our wines in our hundreds of years old underground cellars, and bottling the finished products at our own distribution shop.

The atmosphere & Kőporosi Cellar Row

Götz Winery is located in a Swabian village, Hercegkút, which lies about 3 kilometres from Sárospatak. The first mention of the settlement dates from the 1750s, and the original name of the village was Trautsondorf. The village has two rows of wine cellars, in Kőporos and Gombos-hegy, both of which form part of the World Heritage Site. Hercegkút has become more and more popular with tourists because of the Swabian Folk House, which preserves old traditions. It is worth taking a walk in Gombos-hegy to Kálvária before the wine tasting because of the spectacular view. The village belongs to the Roman Catholic religion, and our church was built in the 18th century. In addition, there are several accommodation facilities suitable for a wide range of requirements.

Wine Tourism Experiences – Hercegkút

We offer personalized wine tasting experiences, including:

A scenic walk to the Gombos-hegy Calvary, viewpoint, and Blessing Jesus statue
Guided tour of our historic aging cellar
Tasting in our guest reception cellar, with cold platters or warm meals upon request

Our cellar accommodates up to 200 guests. Please note: temperatures are approx. 9-10°C year-round, so warm clothing is recommended.

During tastings, we present aerial drone footage and photos showcasing our vineyards, cellar system, and winery events and awards. Guests are introduced to the history of Hercegkút, the Tokaj-Hegyalja region, and our family business and wines.

Wines are available for purchase onsite, and we also offer customized labels and logos for partners upon request.

We look forward to hosting you and your guests anytime in Hercegkút!

OUR MISSION:

Götz Winery is a traditional family wine cellar that envisages creating excellent wines produced with meticulous care from vine-growing through the ripening of wine to bottling. The more than 100-year-old cellar owned by the former Dessewffy family houses our catering unit, which welcomes its guests as a perfect combination of tradition and modernity. An exclusive space with a service capacity of 35 people is revealed between the walls of the cellar, which is complemented by a guest room for 24 people, thus ensuring an intimate and friendly atmosphere.

Located in the heart of Hercegkút, part of the UNESCO World Heritage, is home to one of the most famous wine cellar rows of Tokaj-Hegyalja, located on the northern border of the village. The charming Kőporosi cellar row, along with the Gombos-hegy cellar row, has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2002. On the northern side of Hercegkút, towards Makkoshotyka, 87 triangular-gabled cellars are lined up in a sawtooth pattern along the Kőporosi hillside. These cellars, hidden behind simple wooden doors, extend deep into the ground, typically 10 to 40 meters long, with one, two, or three branching passages.

The cellars were created by settlers from the Black Forest region of Germany, who were brought to the area by Prince Trautson after the tumultuous period of the Rákóczi War of Independence, around 1748-49. At the time, the village was known as Trautson or Trauczonfalva (Trauzendorf), and it was only in 1904 that it was renamed Hercegkút in honor of the prince and the nearby Pogánykút (Pagan Well)

Götz Winery – Family Heritage, International Recognition

Our family cultivates nearly 20 hectares of vineyards in the renowned Tokaj wine region. As a small winery, our greatest challenge lies in wine sales, since we do not operate a separate commercial team. We bottle between 100,000 and 150,000 wines annually, selling primarily to restaurants, wine shops, and international partners through direct connections.

Main export markets: China, Japan, Russia, Finland, and Slovakia.
Notably, in late 2023, we were proud to win a national tender in Finland, selected from among 35 Hungarian Furmints. We shipped 14,000 bottles of our semi-sweet Furmint to Finland following this success.

Highlights of our winery:

Premium vineyards in Tolcsva, Sárazsadány, and Sárospatak (including historic former treasury lands)
Modern processing and bottling facility with stainless steel tanks
Aging takes place in our four-level historic cellar located on the Gombos-hegy cellar row, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site
Our philosophy combines tradition with modern technology
Every bottle carries the family name – our personal guarantee of quality

In recent years, we’ve focused on expanding our export presence, including promotional visits to China and Kazakhstan.

Recent achievements:

Awarded Hungary’s Most Beautiful Winery in 2023
Our dry Furmint and 6 puttonyos Aszú are official wines of the Hungarian National Museum
Dry Muscat Blanc (Sárgamuskotály) ranked among Hungary’s Top 10 aromatic wines
Tokaji Aszú 6 puttonyos 2002 and Tokaji Eszencia 2017 featured in the Top 100 Hungarian Wines list (90 bottles of the 2017 Eszencia are still available)