Tokaj Classic Winery

Tokaj Classic’s founding musicians, who were widely traveled and had tasted a variety of wines from different countries, came to the unanimous conclusion that Tokaj was a diamond in the rough, just waiting to be polished.

In the historic village of Mád, the musicians refurbished an old estate and acquired vineyards in the historical prime locations of Királyhegy (King’s Mountain), and Betsek, formerly owned by the Hungarian nobility. It was a region with a wine-growing history dating back over 400 years.

Tokaj Classic’s Philosophy: Wine Making as a Form of Art

The musicians found that handling grapes and wine is comparable to teaching students about music. Just as musical talent is recognized and promoted, so is the redundant growth of grapes contained and shaped, and their individual character noted.
As in music, attention is paid to the slightest detail, and new interpretations are always sought. Each vintage becomes its own composition, maintaining its individual character.

Hungarian wines have been sung and written about for tens of centuries, occupying a prominent position in music and literature.

The Tokaj Wines – renowned for their flavor and longevity – were traditionally regarded as among the finest sweet wines in the world.
Behind nondescript cellar doors, ancient underground cellar systems branch out, extending for many kilometers. Traces of the glorious past are still visible everywhere.
In the early 1990s, several small, efficient wineries revived the traditional methods of wine-making. These wineries resumed the production of high-caliber wines. Indeed, the famed Essencia is an elixir collected drop by drop in large vats.

Newly renovated facades regain the charm of the glorious past. The village of Mád, where Tokaj Classic is located, has now regained its former acclaim as the epicenter of Tokaj wine making.

Today, Tokaj Classic Winery is an official member of Tokaj Renaissance and co-founder of the Mád Circle.

While the Mád brand name “Tokaj Classic Winery” evolved, “SBS Musik und Wein GmbH” was founded as the official distributor for “Tokaj Classic Winery Ltd.” in Germany and the rest of the European Union.