Fodor's Expert Review Szépasszony-völgy
It may be a 30-minute walk (or 10-minute drive) from the center of town, but no trip to Eger is complete without a visit to the wonderful Szépasszony-völgy (literally "Valley of the Beautiful Woman"). Eger wine is renowned within and beyond Hungary, and this wine-growing area on the southwestern edge of Eger's city limits is the place to sample the best vintages. Literally hundreds of small wine cellars (some of them literally holes-in-the-wall) stand open and inviting in warm weather, and a few are open in winter, too. You may be given a tour of the cellar, and wines will be tapped from the barrel into your glass by the vintners themselves at the tiniest cost (but it's prudent to inquire politely how much it will cost before imbibing). Make sure you sample the area's best-known variety, Egri Bikavér (Bull's Blood of Eger), a full-bodied red wine, as well as other outstanding vintages like the delightful dry white Leányka, the dark red dessert wine Medoc Noir, and the sweeter white... READ MORE
It may be a 30-minute walk (or 10-minute drive) from the center of town, but no trip to Eger is complete without a visit to the wonderful Szépasszony-völgy (literally "Valley of the Beautiful Woman"). Eger wine is renowned within and beyond Hungary, and this wine-growing area on the southwestern edge of Eger's city limits is the place to sample the best vintages. Literally hundreds of small wine cellars (some of them literally holes-in-the-wall) stand open and inviting in warm weather, and a few are open in winter, too. You may be given a tour of the cellar, and wines will be tapped from the barrel into your glass by the vintners themselves at the tiniest cost (but it's prudent to inquire politely how much it will cost before imbibing). Make sure you sample the area's best-known variety, Egri Bikavér (Bull's Blood of Eger), a full-bodied red wine, as well as other outstanding vintages like the delightful dry white Leányka, the dark red dessert wine Medoc Noir, and the sweeter white Muskotály.
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