Sample Menu:

First course:
• Roasted duck leg served with green vegetables

Dessert:
• Chocolate mousse

Start your experience with a pickup at your centrally located Budapest hotel, and drive to the Etyek-Buda wine region, about 30 minutes away. Admire the vine-coated hills as you approach the town of Etyek, the hub of this relatively young wine industry that started when German settlers planted vines here around 200 years ago.

Hear about Etyek’s famous fresh and crisp white wines, typically grown from pinot gris and sauvignon blanc grapes, and its celebrated sparkling Törley wine. Then, visit Old Wine Hill where nearly 1,000 mostly disused wine cellars sprinkle the slopes. Enjoy the views over the vineyards, public grape presses and villages below as your guide explains more about the local soils and acidities.

Visit small, family-run wineries and sample four wines in each, along with tasty Hungarian snacks. In the morning tour you will get to see two wineries and in the longer afternoon tour you will visit 3 wineries. As you sip, learn local winemaking secrets from your friendly host — usually the winery owner and winemaker rolled into one. Discuss each wine with the host and get a truly personal take on each variety you’re tasting. You’ll leave with a really intimate understanding of the traditions, peoples and countryside that make the wines here so special.

Afterward, enjoy a delicious 2-course dinner at a wine estate. If it’s summer, dine outside, or if it’s winter, sit down at a table inside a cellar. Savor the classic Hungarian dishes and discuss your wine discoveries as you eat, perhaps enjoying some wine (own expense) with your food. See the Itinerary for a sample menu.

Lastly, drive back to Budapest where a hotel drop-off marks the end of your tour.

Points of Interest

• City and Wine

• Local guide
• Pickup offered only at selected downtown locations
• Up to 12 wine samples with snacks
• Visits to 2-3 wine cellars
• Transport by air-conditioned minivan
• 2-course dinner with water

• Food and drinks, unless specified
• Gratuities

Indulge in the exquisite wines of Hungary with this 4-5 hour wine tasting and dinner experience situated in the Etyek wine region. Venture out of Budapest in the morning or afternoon to discover this picturesque wine region, known for its refined white and bubbly wines. Take in the sight of the vine-clad hills brimming with ancient cellars and grape presses, and get a taste of four wines at each of the three welcoming, family-owned cellars. Glean insights into the local wine production process from each amiable host. If you select the Meal options, end with a traditional, 2-course Hungarian meal. This small-group tour ensures you personalized experience from your guide, with a maximum of 12 people per group.

• Minimum age is 18 years
• May be operated by a multi-lingual guide in English, German and French
• Pickup offered only at selected downtown locations
• Guests with upper respiratory symptoms are not allowed to board the bus

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.