Introduction

PALKÓ WINES – TOKAJ/ABAÚJSZÁNTÓ Gabriella and Norbert Palkó are the owners and winemakers. The winery was founded in 2004. The vineyards are located in Abaújszántó, in the Tokaj wine region. Tokaj is the first delimited wine region in the world since 1737. Wine from Tokaj was mentioned for the first time in 1382. The first reference to Aszú was in 1571. Tokaj has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2002. Abaújszántó has nearly 300 'sleeping' cellars, and it is one of the 27 municipalities in the Tokaj wine region. The PALKÓ Winery cultivates 10 hectars on 5 different ridges/terroirs with these type of grapes: 60% Furmint, 39% Hárslevelű, 1% Muscat Lunel. The winery produces ridge/parcel-selected dry wines, late harvest natural sweet wines and Aszú. "Aszú is Tokaj's apex. A wine extreme in every way. An irreproducible glow which needs good company, beautiful thoughts, a smile and joy." (Tokaj Guide – Gergely Ripka)