Tokaji - A Classic Lost & Found by Ben Howkins

Hungary's Tokaji wines have always had a powerful yet mysterious reputation. One reason was the exotic location of the tiny picturesque vineyards, sheltered from cold easterly winds by Russia's Carpathian mountains. As Michael Broadbent said in his Great Vintage Wine Book: "Perhaps the most remote and strange of all the great classic wines, Tokaji comes from a small district in Hungary which is little more than a perfectly formed vine-clad hill about 30 miles from the Russian borders - surely conceived by the romantic imagination of some Transylvanian god."

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About the Author

Ben Howkins was awarded the Vintners Scholarship in 1963, the youngest person to receive this award, and the experience gained then, in Europe's vineyards and working with many leading vintners, inspired his commitment to educate others to the enjoyment of wine -particularly fortified and dessert wines. He wrote The International Wine & Food Society's guide to port -Rich, Rare and Red - and is a member of the Confreria do Vinho do Porto and the Vintners Company. He has lectured for the Wine and Spirit Education Trust and serves on the Council of the Wine Guild. He is a Director of the Royal Tokaji Wine Company and, as a founding member of the Tokaji Renaissance, is dedicated to reestablishing recognition for Tokaji Aszu as one of the world's greatest wines.