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Tokaj-Hegyalja Wine Region is in Hungary. The Tokaj-Hegyalja Wine Region, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site and which produces the world's oldest botrytis wine, has a number of unparalleled assets:

• incomparable soil and microclimate: clay or loess soil on volcanic subsoil, a microclimate determined by the sunny, south-facing slopes and the proximity of the Tisza and Bodrog rivers, conducive to the proliferation of Botrytis Cinerea (noble rot) and the subsequent desiccation of the grapes (development of aszú);

• indigenous grape varieties cultivated here for centuries: Furmint, Hárslevelű, and Muscat Lunel;

• a vast system of cellars carved out of solid rock, providing constant temperature around 12°C and high humidity around 95%, which are ideal for the aging of the wines;

• a well-regulated appelation system that was often ahead of its time:
  • 1571: first known mentioning of aszú wines
  • 1630: Máté Sepsy Laczkó describes the aszú vinification method still used today,
  • 1655: the manual selection of the botrytised "aszú" berries is regulated,
  • 1737: the winegrowing area is delimited by royal decree;
  • 1772: the world's first vineyard classification system is born in Tokaj-Hegyalja,
• the knowledge of people brought up in winegrowing traditions dating back to several generations.

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