Best Villány Wineries to Visit in 2026 — 6 Verified Picks
Villány sits at the southernmost tip of Hungary and is best known for red wine. The Gere winery's own regional overview traces viticulture here back to Roman times, says German-speaking Swabian settlers in the 18th century reshaped both vineyards and winemaking, and credits them with the famous rows of cellars built into the village. After the communist era ended in the early 1990s, family businesses were re-established, and the region today has around 2,500 hectares of vineyards across the hills around Villány and Siklós. The signature wine is Villányi Franc, the name used for premium and super-premium Cabernet Franc from the region. The same source describes the climate as continental with a submediterranean influence, warm and dry with long sunshine hours, and the soil as mainly loess and red clay over a limestone bed, with unusually strong geothermal heat. Most of the estates below are in or beside Villány itself, one has its main base on the Fekete-hegy hill above Kisharsány, and one runs its cellars in the neighbouring village of Villánykövesd.
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At a glance
| # | Winery | Sub-region | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gere Attila Winery | Villány | Structured tastings from entry to aged flagships |
| 2 | Sauska Villány | Villány | Winery lunch with a guided tasting |
| 3 | Bock Pince | Villány | Cheap cellar tour plus a distinctive round cellar |
| 4 | Vylyan Szőlőbirtok és Pincészet | Kisharsány (Fekete-hegy) | Hilltop terrace and guided cellar tour |
| 5 | Polgár Pince | Villány | Old-cellar tasting with an overnight stay |
| 6 | Tiffán Imre és Fia | Villánykövesd | Small family cellar visit in a village cellar row |
Gere Attila Winery
The winery's own history page says the Gere Attila Winery began seven generations ago and is still run by the whole family. Its estate page lists 75 hectares under vine in outstanding Villány-Siklós sites including Kopár, Konkoly, Csillagvölgy and Ördögárok, and states that since 2010 all of its vineyards have been farmed organically. Visitors can choose between a wine-bar tasting, a cellar visit, or a seasonal vineyard tour on a vintage Frici bus.
- Tasting
- 9,000-50,000 HUF per person across three six-wine tasting sets
- How to book
- Online or emailTastings are booked through the A.GERE Wine Bar and Shop, by email or phone, or via the online reservation link on the winery's travel page. The 50,000 HUF Heritage set is for groups of 4 or more. Frici bus tours run May to October by appointment for up to 6 people.
- Visit policy
- Tastings run daily from 15:00 at the wine bar. On Saturdays the 15:00 tasting moves to the winery and includes a cellar tour, with only the Top set offered. Each wine is a 50 ml pour, and a discretionary 12% service charge is added.
Sauska Villány
Sauska's own site describes its Villány home as a winery embraced by vineyards, with the restaurant and the winery in one building. It names Ördögárok, Kopár, Makár, Zuhánya and Csukma as its Villány vineyards, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Syrah alongside native Kadarka and Kékfrankos. The Sauska 48 restaurant serves Swabian-Hungarian home cooking, and the family also makes wine in Tokaj.
- Tasting
- Confirm with winery
- How to book
- Online or emailBook tastings through the booking links on the winery's tasting page, or by email or phone. Classic, Premium and Elite programmes pour six, eight or ten wines, and the Elite is paired with a five-course tasting menu. The site also lists a Saturday cellar tour with four wines and a six-wine Terroir tasting.
- Visit policy
- Regular tastings run Wednesday to Sunday with prior reservation; other days are by appointment only. The restaurant is closed Monday and Tuesday and open Wednesday to Sunday, with shorter hours on Sunday.
Bock Pince
Bock describes itself as a family business whose roots in grape growing and winemaking go back decades and even centuries. It farms 120 hectares of its own vineyards plus 50 hectares of integrated area in the Villány region, with sites including Ördögárok, Jammertál, Fekete-hegy, Makár and Kopár. The cellar's round chamber, known as the Bock Kápolna, is 10 metres deep and built from 70,000 reclaimed bricks, and the winery states that over twenty of its wines won large gold or gold medals at five international competitions in 2025.
- Tasting
- 2,000 HUF per person for a cellar tour with two wines
- How to book
- Online or emailThe cellar page asks visitors to gather at the hotel courtyard next to the tasting room about 10 minutes before the start. Groups are accepted only by separate arrangement, and tour questions go to the winery's events contact. Under-18s join the tour free of charge but are not served wine.
- Visit policy
- The cellar page lists one 16:00 cellar walk on Sunday to Friday and two on Saturday, at 14:00 and 16:00. That page is undated, so confirm current times before travelling.
Vylyan Szőlőbirtok és Pincészet
Vylyan's own site explains that, unlike the usual village-cellar model in the region, it built its estate centre on Fekete-hegy in Kisharsány, in the middle of its vineyards. It farms 100 hectares planted between 1992 and 2004, mostly south and south-east facing, and names vineyards including Dobogó, Mandolás, Pillangó, Városhegy and Gombás, each matched to particular grape varieties. Its terrace serves 18 of its wines with local cheeses and hams.
- Tasting
- Confirm with winery
- How to book
- Online or emailThe English tasting page offers three packages, each with a guided cellar tour and a barrel sample, followed by six, seven or eight wines depending on the package, and says they are based on prior booking. Contact the winery's hospitality team through its site for group cellar tours or events.
- Visit policy
- The terrace runs seasonally, with opening hours posted date by date on the winery's tasting page and a stated closing for the winter. The pages we read carried dated notices from past seasons, so check the live page for this season's days.
Polgár Pince
Polgár's own site says the winery started more than forty years ago when Zoltán Polgár and his wife Katalin set out to build it, and that Zoltán was named Winemaker of the Year in 1996. It now combines the winery with the Polgár Elixír Hotel, a restaurant, and events. The Bortrezor cellar, a few minutes' walk from the hotel, is described as over 200 years old with two main wings and suits tastings and larger gatherings.
- Tasting
- Confirm with winery
- How to book
- Online or emailThe site lists wine tastings among its event types and routes quotes and questions through the hotel's email and reception line. Dated events such as wine dinners and a St Martin's Day feast carry per-person prices on the events page, but no standing tasting price is published.
- Visit policy
- No standing tasting hours are published on the pages we read; tastings and cellar visits are arranged through the hotel.
Tiffán Imre és Fia
Tiffán's own site says the family settled in the Villány wine region in the 1700s, and that Imre Tiffán and his son are the ninth generation to farm and make wine. The business began in 1992 on 7 hectares and produces 40,000 to 50,000 bottles a year, with every stage done by the family. Vineyards sit in the Jammertal, Remete and Agancsos sites, and tastings are held in the family's four cellars on the protected cellar row in Villánykövesd.
- Tasting
- Confirm with winery
- How to book
- Online or emailContact the winery through its site to arrange a tasting. Its tasting page offers a cold platter or a one-dish meal with the wines, both on pre-order, and the tasting venue seats 56 indoors and 24 on the terrace.
- Visit policy
- The site says guests are received in the cellars all year; no fixed opening hours are published, so contact the winery before you go.
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Frequently asked
What is Villányi Franc?
It is the name used for the premium and super-premium Cabernet Franc wines of Villány. The Gere winery's own regional overview says that while Cabernet Franc is grown worldwide and is mostly used as a blending partner, bottled as a single variety in Villány it reaches its peak, and it describes these wines as elegant, complex and well structured with fresh acidity and velvety tannins.
Do Villány wineries require reservations?
Mostly yes. Sauska says its regular tastings (Wednesday to Sunday) need a prior reservation and other days are by appointment only. Vylyan says its tasting packages are booked in advance. Gere runs daily tastings that you reserve through its wine bar, and its Saturday cellar tasting is a set session. Bock publishes fixed cellar-tour times. Polgár and Tiffán handle visits by contacting them first, and Tiffán asks you to pre-order food. Contact ahead whichever you choose.
Which Villány wineries publish a tasting price?
Of the six here, two do on their own sites. Gere lists three six-wine tasting sets at 9,000, 15,000 and 50,000 HUF per person, plus a vineyard tour by vintage bus. Bock lists a cellar tour with two wines at 2,000 HUF per person on its cellar page. Sauska, Vylyan, Polgár and Tiffán describe their formats without a standing price on the pages we read, so check their sites for current rates.
Do I need a car to visit these wineries?
Gere, Sauska, Bock and Polgár all list Villány locations, so they can be combined in one day with short taxi hops. Vylyan's estate centre is on the Fekete-hegy hill at Kisharsány, and Tiffán's cellars are in Villánykövesd, so those two need a car, taxi or booked driver. If you want to taste at more than one estate in a day, arrange a designated driver.
Can I stay at the winery?
Two of the six run their own hotels. Polgár runs the Polgár Elixír Hotel in the village, and Bock runs a hotel alongside its cellar, with the Óbor restaurant beside it. Gere has its own hotel and restaurant brand as well. Vylyan's site has an accommodation section too. Check each winery's site for current room options and offers.
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