The XXII. district of Budapest (called Budafok) is connected to the Gellért Hill by a several-kilometer-wide limestone lined bed of the Danube River. Since 2015, the roughly 10,000 square meter section of the district’s robust limestone cellar system has been the home of Sauska sparkling wines.
The naturally thick stone walls of these wine cellars call forth emotions and feelings of past times. Coupled with the perfect balance of fresh air and ventilation with no light penetration, our cellars are all reminiscent of the classic sparkling wine cellars of yore.
The temperature is naturally at a constant 12 – 16°C [53.6°F – 60.8°F] regardless of the season, with a relative humidity is around 80%.
This is the fermentation room where the dry base wines are fermented in Tokaj – Furmint, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir – arrive and begin being shaped into sparkling wines.
Méthode Traditionnelle is the classic way of making sparkling wines. In essence, the same bottle that is brought to your table is the same bottle in which the wine has had its final fermentation, then allowed to age for many years.
Let`s see how it happens:
Lots of information, stories, history! And the retro installation at the end was incredible, a real time travel
We learned a lot, had so much fun! We can only recommend the program to everyone!
The tour guide was wonderful and the selection we tasted was divine. It was a great experience as a group, the magnum sparkling wine was the highlight, which I have never tasted before. It truly is different!
A very interesting tour, a lot of valuable historical and sparkling wine production information. We will definitely come back!
The Sun itself is our most prominent collaborator from the first moment of the grape’s life until it becomes wine. The installation of solar panels at the Villány winery was a big step forward on our journey.
In Budapest, the cellar is our best friend: with its steady temperature of 12-16 °C regardless of the season, these massive limestone walls provide naturally cooled storage capacity all year round without putting unnecessary pressure on the environment.
Sauska Budapest just outside of the city is a mystical universe, the home of our traditionally aged sparkling wines. A workshop and important creative space for us, for our visitors a truly unforgettable urban adventure.
In Budapest`s XXII. district everything has been about grapes since Roman times. Ever since we first marveled at the winding secrets of our diverse cellar system, we have loved it and are constantly working on it to make it practical terrain for daily operation while preserving its strong character. Now we are delighted to share its secrets, which are not without exciting and unexpected historical turns.
The guided 60-minute cellar tour in English includes 3 glasses of Sauska méthode traditionnelle sparkling wine.
You can see our next tour dates HERE.
Our cellar can only be visited with prior registration.
The Secret Room
In 2015, Sauska purchased the nearly 400-meter section of the Budafoki Historical Cellar System, which became the heart of the current aging cellar. During the construction works, a quite uniqualy designed tasting room, presumably created under Socialism, was discovered. Due to the high humidity of the room, it was not ideal as for tastings, but anyone who entered here was immediately under its magic.
Therefore, we decided to imagine what could have happened here.
The installation, dreamed up by movie set designer Pater Sparrow and the Beat Film Team, is based on imagined events, keeping the strong atmosphere of the place focusing Hungary`s recent past, the 20th century. The 10-minutes visual installation evokes everyday life and great moments of the past century, mixed with concrete and abstract elements, both in sound and in sights, as a kind of time-traveling séance.
The installation is part of our cellar walk, cannot be visited independently, and is not recommended for our guests who are sensitive to light and noise.
We are so sorry that guests arriving by car cannot fully enjoy the tasting of our cellar tour program. Here is how easy it is to reach us using public transport!
For those who still decide on the car/driver service, we provide ample and free parking in front of the cellar!
N 47 25 4.77 E 19 2 29.53
+36 70 520 1611 budapest@sauska.hu
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