One of my favorite dessert wines:
“The legendary ‘Tokaj Eszencia’ a precious and mysteriously sweet wine that has
been credited with semi magical properties (including that of being an elixir of
life), is made from the juice that flows from the aszu grapes through the pressure
of their own weight. The production of Tokaj is complex and lengthy and any
visitor to the strange cellars underground in the region will be astounded by the
thick blanket of mould that covers the walls and must obviously have a marked
effect on the wines that mature many years in the small casks known as gonci.” –
“The legendary ‘Tokaj Eszencia’ a precious and mysteriously sweet wine that has
been credited with semi magical properties (including that of being an elixir of
life), is made from the juice that flows from the aszu grapes through the pressure
of their own weight. The production of Tokaj is complex and lengthy and any
visitor to the strange cellars underground in the region will be astounded by the
thick blanket of mould that covers the walls and must obviously have a marked
effect on the wines that mature many years in the small casks known as gonci.” –
