Date of issue: 16 May 2008

The wine region itself has enjoyed protection since 1737, when a royal decree declared it to be a controlled wine region, the first in the world. As a consequence of this, wine in the region has been produced within the confines of strict laws for almost 3 centuries. In the deep, ancient wine cellars of the characteristic estates, farms, villages and small towns every phase of the production of Tokaj wine can be followed. The distinct vinicultural tradition that evolved over the last one thousand years and survives intact to the present, and the unity of the wine region that has lasted for a millennium justified Tokaj’s inclusion on the World Heritage list. The area has unique qualities from both geo-historical and geographical aspects. The outstanding quality of the white wine of the Tokaj-Hegyalja region, aszú dessert wine, is due to the unique and especially fortunate encounter of favourable actors such as natural features and varieties grown, and human aspects such as the culture of winemaking. The wine region is deservedly a World Heritage site. (Source: www.vilagorokseg.hu)

The stamp design shows a view of one of Hun-gary’s World Heritage sites, the Tokaj historic wine region. In the foreground of the stamp there is the row of cellars from Tolcsva, with characteristic landscape in the middle ground, and in the distance the chapel on Terézia Hill among the vineyards of Tarcal. A detail of a view of Tokaj features on the first day cover and the special postmark.

Order code:
2008090010011/stamp
2008090060012/FDC

Perforated size: 33.33 x 45 mm, 50 stamps/sheet
Number of copies: 300,000
Date of issue: 16 May 2008
Printed by Pénzjegynyomda Zrt
Facevalue: HUF 290
Designedby Pál Varga