Laszlo Szilagyi

Coming Up

The work behind Gizella Pince in Tokaj, Hungary, is split cleanly across vineyard, cellar, and ownership. As borász-tulajdonos, Laszlo Szilagyi holds those parts together in one role, with the practical scope of vine work and wine making extending into day-to-day stewardship. His own description is plain: “I am László Szilágyi, an agricultural economist and grape growing and wine making engineer.” Read as trade language, it places him on agricultural ground first, with technical training folded into the craft.

Where They Are Now

Winemaker and managing owner is a title that covers both production and responsibility. At Gizella Pince, Laszlo Szilagyi’s work sits inside a single estate and a single region, so the decisions are local, specific, and tied to Tokaj’s conditions. The balance is familiar to anyone working a house of this scale: cultivation on one side, cellar precision on the other, with business and timing running through both.

Signature

The signature wines — 6 PUTTONYOS ASZÚ 2018, 6 PUTTONYOS ASZÚ 2019, SZAMORODNI 2017, and Gizella Cuvée — show a compact estate range built on Tokaj’s established categories. The two 6 PUTTONYOS ASZÚ vintages underline continuity from year to year, while SZAMORODNI 2017 and Gizella Cuvée round out the list with different expressions under the same house name. Taken together, they point to a style defined by repetition, vintage variation, and a close read of place.

In Their Words “I am László Szilágyi, an agricultural economist and grape growing and wine making engineer.” The statement is straightforward and useful. It names the technical and agricultural sides of the work without ornament, and it makes clear that the craft is being carried from the vineyard into the cellar with engineering discipline behind it.

Honors

Borászok Borásza 50-es listájának tagja places Laszlo Szilagyi among peers recognized for sustained work. In trade terms, it marks standing earned over time rather than a single result, and it reflects the kind of attention that accumulates in Tokaj through repeated seasons, not headline moments.