I’m Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine, welcoming you to the Tokaj Special Series. Across these 2 episodes recorded in July 2023 we’ll be exploring the modern Tokaj scene in the company of 2 producers. Undoubtedly the most up-to-date exploration of Tokaj available anywhere in podcast format. Subscribe to be alerted when new series episodes go live. We kick things off today in the company of László Pelle of Pelle Pince (00:00:08) Episode intro (00:02:01) Pelle Pince Origin Story (00:05:01) A Family Business (00:10:24) Recruiting the new winemaker (00:13:14) Moving to the region (00:16:16) Snapshot of modern Tokaj culture (00:21:31) Virtual tour of growing sites at Szent Tamas (00:31:39) Influence of local water sources (00:38:06) Sparkling Wines in Tokaj (00:35:13) Wines tasted: Pelle Tokaji Pezsgő Brut Nature 2019 Pelle Betsek Furmint- Hárslevelű 2019 Pelle Szent Tamás Furmint 2018 Borange (100% Hárslevelű) Zsófia Cuvée 2019 Pelle Tokaji Aszú 6 puttonyos 2018 If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/545 If you really enjoyed it please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! 👌👌 Intro and outro music The New Investors http://newinvestors.dk/ Contact: [email protected] GUEST CONTACT: László Pelle, Pelle Pince https://www.instagram.com/pellepince/ UK importer Winemakers Club - thewinemakersclub.co.uk  [email protected] 4420 7236 2936 Date recorded: 6 July 2023 Listen and subscribe: www.interpretingwine.com/545 CONTACT ME: Email: [email protected] Tokaj series direct links www.interpretingwine.com/545 László Pelle, Pelle Pince www.interpretingwine.com/546 Anikó Kada, TR Wines Tállya Tokaj