The winery with the full name "Szent Tamás Szőlőbirtok és Pincészet" is located in the municipality of Mád in the Tokaj-Hegyalja region (Hungary). It was founded in 2009 by a group of owners. István Szepsy jr. and István Balassa are responsible for the farm. The vineyards cover 25 hectares of self-owned vineyards in the Betsek, Birsalmás, Király, Nyulásszó, Percze and the namesake Szent Tamás sites on volcanic soil with yellow and red clay. In addition, grapes are also purchased in large quantities for the quality class "local wines". In this respect, an expansion of up to 300 hectares of vineyards from contract winegrowers is planned. The varieties Furmint, Hárslevelű and Sarga Muskotály (Muscat Blanc) are cultivated and processed.
The grapes, which have different yields depending on the type of wine, are hand-picked at physiological ripeness in small crates, destemmed and pneumatically pressed. Fermentation takes place spontaneously with wild yeasts in steel tanks, followed by flotation. There is no biological acid degradation. The various local wines with the brand name "Mád" are matured in steel tanks. The single-vineyard wines come exclusively from the winery's own vineyards and are matured in 500-litre wooden barrels made of Hungarian oak. The premium wines include "Szent Tamás Furmint" and "Percze Furmint", both of which mature for six months in wooden barrels on the fine le es and are bottled after a further month in steel tanks and final filtration, as well as a "6 Puttonyos Tokaj Aszú". Various noble brandies are also produced.
