Kékajtó is a small family winery in Kőröshegy, running since 2015. On the terrace, behind your glass there are rows of vines, and behind them Lake Balaton and the Tihany peninsula. And the wine comes from the very vineyard you are looking at. It is not a restaurant: you come here for a pre-arranged tasting or a vineyard walk, not to drop in for a quick lunch.
Wines and bites
For whites the main line is Olaszrizling, for reds Kékfrankos, with Chardonnay, Zweigelt and Merlot alongside. The winery works with minimal intervention: many wines ferment spontaneously, some are bottled unfiltered. It is not a certified organic winery, though. If you only taste one wine, make it the „Gyerekjáték” Olaszrizling, which was 3,600 HUF in the webshop when we checked.
Tastings come with local bites. The KÉK package has five wines and savoury pastries, the KÉKAJTÓ package adds producer bread, homemade rillette, zsendice (sheep’s whey cheese) and cheeses. The KÉKAJTÓ KAMRA tops this up with cold cuts and grilled vegetables. The winery’s own site lists no prices; on an external booking site tastings started from 35 euros.
The terrace and the vineyards
From the hillside terrace you get the lake from above rather than at water level, and the late-afternoon light is lovely. If you have time, book a vineyard walk: an hour or two among the vines with three wines and savoury bites. Hearing about Kékfrankos where it actually grows is a different experience.
Good to know
You can’t just drop in: the winery asks you to book at least two days ahead. Information on opening hours is mixed; the website showed a Friday–Saturday slot from 2025. Don’t expect hot food, and sort out how you’ll get home after the tasting. Vegetarians are fine with the cheeses and bread; mention vegan or gluten-free needs when booking.
Who it’s for
Anyone after an afternoon in wine country, not just „a glass of wine somewhere by Balaton”. If you care where the wine in your glass comes from and like asking questions, this is the place. If you want a quick lunch, keep driving.
The person behind the place
From taster to winemaker
Kékajtó is run by Miklós Németh, who switched sides after two decades of wine tasting: he no longer just wanted to taste wine, he wanted to make it. It started as a family business in 2015; today they farm about four hectares, all in Kőröshegy. In the cellar they touch the wine as little as possible, because the goal is to get the taste of the vineyard into the bottle.
Németh Miklós, winemakerWorth a taste
Tasting board from the KÉKAJTÓ package
Producer bread, homemade rillette, zsendice and local cheeses with five wines. Not a main course, but a companion that helps you understand the wines.
Local tip
Add a vineyard walk
Instead of a plain tasting, book the one with a vineyard walk so you see the grapes the wine is made from. Book at least two days ahead and sort out your ride home, because you're tasting wine, not lemonade.
The BalatonEats meal plan
How to put your meal together
- 01„Gyerekjáték” Olaszrizling 2022
The estate's core wine, with local cheese. It was 3,600 HUF a bottle in the webshop when we checked.
- 02Kőröshegy Zweigelt 2024
A spicy, earthy red with good acidity, according to a 2026 trade test. Works well with the homemade rillette.
- 03„Társasjáték” red blend 2022
Merlot, Kékfrankos and Zweigelt in one bottle. A good finish, with cold cuts if your package includes them.
What guests say
What stays with guests?
A small sample, but very consistent: around 4.9/5 on Google from about sixty reviews. Guests praise the personal tasting, the wines, the homemade bites and the view. One 2024 reviewer, after seventy winery visits, still ranked it among the best.
From Google business reviews, nine WineTourism guest reports, Arany Vállalkozás's May 2026 Google–Facebook summary, Borrajongó's personal estate visit in 2022 and Borsmenta's January 2026 wine test.+
What brings people back
- Panorama: from the vineyard hill you see Lake Balaton and Tihany.
- Careful wines: guests and the trade both praise the Olaszrizling and the reds.
- Personal tasting: no conveyor belt, they really take time for you.
- Homemade bites: the rillette, bread and cheeses get mentioned in several reviews.
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Good to know before you go
- Booking only: you need to let them know at least two days ahead.
- Confusing hours: the website and external sites list different times.
- No restaurant menu: no hot mains.
- No public price list: ask about tasting prices in advance.
