Hungarian aszú appearing in world literature

Aszú is the most famous wine of the Tokaj Wine Region, Hungary. It used to be known as the wine of kings. Aszú conquered the Western world as early as the 18^th Century. Since then, it has been mentioned in several prestigious works of world-literature.

In the 1800s, aszú was the most expensive wine in the whole world. Borászportál collected many famous literary works where the wine of kings appears. Aszú is often praised, described as one of the favourite wines of characters.

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Philip Pullman: His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman. The plot follows the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes. One of the main characters in the novel, Lord Asriel, is described as a huge fan of Hungarian aszú wine. In fact, he is almost killed by a glass of poisoned aszú, but the glass is knocked out of his hand in the last second.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes

British author, Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle created the character of Sherlock Holmes in 1887 when he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and more than fifty short stories about Holmes and Dr Watson. In these crime fiction novels, Sherlock Holmes himself is portrayed drinking aszú, which he regards as one of his favourite wines. He is also described to have a glass full of aszú while giving a toast in His Last Bow.