Tamás Dúzsi Sr. has long been an important figure in Hungarian winemaking. After graduating from the University of Pécs in viticulture and enology, he worked for many years as a horticultural engineer, teacher, winemaker, and winemaking consultant. It was not until the early 1990s that he purchased his own estate in Szekszárd under the “Land Compensation” scheme, which allowed former landowning families to re-acquire land that was nationalized under communism. Tamás Dúzsi thus started his estate, comprised of only 8.15 acres of Kékfrankos grape. Since then, his winery has become a leading institution of the wine community of Szekszárd, harvesting 400 tons of grapes every year to make around 25 different types of wine. His wines have received widespread national and international acclaim. Today the vineyard covers more than 98 acres. Tamás Dúzsi is the father of 7 and 3 of his sons are involved in winemaking at the estate.