Austria & Hungary Flashcards
Name 2 major regions and 2 sub-regions of Austria
Niederostereich
- Wachau
Styria
- South Styria
Name 2 white grapes and 2 red grapes of Austria
Whites: Gruner Veltliner, Riesling
Reds: Zweigelt, Blaufrankisch
Ausbruch
A sweet specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hugelland
Strohwein
A dried grape of at least Beerenauslese ripeness
Name 3 grapes of Tokaji
Furmint
Harslevelu
Muskatoly
Oremus
Aszu
Grapes of high sugar level afflicted with botrytis cinerea
Puttonyos
Small 30 liter buckets of paste made from Aszu after free run juices allowed to settle out of must
Quality level of Tokaji determined by number of Puttinyos of paste added to dry wine
Eszencia
Vinified free run juices of Aszu
Aszu Eszencia
Equivalent to 7-9 Puttonyos
True Eszencia
Vinified free run juices of Aszu. Rarely made. May take 10 or more years to ferment to 2-5% alcohol