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What are important vineyards and producers in Dürnstein?

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Hollerin
Kellerberg (Knoll, FX Pichler)
Schütt (Knoll)

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What are primary red varietals of Bulgaria?

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  • Cab and Merlot for Int’l
  • Ganza (Kadarka) and Mavrud for ind.
  • Melnik in Struma River Valley
  • Pamid
  • Rubin (Nebbiolo x Syrah)
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What are the “Great 1st Growth” vineyards of Tokaj?

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Szarvas

Mézes Mály

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What is the oldest Austrian producer? Where are they based?

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Nikolaihof 
in Wachau (Mautern, producing Vinothek vineyard)
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Name several producers from Wachau?

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Emmerich Knoll
FX Pichler 
Rudi Pichler 
Prager 
Nikolaihof 
Hirtzberger
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What are the prominent white varietals of the Styria regions?

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*Welschriesling
-Weissburgunder
some SB

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What are main grape varieties of Austria?

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GV, Riesling SB

Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch (Lemburger), St. Laurent

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What are most cultivated grapes of Romania?

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white indigenous Feteascâ Albâ and Feteascâ Regalâ

Also Riesling Italico, Chard, SB, Muscat Otl PG

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What are 3 major regions of production in Hungary?

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Ésak Magyaroszág (N. Hungary)
Duna (Danube/Great Plain)
Dunántu (Transdanubia)

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What is the Klosterneuburger Mostwaage?

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KMW, Must weight scale

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What are the 2 GC AOCs of Switzerland? Which AOC?

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Dézaley and Calamin GC’s in Lavaux AOC

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What is Schilcher?

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racy local style of rosé from Weststeiermark made from ancient Blauer Wildbacher (95% of red grape agerage in region)

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What are DAC req’s for Weinvertel?

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GV
Alc 12%, reserve 13%
tasting panel, pappery note, no wood or botrytis, reserve may be hints of wood/botrytis

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Which Austrian wine regions contain classified Erste Lagen?

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Kamptal
Kremstal
Traistental
Wagram

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Vineyards of which regions of Italy and Slovenia cross political borders?

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  • Friuli (Collio Goriziano) is Goriska Brda in Slovenia

- Friuli (Carso) is Kras in Slovenia

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What does the Austrian term “Gemischter Satz mean?

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traditional field blends

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What varietal(s) are most common in Ausbruch?

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traditionally Furmint

modernly chard, Muskateller, PB, Neuberger, Welschriesling, Traminer, PG

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What Mtn range runs through Romania? Which river marks it’s Southern Border?

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Carpathian Mtns

Danube (border w/ Serbia)

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What are DAC req’s for

  • Traitenstal
  • Kamptal
  • Kremstal
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GV or Riesling
classic= 12%, reserve=13%
no oak or botrytis
lighter pepper than Weinvertel

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What region is Szekszárd in? Dominant style of wine?

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Transdanubia

Bikavér

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Which Austrian wine regions are known for producing red and dessert wines?

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Burgenland (reds) and it’s sub-district Neusiedlersee (reds and desserts)

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What is Hungary’s hottest region? What styles of wine?

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Villány (in Transdanubia)

BDX and Kékfrankos/Kékoportó

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Which river cuts through Wachau?

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Danube

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What style of wine is produced in Cotari DOC? Which region?

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Moldavia (Romania)
sweet vinous wines from Grasa de Cotnari
Cotnari may be dry but sweet wines more famous

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What style of wine is a specialty of Wagram?
wine wine produced from red grape Roter Veltliner
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What are primary white varietals of Bulgaria?
- Rhatsiteli and Dimiat (most planted) | - Red Misket (Misket Cherven)=aromatic specialty of Sungurlare
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What are important vineyards and producers in Weisenkirchen?
Achleiten (Prager, Rudi Pichler) | Klaus (Prager)
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name the 4 main Weinbaugebiet in Austria?
Niederösterreich Wein (Vienna) Burgenland Styria (Steirmark)
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What is the parentage of Zweigelt?
Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent
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which village and vineyard w/ in are considered the best in Wachau?
Weissenkirchen village, Achleiten vineyard
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What is the producer association of the Südsteiermark? Eminent producers?
STK Tement, Muster High quality SB, Weissburgunder, Chardonnay, Zweigelt Own Erste Lage and Grosse Lage classifications
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What is the breakdown of Romania's quality system? Established when?
2002 ``` -Table Wines= VM=Vin de Masa VMS=Vin de Masa Superior -Quality Wines= -VS=Vin de Calitate Superioara (PGI) -DOC (Denumire de Origine Controlata (PDO) ```
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What is most cultivated variety of Switzerland? 2nd Varietals? common reds?
Chasselas followed by Müller-Thurgau and Silvaner (Johannisberg) -PN and Gamay
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Which estate in the village of Illmitz in Neusiedlersee is known for epic dessert wine?
Alois Kracher
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What are Fardítás and Málás wines?
produced by refermenting wine w/ pressed paste or spent lees of Tokaj Aszú
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What is local name for Chasselas in Vaud?
Dorin
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What Mtn range surrounds Tokaj? What is it's climate? Soil type?
Carpathian Mtns warm continental climate w/ long humid autums volcanic, loess and clay
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What is a Controliran?
A superior controlled app. of origin w/in a DGO | -has permitted varietals, max yields, RS content defined for each
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What does Bulgarian labeling term "Barik" indicate?
fermented in oak casks of 500L or less
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Which DAC is 1st to allow both R&W wines? | req's for each?
Leithaberg r=85% Blaufrankisch W=blend or varietal of GV, Chard, Neuberger, Weissburgunder
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What are important vineyards and producers in Oberloiben/Unterloiben?
Loibenberg (Knoll) Mühlpoint (Altzinger) Steinertal (Altzinger, FX Pichler) FX Pichler (Oberloiben), Knoll (Unterloiben), Altzinger (Unterloiben)
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What are ripeness levels of Qualitätswein in Austria?
``` Kabinett Spätlese Auslese Beerenauslese Ausbruch, Strohwein Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) ```
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What are the Slovenia translations for the following grapes: - Ribolla Gialla - PG - Blaufrankisch - Refosco
Rebala Sivi Pinot Frankija Refosk
44
What are primary red varietals of Romania?
Feteasca Neagra, Burgund Mare, Bâbeasca Neagra | Rosioara for table wines
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What are the specs of modern (post 2013) Tokaj Azsú?
aged 2yrs (18 mo in cask) before release, min 120 g/L RS, achieve actual alc of min 9%
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what are the important wine producing villages of the Wachau W-E?
- Spitz - Weisenkirchen - Wösendorf - Joching - Dürnstein - Oberloiben/Unterloiben - Mautern
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What are the 4 DACs of Burgenland?
- Mittleburgenland - Leithaberg - Eisenberg - Neusiedlersee
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Which region of Hungary has most acreage under vine? What is Hungary's largest region?
Great Plain Kunság *mainly mass produced locally consumed wine from indigenous varietals
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What are key villages, vineyards, and producers in Kamptal DAC?
Langelois (Heiligenstein) Kammern (Lamm, Renner) Bründlmayer, Gobelsberg, Hirsch
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List the codex classifications of Wachau and designated alc levels
Steinfeder (11.5% max, 15 kmw) Federspiel (11.5-12.5%, 17 kmw) Smaragd (12.5% min, 19 kmw)
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What is Tokaji Szamorodni?
"As it comes" made from mix of aszú and non-aszú berries, often oxidative, aged in cask min 2 yrs, sometimes under yeast. May be sweet or dry
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What style of wines are created in Mittleburgenland?
reds from Blaufränkisch min alco 12.5%, reserve=13% either large oak or used barrique
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What are the most widely produced wines of Vallais?
Fendant (Chasselas) | Dôle (blend of PN and Gamay)
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What are the 8 sub-regions that make up the Neiderösterreich?
``` Weinvertel DAC Wagram Wachau Kamptal DAC Kremstal DAC Traitenstal DAC Carnentum Thermenregion ```
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What is Strohwein?
Dried grape wine of BA ripeness | generally produced in Burgenland
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What is min alc % for Austrian Prädikat wine?
5%
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What is the DAC?
Districtus Austriae Controllatus System devised to indicate origin of Austrian wine. Focus is dry wines, each DAC has specific varietals, min alc, stylistic choices, etc.
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What is soil structure of Wachau?
Loess and gföhler (gneiss)
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What is the Hungarian term for wine from 100% Botrytised grapes?
Eszencia
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Which region of Romania is located in the center of the Coutry and possesses the highest vineyards?
Transylvania
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What is Ausbruch?
sweet wine made in similar method to Tokaji that is a specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
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What do Bulgarian labeling terms "reserve" and "special selection" indicate?
R=1 yrs aging SS=2yrs aging For DGO wines only
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what are botryised grapes called in Hungary?
Aszú
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How many 1st growth vineyards are in Tokaj?
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Who is benchmark producer in Wagram?
Bernhard Ött
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Which scandal damaged opinion of Austrian wine?
anti-freeze scandal of 1985
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3 main quality categories of Austrian wine?
Wein Landwein Qualitätswein
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Which region is shared between Austria and Hungary? Varietal?
Sopron (Transdanubia) and into Burgenland (Austria) | -Kékfrankos on both sides
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What is the max yield for all quality levels of Austrian wine?
9,000 kg/ha (67.5 hl/ha)
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What are the post 2013 terms for Tokaj wines?
3=Szamorodni (száraz or édes) 4= Fordítás (száraz or édes) 5= Máslás (száraz or édes) 6=Késői szüretelésű bor ("Late Harvest") Fehér bor=white table wines
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What are the primary grape varietals of Tokaj?
Furmint Hárslevelü Sárga Muskatály (Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains) Zéta
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What are the primary regions of Romania?
(clockwise starting NE) Moldavia, Muntenia-Oltenia, Banat, Crisana-Maramures Transylvania in center
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What village is Emmerich Knoll located in? | What are some of his single vineyard bottlings?
Unterloiben Dürnsteiner Kellerberg Dürnsteiner Shütt Loibner Loibenberg Kreutles
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What are the 3 general req's of the Vinea Wachau? 3 eminent members?
fd 1983 no additives (including chap) No aromatization (including new barrique) no "fractionation" (tech. like "de-alcoholization) bottled in region from grapes produced in Wachau -FX Pichler, Prager, Emmerich Knoll
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What is Hungarian term for: - Dry - Sweet - Sparkling
száraz édes pezgo
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Name 10 DAC districts of Austria. What is Newest?
``` Weinvertel Mittelburgenland Traistental Kremstal Kamptal Leithaberg Eisenberg Neusiedlersee Weiner Gemischter Satz Schilcherland (2017) ```
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What are some notable Controlarians of Bulgaria and corresponding regions?
Suhindol and Svichtov (Danubian Plain) Sungurlare (Rose Valley) Harsovo (Struma River Valley) Khan Krum (Black Sea Region)
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What is the name for a Bulgarian AOP?
DGO (Decalred Geographic origin)
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What is unique about the Pfaffenberg site in Kremstal?
In village of Stein | geologically aligns with Wachau, produced by Knoll, politically just across the border of Wachau into Kremstal
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What are requirements for Austrian Sekt Qualitätswein?
Klassic=any production method, 12.5% max abv, 9mo lees aging, any sweetness Reserve=trad. method, min 18 mo lees, no blending for rosé, no more specific origin than state, up to Brut only Grand Reserve=trad. method, min 30 mo lees, no blending for rosé, vineyard designation allowed, up to Brut only
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What is the historical grape variety of Bikavér?
Kadarka (ironically low tannin, light bodied grape)
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What is vin des Glacier?
rare maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras from indigenous rèze varietal
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What are the 3 primary regions of Slovenia?
Primorska (Borders Friuli) Podíavje Posavje (eastern border w/ Croatia)
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How is the sweetness of Tokaj measured?
3-6 puttonyos (baskets)
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What is most important DOC of Romania? Which region? Style of wine?
Tarnave DOC in Transylvania | high acid whites from Feteascâ and Traminer Rosé
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What are 5 large Bulgarian wine regions?
``` Danubian Plain (North) Thracian Lowlands (South) BLack Sea Region (East) Struma River Valley (West) Rose Valley (Center) ``` *Danubian Plain and Thracian Lowlands
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What is the 1st DAC of Austria?
Weinvertel
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Name several producers from Kamptal
``` Bründlmayer Schloss Gobelsburg Hirsch Heidler Loimer ```
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What are gönci?
barrels of must (base wine) used in production of Tokaj | Gönc=approx. 136L Hungarian cask
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What region contains Eger PDO? What are dominant styles of wine?
N. Hungary | -Bikavér ("Bulls blood")=blend of 4 grapes including Kékfrankos (Blaufrankisch)
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What are important vineyards and producers in Spitz?
Bruck (Veyder-Malberg) Buschenberg (Veyder-Malberg) Franz Hirtzberger also in Spitz
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What is min RS for Tokaj eszcencia?
450 g/l
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What is the breakdown of Romania's DOC wines?
DOC-CMD=Grapes harvested at full maturity DOC-CT=Late harvest DOC-CIB=botrytis affected grapes
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What is most important village of Kamptal DAC? Best Vineyards and producers of each?
-Langenlois Heiligenstein (Gobelsberg, Bründelmayer, Hirsch) Lamm (Hirsch) Dechant
95
What are important vineyards and producers in Wösendorf?
Hochrain (Rudi Pichler)
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What is the primary style of wine in Carnentum?
reds from Zweigelt
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Where would you find Gamaret and Garanoir?
Switzerland
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What region of Slovenia is contiguous w/ Tokaj?
Tokajske
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What 2 rivers influence Tokaj?
Bodrog | Tisza

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