eastern europe Flashcards
when was tokaj first legally deliminated
1772
major soil type of tokaj
volcanic loess and clay
what two tokaj vineyards are Great First Growths
Mezes Maly
Szarvas
detail how Tokaj is made
berries gathered in 25 kg puttony
free run juice is kept separate fir Esszencia
Remaining grapes are stomped into a paste and add to gonci (136 litres) full of non-noble rotted grapes
min aging for tokaj aszu
2 years (18 months in barrel)
min alcohol of azsu
9%
edes vs szaras
edes = sweet szaras = dry
describe Tokaji Szamorodni
“as it comes”
mix of aszu and non aszu, oxidative in style, sometimes with flor
The three large wine regions of Hungary
Northern Massif (tokaj and Eger)
Transdanubia (west)
Southern Plains
what was the traditional grape of Eger Bull’s Blood
Kadarka
(now its a blend of at least 4 grapes, BlauFrank
what two PDO’s are allowed to Bikaver on a label
Eger (north)
Szekszard (southern plains)
what is Juhfark
a white hungarian grape seen in Somlo
what is Hungary’s largest PDO
Kunsag (souther, entry level)
what is Hungary’s hottest PDO
Villany (SW, Bordeaux grapes)
what is another name for Kekoporto
Blauer Portugeuiser
what is the legendary vineyard that first gave birth to Tokaji
Oremus by Szepsy Lacko Rakoczi, in 1630
what tokaj grape name translates to linden leaf
harshlevelu
what is Vega Sicilia’s tokaj project
Oremus
two quality levels of Bulgarian wine?
table wine
Quality wine
PDO’s represents less than 1% of wines
in what part of Bulgaria is the Valley of the Roses
Northern tip of the Thracian Lowlands
high elevation, aromatic muscat wines
define Barik
Aged in oak cask less that 500 litre
Bulgarian Reserve vs Special Selection
Reserve = 1 variety, 1 year aging
SS = 1 grape, 2 years aging