Eastern Europe

Question 1

what is tokaji

Answer 1

it is a sweet dessert wine produced in the tokaj-hegyalja

Question 2

what is the soil profile of the tokaji region

Answer 2

volcanic rock clay and sedimentary soil

COOL CLIMATE

Question 3

grapes of tokaji

Answer 3

furmint
harslevelu sarga
muskotaly ( muscat blanc a petits grains)
zeta

Question 4

what are wines made from non-aszu sold as ?

Answer 4

tokaji furmint
tokaji harslevelu
tokaji muscat

Question 5

what is tokaji szamorodni

Answer 5

full bodied white wine

mix of aszu and non-aszu grapes

Question 6

what is szaras

Answer 6

dry

Question 7

what are aszu grapes?

Answer 7

grapes attacked by botrytsi cinerea

Question 8

tokaji aszu ?

Answer 8

tokaji made from botrytis/ aszu grapes.

Question 9

production of tokaji aszu

Answer 9

• aszu grapes are picked and pressed.
• reamainder is pressed into a paste
• added to must in measures of 20-25 kg

Question 10

what is eszencia

Answer 10

sweet,
made from free run aszu grapes.
difficult to ferment
rarely fermenetd
2-4% abv

Question 11

capacity of putton

Answer 11

a wooden bucket or tub

28 L

Question 12

ageing and abv of tokaji aszu

Answer 12

9 abv
3 yrs ageing
18 mnts wood

Question 13

suagr levels of puttonyos

Answer 13

3,4,5 = 120 g/L
6 = 150 g/L
aszuesszencia (7-8) = 180 g/L
Naturesszencia = 450 g/L