Europe

Question 1

How is Tokaji wine produced?

Answer 1

Made from botrytized Furmint grapes, harvested late, then pressed and aged in barrels underground.

Question 2

What are the key grape varieties used in Tokaji production?

Answer 2

Furmint, Harslevelu, Sarga Muskotaly (Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains).

Question 3

What is Eszencia in Tokaji wines?

Answer 3

A highly concentrated, syrupy wine made from the free-run juice of botrytized grapes, with extremely high sugar levels.

Question 4

What is Puttonyos in Tokaji wines?

Answer 4

A measure of sweetness based on the amount of botrytized grape paste added to a base wine.

Question 5

What are the different styles of Tokaji wine?

Answer 5

Dry (Szamorodni Szaraz), Sweet (Szamorodni Edes), Aszu, Eszencia, Fordítás, Maslas.
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Question 6

What are the qualities of Tokaji?

Answer 6

Sweet wine from Hungary, made from botrytized Furmint grapes, ranked by Puttonyos level.

Question 7

What are the principal wine districts of Bulgaria and Romania?

Answer 7

Bulgaria: Thracian Valley, Danubian Plain; Romania: Dealu Mare, Transylvania, Banat.

Question 8

What are some key Eastern European grape varieties and where are they grown?

Answer 8

Furmint (Hungary), Plavac Mali (Croatia), Saperavi (Georgia), Rkatsiteli (Georgia).