Hungary Flashcards
1
Q
Kadarka
A
Major red grape variety in Hungary
2
Q
Essencia
A
Is the free run juice from botrytized grapes in Hungarian Tokaji wines
3
Q
Aszú
A
Is the Hungarian word for botrytized grapes
4
Q
Puttonyos
A
Are small 20 liters buckets used in Hungary for Tokaji production
5
Q
Tokaji
A
Hungary’s renowned botrytized dessert wine that has been produced for centuries
- technically a dry still wine sweetened with a paste made from botrytized grapes (Aszú)
6
Q
Name 3 grapes of Tokaji
A
Grape Varieties:
- Furmint - is Tokaji’s most planted grape variety, susceptible to noble rot
- Hárslevelü
- Kabar
- Kövérszölö
- Sárgamuskotály
- Zéta