Hungary Flashcards

1
Q

What two rivers join in Tokaj?

A

Tisza and Bodrog

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2
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What was the previous name of Tokaj?

A

Tokaj-Hegyalja (Heg-yoi-yuh) (Tokaj Foothills)

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3
Q

What are Aszú grapes?

A

Originally desiccated grapes; now refers to grapes of high sugar content affected by botrytis cinerea.

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4
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Who owns Tokaj Oremus?

A

Vega Sicilia

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5
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What mountain range shelters Tokaj?

A

The Carpathian Mountains

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6
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What are the two Great First Growths of Tokaj, and where are they?

A

Szarvas and Mézes Mály, both within the borders of Tarcal

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7
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What are the authorized varieties of Tokaji?

A

Furmint, Hárslevelu

Kabar, Kövérszölö (kuh-ver-suh-luh), Sárgamuskotály (shar-guh-mush-go-tai), Zéta

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8
Q

Sárgamuskotály is a synonym for what?

A

Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains

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9
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How large is a puttony?

A

25kg

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10
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What is free-run aszú juice used for?

A

Esszencia

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11
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How large is a gönc (gunce)?

A

136L

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12
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What does száraz indicate?

A

Dry

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13
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What does édes indicate?

A

Sweet

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14
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What is Szamorodni? Is it dry or sweet?

A

As it comes - a mixture of aszú and non-aszú grapes, matured in cask for at least two years, sometimes under a yeast voile.
May be száraz or édes.

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15
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What is Forditás? Száraz or Édes?

A

Wine refermented with pressed Tokaji pomace; may be dry or sweet.

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16
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What is Máslás? Száraz or Édes?

A

Wine refermented with spent Tokaji lees; may be dry or sweet.

17
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Száraz wines in Tokaji may not have more than how much residual sugar?

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18
Q

What is Késöl Szüretelésü Bor?

A

Late Harvest Wine

19
Q

What are Pezsgö?

A

Sparkling Wines

20
Q

What is the minimum residual sugar for Édes Szamorodni, Forditás, and Máslás?

A

> 45 g/L

21
Q

What is the minimum residual sugar for Aszú 3 puttonyos?

A

60 g/L RS

22
Q

What is the minimum residual sugar for Aszú 4 puttonyos?

A

90 g/L RS

23
Q

What is the minimum residual sugar for Aszú 5 puttonyos?

A

120 g/L RS

24
Q

What is the minimum residual sugar for Aszú 6 puttonyos

A

150 g/L RS

25
Q

What is the minimum residual sugar for Aszúeszencia (7-9 puttonyos)?

A

180 g/L RS

26
Q

What is the minimum residual sugar for Esszencia/Natúresszencia?

A

450 g/L RS

27
Q

Which categories of Tokaji have been abolished or discontinued?

A

3 and 4 puttonyos were abolished in March 2014; Tokaji Aszú now has a minimum RS requirement of 120g/L. In the same legislation, Aszúeszencia was discontinued as well.
As of the 2014 amendment, puttonyos are no longer a technical measurement; wines are either Aszú or Essencia based on RS. Puttonyos is still allowed on labels as a traditional term.

28
Q

What is the Circle of Mád?

A

A group of producers dedicated to elevating dry wines in Tokaj.

29
Q

What is the minimum aging for Forditás and Máslás?

A

2 years, including one year in barrel.

30
Q

What is the minimum aging for all Aszú and Aszúesszencia wines?

A

Three years, including 18mos in barrel (2 years prior to 2014).

31
Q

Is sweetening authorized for Tokaji wines?

A

No, not for any category.

Up until 8/1/2015, it was permitted for Tokaji white and Late Harvest.

32
Q

What is Egri Bikavér?

A

Bull’s Blood of Eger.
Traditionally made of Kadarka; now a blend of at least three varieties, including Kéfrankos, none of which can make up more that 50% or less than 5% of the blend.
Other authorized grapes include Kékoportó, Kadarka, Blauburger, Zweigelt, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Menoire, and Syrah.

33
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What is the major grape of Sopron, and why?

A

Kéfrankos; it is contiguous with Austria’s Burgenland.

34
Q

What two regions are allowed to use the label term “bikaver?”

A

Eger and Szekszárd (southerly, in Transdanubia)

35
Q

What are the PDO zones to the north and south of Lake Balaton?

A

Badascony & Balatonfüred-Czopak (North)

Balatonboglár (South)

36
Q

Where is red wine production concentrated?

A

In the southwest (Szekzárd and Villány in particular). Sopron is a geographic outlier.

37
Q

What is Hungary’s largest wine region?

A

Kunság, in the Great Plain (central Hungary).

38
Q

What is kékoporto?

A

Blauer Portugeiser

39
Q

What is Szürkebarát?

A

Pinot Gris