Hungary

Question 1

Lake Balaton is in which Hungarian region?

Answer 1

Transdanubia

Question 2

Name an appellation on Lake Balaton?

Answer 2

Badascony

Balatonboglar

Zala

Question 3

Name two Great First Growths in the commune of Tokaji?

Answer 3

Szarvas

Mézes Mály

Question 4

Name two regions in Hungary that allow Bikaver on the label?

Answer 4

Sezekszard

Eger

Question 5

Tokaji and Eger fall into which large Hungarian region?

Answer 5

North Hungary

Question 6

Tokaj-Hegyalja was previously seen on labels, what does this refer to?

Answer 6

Hegyalja means “foothills”, so the reference was to the foothils of Tokaj.

Question 7

What appellations in Hungary are known for Kekfrankos?

Answer 7

Eger

Sopron

Question 8

What is the difference between Egri Bikavér and Egri Bikavér Superior?

Answer 8

Egri Bikavér is a blend of at least three grapes, sees a macuration process of 8 days and is released after November 1st of the year after harvest.

Egri Bikavér Superior is a blend of at least five grapes, sees a maceration time of 14 days and is not released before May 1st of the second year after harvest.

Question 9

What are the dominant soils of Tokaji?

Answer 9

Volcanic loess and clay.

Question 10

What are the grapes allowed in Tokaji?

Answer 10

Ferment

Harslevelu

Sargamuskotali

Zeta

Kabar

Question 11

What are the three large geographical sub divisions of Hungarian wine?

Answer 11

North Hungary

Transdanubia (in the west)

Great Plain (in the south)

Question 12

What does Száras and Édes indicate on a bottle of wine?

Answer 12

Száras - dry (max. 9 g/l)

Édes - sweet (min. 45 g/l)

Question 13

What grape is Sopron PDO allowed to bottle varietally?

Answer 13

Kékfrankos

Question 14

What is a Gönc? How many liters does it hold?

Answer 14

Hungarian Oak Cask

A barrel for Puttonyos, 136L

Question 15

What is Blauer Portugieser known as in Hungary?

Answer 15

Kékoporto

Question 16

What is Blaufranisch known as in Hungary?

Answer 16

Kekfrankos

Question 17

What is Sárgamuskotály a synonym for in Hungary?

Answer 17

Muscat blanc á Petit Grains

Question 18

What is the “Circle of Mad”?

Answer 18

A small contingent of producers committed to elevating the stature of dry wines in Hungary.

Question 19

What is the Hungarian term for Sparkling Wine?

Answer 19

Pezsgó

Question 20

What is the Hungarian term for Late Harvest Wine?

Answer 20

Kései Szüretelésu

Question 21

What is the largest region in Hungary?

Answer 21

Kunsag, in the Great Plain, making mostly industrial white and red wine.

Question 22

What is Olaszrisling

Answer 22

Welschriesling

Question 23

What is Tokaji Foritás?

Answer 23

Takaji made from the spent paste of Aszu Grapes.

Question 24

What is Tokaji Máslás?

Answer 24

Tokaji made from the spent lees of Aszu Grapes.

Question 25

What is *Tokaji Szamorodni*?

Answer 25

A mixture of Aszu and non-Aszu grapes that is often oxidized in style and is matured in cask for a min. 2 years. Sometimes under a film forming yeast similar to Flor.

Question 26

What range of hills shields the Tokaj region?

Answer 26

The Carpathian Mountains

Question 27

What two rivers meet in Tokaj to provide the misty, humid conditions ideal for Botrytis?

Answer 27

The **Bodrog** and the **Tisza** Rivers.

Question 28

Where is Villany?

Answer 28

It is on the border of Croatia in the south of Hungary, and is known for red wines from Bordeaux varieties and Kekfrankos and Kekoporto.

Question 29

Which Hungarian region is contiguous with Burgenland?

Answer 29

**Sopron**, and Kekfrankos is a major variety there too (aka Blaufranisch)

Question 30

Wine labeled *Aszu* in Hungary mean what?

Answer 30

- Grapes of high acidity and affected by Botrytis - Aged 3 years prior to release w/ 18 months in barrel. - min. 9% alcohol - min. 120 g/l residual sugar

Question 31

What style of Tokaji wine may develop flor during barrel aging?

Answer 31

Szamorodni

Question 32

What is the min. residual sugar requirements for Tokaji Eszencia?

Answer 32

450 g/l

Question 33

What is the size of the following? Puttony: Gonc: Aszu Bottle:

Answer 33

Puttony: 25kg Gonc: 136L Aszu Bottle: 500ml

Question 34

What is Monimpex in relation to Tokaji wines?

Answer 34

The state production label for export during communism.

Question 35

On a bottle of Hungarian wine, what does the term *Dulo* refer to?

Answer 35

Single Vineyard

Question 36

The Zemplén Mountains influence what PDO?

Answer 36

Tokaj PDO

Question 37

In Tokaji, what are the three main harversts that occur each year?

Answer 37

The dry wine harvest The Aszú harvest The Szamorodni harvest

Question 38

Bikavér wines that are aged for 16 months in wooden barrels and six months in bottle may carry what age designation?

Answer 38

Grand Superior

Question 39

How much Forditás wine may be produced from 100kg of aszú paste?

Answer 39

220L

Question 40

What is the Tokaji Renaissance?

Answer 40

An association of winemakers created in 1995 to promote the classified growths of the region and to promote high quality wine production.

Question 41

What is the white counterpart to PDO Eger's "Bulls Blood" of Hungary?

Answer 41

"Csillag" blend of a min. 4 grapes

Question 42

What country besides Hungary may legally produce Tokaj?

Answer 42

Slovakia