Hungary Flashcards
When did Hungary first delimit the Tokaji region?
Of how many villages, and what 2 rivers did this center?
1700, one of the first modern vineyard classifications in Europe.
28 villages, centered on the Tisza and Bodrog rivers.
What 4 producers are leading the Renaissance of Tokaji today?
Royal Tokaj
Tokaj Oremus (Vega Sicilia)
Disznoko
Kiralyudvar
What mountain range shelters Tokaji?
Carpathian Mountains
Whats the climate like in Tokaji?
warm continental with humid Autumns.
Who first classified the vineyards of Tokaj?
What modern group today uses his work?
Prince Rakoczy
The Tokaj Renaissance
What are the soils of Tokaji?
Volcanic loess and clay
How many 1st growths are there in Tokaji?
What are the 2 to know?
74
Mezes Maly
Szarvas
What are the 2 grapes of Tokaji?
Furmint and Harslevelu
What is a Puttony?
A basket, that holds about 25kg of grapes
Aszu is what?
rich botrytized grapes, trampled into a paste, then added to base wines.
Tokaji Esszencia is derived from what?
What is the min r.s.?
The free run juice off of the Aszu grapes.
450g/L 😅
What are the traditional barrels used in making Tokaji Aszu?
How long is required for Tokaji Aszu in barrel? What more reasonable r.s. is required?
Gonci barrels
18months
120g/L r.s.
Edes and Szaras means what in Tokaji?
Sweet (Edes)
Dry (Szaras)
A Tokaji labeled Forditas indicates what?
How about Maslas?
Forditas means the wines were refermented with Tokaji Aszu paste
Maslas means the wines got spent lees of Tokaji Aszu.
When was Tokaji modernized? What are the new laws?
2013
Instead of Puttunyos, Aszu will indicate the style. This requires 18 months barrel, 2 years total, 120g/L r.s.
For older Tokaji, what is the r.s. required of each puttunyos level?
3 P- 60g/L
4 P- 90g/L
5 P- 120g/L 60% Aszu
6 P- 150g/L 70% Aszu
For Tokaji dry wines, what organization helps promote them?
Circle of Mad
What is Tokaji Szamorodni?
A mixture of Aszu and non aszu wines, often oxidative.
Of Hungarian geographical zones, in which is Tokaji along with Eger?
Northern Massif
What is the iconic red wine of Eger in Hungary?
What are the grapes involved?
Egri Bikaver, bull’s blood
Kadarka and Kekfrankos lead, the wine must be a blend of at least 4 grapes
What 3 Hungarian Geographical zones are there for wine production?
Northern Massif
Transdanubia
Great Plain
Other than Eger, what other Hungarian region may use the word ‘Bikaver’?
In which geographical zone is it?
Szekszard, Transdanubia
What is Olasrizling?
Welschriesling
What is Kekfrankos?
Blaufrankisch
What lake sits in the middle of Transdanubia in Hungary?
What important wine regions are here, and what 3 grapes do they utilize?
Lake Balaton
Badacsony
Balatonfured Csopak
Somlo
White wines, Furmint Juhfark Olasrizling
What wine region accounts for almost half of Hungarian production?
Kunsag, SE of Budapest in the Great Plain geographical zone.
