Hungary Flashcards
What is the term for the grapes used to produce Tokaji?
Aszú
What are the two rivers important to Tokaj?where is it located?
Tisza and Bodrog Rivers. Northern Massif by Slovakian border.
What grapes are used to produce Tokaji?
Furmint and Harslevelu.
Secondary: Sárgamuskotály (Muscat Blanc à Petite Grains), Zéta (Oremus), Kabar and Kövérszőlő
What is key to the most important grape of Tokaji?
Furmint is key to the production of Tokaji Aszú, as it is particularly susceptible to botrytis and high in acidity
What is the name of the container used to gather the grapes?
puttony—“puttonyos” is an adjective rather than the plural form—which hold roughly 25 kg
What is Esszencia?
A tiny fraction of syrupy, free-run juice is allowed to settle out of the aszú must.
What determines the final sweetness level of the wine?
The grapes are trampled to a paste and then mixed with what?
The number of puttony added to a gönc (a Hungarian oak cask of approximately 136 L), hence 5 puttonyos. It is mixed with the must or base wine from non-aszú grapes.
What is the corresponding minimum residual sugar level of Tokaji?
3 p = 60 g/L 4 p = 90 g/L 5 p= 120 g/L 6 p = 150 g/L Aszúesszencia (7-9 Puttonyos) 180 g/l Natúresszencia 450 g/l (formerly 250 g/l)
What does Bikavér mean?
Bull’s Blood. Wine from Eger.
What is Europe’s largest lake?
Lake Balaton.
What is the best known red grape from Hungary?
Kekfrankos.
What is Hungary’s most popular red? Synonyms?
Kekfrankos. Blaufrankisch. Lemberger.
How long is the tokaji aszú essencia wine kept with the paste?
8 hrs to several days.
What is the traditional size of the Tokaji bottle?
500 ml
What is Tokay Aszu Eszencia? How long is it aged?
The free run juice mixed into 6 puttonyos tokay aszu. Must be aged 5 yrs, of which 3 must be in barrel.
What does pro mensa cesaris primus mean? What is its significance?
Chosen for the royal table. In 1700, two vineyards were originally given this classification- Csarfas and Mezes Maly.
What is Tokaji Szamorodni?
Tokaji Szamorodni (“as it comes”) is produced from a mixture of aszú and non-aszú grapes and is often oxidative in style as it is matured in cask for a minimum of two years—sometimes under a film-forming yeast similar to flor. Szamorodni wines may be édes (sweet) or száras (dry).
What does edes mean?
Sweet.
What does szaras mean?
Dry
What are some of the top Tokaji producers?
Royal Tokaji Company
Tokaji Oremus (Vega Sicilia)
Disznókö
Királydvar
The Tokaji region is sheltered by the __________ Mountains and enjoys a __________ climate.
Carpathian. Warm, continental.
Édes? Száras?
Sweet
Dry
What is Hungary’s largest region?
Kunság (Great Plain)
When was Tokaji first classified?
1700 (?)
