Hungary

Question 0

What is the term for the grapes used to produce Tokaji?

Answer 0

Aszú

Question 1

What are the two rivers important to Tokaj?where is it located?

Answer 1

Tisza and Bodrog Rivers. Northern Massif by Slovakian border.

Question 2

What grapes are used to produce Tokaji?

Answer 2

Furmint and Harslevelu.

Secondary: Sárgamuskotály (Muscat Blanc à Petite Grains), Zéta (Oremus), Kabar and Kövérszőlő

Question 3

What is key to the most important grape of Tokaji?

Answer 3

Furmint is key to the production of Tokaji Aszú, as it is particularly susceptible to botrytis and high in acidity

Question 4

What is the name of the container used to gather the grapes?

Answer 4

puttony—“puttonyos” is an adjective rather than the plural form—which hold roughly 25 kg

Question 5

What is Esszencia?

Answer 5

A tiny fraction of syrupy, free-run juice is allowed to settle out of the aszú must.

Question 6

What determines the final sweetness level of the wine?

The grapes are trampled to a paste and then mixed with what?

Answer 6

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.

Question 7

What is the corresponding minimum residual sugar level of Tokaji?

Answer 7

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)

Question 8

What does Bikavér mean?

Answer 8

Bull’s Blood. Wine from Eger.

Question 9

What is Europe’s largest lake?

Answer 9

Lake Balaton.

Question 10

What is the best known red grape from Hungary?

Answer 10

Kekfrankos.

Question 11

What is Hungary’s most popular red? Synonyms?

Answer 11

Kekfrankos. Blaufrankisch. Lemberger.

Question 12

How long is the tokaji aszú essencia wine kept with the paste?

Answer 12

8 hrs to several days.

Question 13

What is the traditional size of the Tokaji bottle?

Answer 13

500 ml

Question 14

What is Tokay Aszu Eszencia? How long is it aged?

Answer 14

The free run juice mixed into 6 puttonyos tokay aszu. Must be aged 5 yrs, of which 3 must be in barrel.

Question 15

What does pro mensa cesaris primus mean? What is its significance?

Answer 15

Chosen for the royal table. In 1700, two vineyards were originally given this classification- Csarfas and Mezes Maly.

Question 16

What is Tokaji Szamorodni?

Answer 16

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).

Question 17

What does edes mean?

Answer 17

Sweet.

Question 18

What does szaras mean?

Answer 18

Dry

Question 19

What are some of the top Tokaji producers?

Answer 19

Royal Tokaji Company
Tokaji Oremus (Vega Sicilia)
Disznókö
Királydvar

Question 20

The Tokaji region is sheltered by the __________ Mountains and enjoys a __________ climate.

Answer 20

Carpathian. Warm, continental.

Question 21

Édes? Száras?

Answer 21

Sweet

Dry

Question 22

What is Hungary’s largest region?

Answer 22

Kunság (Great Plain)

Question 23

When was Tokaji first classified?

Answer 23

1700 (?)