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1
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What is the grape of the Csopak Codex?

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Olaszrizling

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What is the grape of Nagy-Somló?

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Jufark

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In order to produce 220L of Aszu wine, what is the min amount of Aszu berries you need by law?

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100 kg; aka max 2.2L from 1kg Aszu berries

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4
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What type of vessel is essencia often fermented in?

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Glass (not permeable - important b/c takes years to ferment + low alcohol levels?)

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5
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Aszu min RS is equivalent to which puttonyos?

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5 puttonyos (120 g/l RS)

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Wines labeled with “3 puttonyos” legally have to have what minimum RS?

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120 g/l RS (“puttonyos” does not have a legal meaning 2013; therefore, min 120 g/l for ALL Aszu wines)

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7
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Name the 6 grapes permitted in Tokaji

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Furmint, Harslevelu, Sargomuskotaly, Oremus, Kabar, Koversolo

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8
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When does Tokaji become a protected name?

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2007

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9
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Who invents Tokaji Aszu?

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Szepsi Laczkó Máté

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Name the 2 great first growths of Tokaji; 2 first growths?

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Mezes Maly (Tarcal) & Szarvas (Tokaj); Oremus, Disznoko, Szt Tamás

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Minimum residual sugar for Szamoradni edes

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45 g/l

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12
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Maximum residual sugar for Szamoradni szaraz

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9 g/l

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13
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What does Mezes Maly translate to?

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Honey pot

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14
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What is Welschriesling called in Hungary?

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Olaszrizling

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15
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Name 3 synonyms of Welschriesling and the respective country

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Olaszrizling (Hungary), Grasevina (Croatia), Riesling Italico (Italy), Laski Rizling (Slovenia), Rizling Blasky (Slovakia)

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16
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Sopron is a continuation of which Austrian DAC?

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Neusiedlersee DAC

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17
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Name the 3 wine regions around Lake Balaton

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Nagy-Somló PDO, Badacsony PDO, Balatonfured-Csopak PDO

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18
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Worst 2 vintages for Aszu of the last 10 years

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2010 & 2012 = no Aszu!; 2009-2012 all poor vintages

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19
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The Duna PDO sits between what 2 rivers?

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Danube R (W) & Tisza R (E)

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20
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Alföld refers to what area of Hungary?

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Alföld = Great Hungarian Plain

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21
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When is botrytis first discovered in Hungary? By who?

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1630s; Szepsi Laczkó Máté

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22
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Aszu undergoes how many fermentations?

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2! Base wine deferments with Aszu paste

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23
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Aszu labeled “6 puttonyos” must have how much RS?

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Min 150 g/l RS (exception to legal vs marketing for puttonyos)

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24
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What is the traditional hod called for harvesting Aszu berries?

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Puttony (Puttonyos = adjective form)

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25
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What is nyirock?

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Red volcanic clay rocks (soil of Tokaj)

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26
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Name 2 Hungarian organizations aimed at elevating image of Tokaji?

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Confrerie de Tokaji, Circle of Mad, Tokaji Renaissance

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27
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What is the objective of Circle of Mád?

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Promote dry wines of the Tokaji region

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28
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Gamza is a synonym of what grape?

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Kadarka (Bulgaria)

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29
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What style of wine is kesoi szuretelesu bor

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Late harvest

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30
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Late harvest Hungarian wines correllate to what # puttonyos?

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3 & 4

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31
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How long does Aszu age for? Essencia? How long did Aszu have to age for prior to 2013?

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Any aszu wine (including essencia) aged until January 1, 3rd yr (18 mo oak); prior to 2013, min 2 yrs oak

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32
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What vessel does Aszu age in?

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Gonc (Hungarian oak - 136L)

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33
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When does international investment begin in Hungary? Why this year?

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1990; 1989 = fall of Communism; Royal Tokaji Co produces 1st vintage in 1993

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34
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What is the full name of the Tokaj region?

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Tokaj-Hegyalja (Tokaj Foothills)

35
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What does Aszu refer to?

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Botrytized grapes & the wines made from them

36
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Ratio of puttony to a gonc?

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A puttony (often referred to as a “hod”) holds ~25 kilograms, and a gonc may hold ~136 liters. The ratio is approximately 1:1 for a 6 puttonyos wine

37
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Where ar the PDOs of Mór PDO, Etyek-Buda PDO, Neszmély PDO, Pécs PDO?

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Transdanubia

38
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What is the PGI of Transdanubia?

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Dunántul PGI

39
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What is Blauer Portugeiser called in Hungary?

40
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What is the major grape of Egri Bikaver? What is the minimum % by law?

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Kekfrankos; min 30% (max 50%)

41
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What is Vörös Bor?

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Red wine (Hungary)

42
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What is Feher Bor?

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White wine (Hungary)

43
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What is Jegbor?

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Ice wine (Hunagry)

44
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What is Pezsgo?

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Sparkling wine (Hungary)

45
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What is sparkling wine called in Hungary?

46
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What organization is dedicated to Rakoczy’s original classification?

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Tokaji Renaissance

47
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Most expensive Tokaji is sold @ auctions put on by whome?

A

Confrerie de Tokaji

48
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When does Prince Rakoczy delimit the Tokaj region? What are the tiers of s classification?

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Great First Growths, 1st Growths, 2nd Growths, 3rd Growths

49
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What is Blaufrankisch called in Hungary? Name 3 regions where it is the focus

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Kekfrankos; Sopron PDO, Eger PDO, Szekszard PDO, Kunsag PDO

50
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Name 2 regions for Furmint in Hungary

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Tokaj PDO, Somlo PDO

51
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What countries do the grapes Leànyka & Keknyelu come from? What color are they?

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Hungary; White

52
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What are PDO & PGIs of Hungary called? How many PDOs?

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OEM (36) & OFJ

53
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When does Hungary join the EU?

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2004 (WL dates to this year)

54
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Hungary’s hottest PDO

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Villany PDO

55
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Aside from Eger, what PDO can produce Bikaver?

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Szekszàrd PDO

56
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Name 4 grapes of Egri Bikaver

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Kekfrankos (30-50%); Kadarka, Kekoporto, CS / CF / MRT / PN; (5-50% per grape)

57
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Egri Bikaver aging requirements

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Bikaver: 6 mo oak; Superior: 1 yr oak (6 mo bottle); Grand Superieur: 1.5 yrs oak (6 mo bottle)

58
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Egri Bikaver with “Superior” & “Grand Superior” on the label mandate what 3 things?

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Longer elevage (Sup: 1 yr oak / 6 mo bottle; Grand Superior: 1.5 yrs oak / 6 mo bottle), min 14 days maceration, max 30% CS / CF

59
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Name 2 producers of Egri Bikaver

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Thummerer Prince, Egervin

60
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“Vinum regum, rex vonirum” is a reference to what wine?

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Tokaji (Wine of kings, king of wines)

61
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What 2 features of Furmint makes it good for botrytis cultivation?

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1) late-ripening; 2) tight bunches

62
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What wine from the Tokaj region is aged oxidatively under flor?

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Szamoradni (“as it comes” - mix of Aszu / non-Aszu berries)

63
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How long does Eszencia have to age for?

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Same as Aszu (released January 1, 3rd year; 18 mo oak)

64
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Maximum amount of Aszu wine that can be made from 100kg of Aszu berries

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Max 2,200L

65
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Aszu & Eszencia maximum yields

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Aszu: 10 tons/ha; Eszencia: 2 tons/ha

66
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Natúresszencia minimum RS

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450 g/l (Natúresszencia = Eszencia)

67
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When is Aszu harvest?

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October / November

68
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How is Aszu made?

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Aszu berries hand picked (in puttony); berries trampled into paste & added to (dry) base wine from non-Aszu berries & referments

69
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What is the mold that feeds off of the alcohol vapors in a Tokaj cellar?

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Cladosporum Cellare

70
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What 2 common winemaking practice for Aszu was permitted up until 1991?

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Fortification & chaptalization

71
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Name 3 Tokaj wineries started by foreigners? (Name the winery & the owner)

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Royal Tokaji Co (Hugh Johnson); Királyudvar (Hwang); Oremus (Vega Sicilia); Disznoko (G Byass)

72
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What commonly-used wine style is phased out in 2013?

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Aszuessencia (min 180 g/l RS)

73
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What is the exception to the use of “puttonyos” on a label of Tokaj strictly for “marketing purposes”?

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6 Puttonyos (min 150 g/l RS); all others require 120 g/l RS

74
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Size of a Tokaji bottle

75
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What does the great first growth “Szarvas” translate to?

A

Stag’s Hill

76
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Name 3 highly-rated vintages of Tokaji of the last 30 years

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2017, 2013, 2005-2008, 2003, 2001, 2000; 1999, 1993

77
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Winemaker previously involved in Royal Tokaji Company & Királyudvar

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Istvan Szepsy (leaves 2006)

78
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Hungary’s most famous winemaker, also leader of MAD

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Istvan Szepsy (worked for Királyudvar & Royal Tokaji Co, now has own winery called “Szepsy”)

79
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Hungary’s most productive PDO

A

Kunság PDO (w/i Duna PDO)

80
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Who produces “The Oddity”?

A

Royal Tokaji Co (dry white)

81
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Mountains of Tokaj

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Zemplen Mtns (part of Carpathian Mtns)

82
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Top vineyards of Tokaj face what direction?

83
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What does “Special Selection” indicate on a bottle of Hungarian wine?

A

Minimum 2 years aging

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