Hungary Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 3 major geographical zones of wine production in Hungary?

A
  1. North Hungary
  2. Transdanubia - western region
  3. Great Plain - southern region
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2
Q

What are the 2 regions allowed to produce Egri Bikavir?

A

Eger - located in north Hungary

Szeksgard - located in Transdanubia

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3
Q

If I get a question regarding any other Hungarian wine, the answer is probably…

A

Transdanubian Plain

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4
Q

What does Voros mean?

A

Hungarian - red wine

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5
Q

What does Fehér Bor mean?

A

Hungarian - white table wine

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6
Q

What is edes?

A

Means sweet - minimum 45 gl

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7
Q

What is Szares?

A

Means dry - maximum 9 gl

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8
Q

What is Forditas?

A

re-fermenting with azsu paste.

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9
Q

What is Maslas?

A

re-fermenting with spent lees.

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10
Q

Circle of Mad

A

small contingent of producers promoting dry wines

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11
Q

Tokaj Renaissance

A

producer association protecting the concept of vineyard classification

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12
Q

What are the soils of Tokaj?

A

Volcanic Loess, and clay

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13
Q

What are the 2 Great First Growths in Tokaj?

A

Szarvas

Mezes Maly

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14
Q

What are the grapes of Tokaj?

A

Furmint

Harslevelu

Sagramuskatally

kabar

Zeta

Kövérszőlő

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15
Q

Tokaj producers?

A

Royal Tokaj Wine Co.

Oremus

Diznoko

Kiraludvar

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16
Q

What are the names of the Rivers in Tokaj?

A

Tizza

Bodrog

17
Q

What is the name of the mountain range in Tokaj?

A

Carpathian

More specifically…

Zemplin and Tokaji Hill are smaller ranges that directly effect the climate of the region.

18
Q

How many Hungarian Wine regions are there?

A

3 main Geographical regions

30 PDO

5 PGI

19
Q

What is the difference between Azsuesszencia and Eszencia?

A

Eszencia: 27.75% 1.2-8.0% min. 450 g/l

Aszúeszencia: 16.62% 6% min. 180 g/l

20
Q

What are the aging requirements for Tokaj?

A

2 years in Barrel

1 year in bottle

21
Q

Some of the regions in Transdanubia Plain

A

Szekszárd PDO

Sopron PDO

Somlói PDO

Badacsony PDO

Balaton PDO

22
Q

What is Hungary’s largest region, and where is it located?

A

Kunsag - Southern Great Plain