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Hungary Flashcards

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Produces more or less wine than Austria and Bulgaria

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More. 65,000ha of vines. 4 million hl per year (70% white)

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When is Tokaji 1st mentioned

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15th c

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When were the laws for Aszú drawn up

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1570 when noble rot was 1st recognized

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Móricz Preyaz

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Published work and technique on pasteurization, then need to stabalize Tokaji, 2 years before Louis Pasteur in 1861

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1947

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National association of Hungarian Vine Growers, Wine Traders and Wine Growing Commities (founded 1830) suspends activity due to communist state

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1980s

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Return of market enterprise, influence from Austria

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Monimplex

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Controlled state trade during communism

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8
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Balaton

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Central Europe’s largest lake

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Danube in Hungary

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Danu, flows N to S dividing country in half

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Transdanubia soils

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W. Basalt volcanic rock with clay, limestone, slate

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Great Plain soils

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E. Sand, loess

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Northern Massif soils

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NE. Volcanic, decayed lava

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Climate

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Continental. Latitude on par w Burgundy. 2,000 hr per yr of sunshine. Prolonged sunny autumns

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14
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Indigenous varieties

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W-Furmint, Hárslevelú, Irsai Olivér (muscat like), Zeta, Olaszrizling, Zöldvelteline (GV), Cirfandli (Zierfandler). R-Kékfrankos, Zweigelt

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International varieties

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CH, SB, Sémillon, RS, GW, Muscat Ottonel, Yellow Muscat, Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains, PG, Merlot, CS, CF PN, Syrah

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16
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Wine regions

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22 Established. Replaced in 2009 by 36 PDOs

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Transdanubia climate

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Heavy influence of Lake Balaton, Neusiedlersee, Danube

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18
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Transdanubia style and varieties

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Full and powerful, Kéknyelü, PG, Olaszrizling

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South Transdanubia

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Villány. Hottest region Produces high priced reds from CF, Kékrankos, Merlot, Zweigelt, Syrah

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Somló

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On slopes of extinct volcano. Wood-aged, blended wines. Juhfark, Furmint, Olaszrizling, Hárslevelú, Traminer. Distinctive mineral character from Juhfark

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Szekszárd

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Warm summers. Kadarka (100 ha). Antinori owns a winery here

22
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Pécs

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Warm region. Drought risks. Wide range of varieties. Olaszrizling, CH, Kadarka, CS, Merlot, PN

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Sopron

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Most western, continuation of Neusiedlersee-Hüelland. Schist soils. Kékfrankos, CS, CF, Merlot, PN, Syrah

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Transdanubia PDOs

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  1. Can be labeled as PGI Dunántul
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The Northern Massif PDOs

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  1. Eger, Tokaji
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Northern Massif varieties

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Muscat, Olaszrizling Királyleányka, fruity reds, CH, SB, Sémillon

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Eger climate/soils

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Spring comes late, low rainfall. Calcareous, loess, alluvial, volcanic rocks, tuff

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Eger style

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Egri Bikavér (Bull’s Blood). Formerly heavily Kadarka but now Kékfrankos, CS, M, Portugieser. Firm acid, malo is a must

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The Great Plain PDOs

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  1. Vast, flat expanse. 1/2 of countries vineyards
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The Great Plain soils

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Sandy. Phylloxera resistant

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The Great Plain climate

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Continental, summer drought, winter frost

32
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The Great Plain varieties

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International and a host of indigeous

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Tokaji climate

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Cool, temp in foothills 48-50° annually. Favorable SE aspect. Foothills contribute to meso climate. High levels of humidity

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Tokaji soils

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Volcanic rocks, rhyolite, rhyodacite, dacite, andesite, basalt. Clayey Nyirok-red soil created by weathering volcanic rocks

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Szúrt

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Filtered wine, dry white

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Csinált

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Made wine, aszüprocess

37
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Szamorodni

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As it comes. Mixture of aszú and non-aszú grapes. Ripeness at harvest compared to Beerenaulese. Some times aged under flor-like yeast

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Szamorodni édes

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Sweet

39
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Szamorodni száras

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Dry

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Fobor

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Very rare. Closest to Szamorodni without being oxidized. Dry or sweet

41
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Aszú and Aszúeszencia

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Hand picked, botrytized grapes. Grapes soaked 16-36 hours in fresh must, murci (fermenting must) or new wine. Matured in oxidative condition. 2 years in barrel

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Eszencia

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Free run, hand picked, botrytis, very low abv, 450-800g/l rs

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Fordítás

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Refermenting wine or must poured on Tokaji Aszú paste. Min 45 g/l rs

44
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Málás

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Rare. Refermenting new wine or must poured on Tokaji Aszú lees. 50-90 g/l rs. No longer official category

NEWA - WSET L4 / Unit 3 (Review Decks) (45 decks)

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