Hungary Flashcards

1
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The Tokaj PDO is a zone of what region?

A

Észak Magyarország

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Oltalom Alatt álló Eredetmegjelölések is the Hungarian term for what?

A

PDO wines - Oltalom Alatt álló Földrajzi Jelzések (PGI Wines)

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3
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What mountain range shelters the Tokaj region?

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Carpathian Mountains

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4
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Synonym Kékfrankos?

A

Blaufränkisch

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5
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Synonym Sárgamuskotály?

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Muscat Blanc à Petite Grains, Gelber Muskateller

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6
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Synonym Zéta?

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Oremus

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7
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Synonym Olaszrizling?

A

Welschriesling

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8
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Synonym Kékoportó?

A

Blauer Portugieser

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9
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Name 3 major geographical zones of production

A

North Hungary, Transdanubia, Great Plain

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10
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Which zone Tokaj?

A

North Hungary

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11
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Which zone Eger?

A

North Hungary

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12
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Which zone Szekszárd?

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Transdanubia

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13
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Which zone Kunság?

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Great Plain

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14
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Which zone Badacsony?

A

Transdanubia

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15
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Which zone Balatonfüred-Csopak?

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Transdanubia

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16
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Which zone Villány?

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Transdanubia

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17
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What is the required blend to make Egri Bikavér?

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  • Min 4 grape varieties, including 30-50% Kékfrankos.
  • All varieties must be 5%-50% of the total blend
  • Grapes: Kékoportó, Kadarka, Blauburger, Zweigelt, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Menoire, Syrah, and a combined max 10% Turán and Bíborkadarka.
  • “Superior” and “Grand Superior” wines allow a combined max of 30% Cab sauv and Cab Franc, a maximum of 5% Turán, and excludes Bíborkadarka.
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18
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What is the required blend to make Szekszárd Bikavér?

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  • Min 3 varieties, including a minimum 40% combined Kadarka and Kékfrankos.
  • Other grapes: Cab franc, Cab sauv, Kékoportó, Merlot, Pinot Noir, and a maximum 10% combined Blauburger, Menoire, Syrah, Zweigelt, Bíborkadarka, Alibernet, Turán, Tannat, and Sagrantino
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19
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Which region is contiguous with Austria’s Burgenland and what red variety is used for single-varietal labeling?

A

Sopron, Kékfrankos

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20
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What is Circle of Mád?

A

Small contingent of producers committed to elevating the stature of dry wines in the region

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21
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Name authorized grape varieties Tokaj PDO

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Furmint, Hárslevelű, Sárgamuskotály, Kabar, Kövérszőlő, Zéta

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22
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What is the minimum RS for Tokaji Aszú wine?

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120 g/l

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23
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T/F? Producers in Tokaj may still choose to include an indication of puttonyos on the label depending on the RS

A

True!

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24
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What is the style of Késői szüretelésű bor?

A

Late harvest wines

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25
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Fehér bor?

A

White table wines

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26
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Pezsgő?

A

Sparkling wines

27
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How is the Tokaji Szamorodni made?

A

Produced from a mixture of aszú and non-aszú grapes and is often oxidative in style as it is matured in cask for a min 2 yrs—sometimes under a film-forming yeast similar to flor.

28
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How are Tokaji Fordítás wines made?

A

By refermenting wine with a pressed paste of Tokaji Aszú

29
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How are Tokaji Máslás wines made?

A

By refermenting wine with spent lees of Tokaji Aszú

30
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What is the minimum RS for Édes style?

A

45 g/l

31
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What is the maximum RS for Száras style?

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9 g/l

32
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What is equivalent of PDO and PGI in Hungarian?

A
  • OEM: Oltalom Alatt álló Eredetmegjelölések (PDO)

- OFJ: Oltalom Alatt álló Földrajzi Jelzések (PGI)

33
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What is the historical PDO for sparkling wine production? Soil? Location?

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Etyek-Buda, Calcareous soil, W-SW of Budapest (Capital).

34
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What is the producer that dominates this region (Etyek-Buda)?

A

Törley – József Törley started sparkling production in 1882 upon returning from Champagne, where he was in school with son of Louis Roderer. Now owned by Henkel and large production for supermarkets

35
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What is the upcoming region that is making sparkling wine today with the potential of rivaling Champagne?

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Somló – in Transdanubia. Somló hill is 435m. Basalt tuff bute (high in magnesium and iron) with loess, sand, some clay and black nyirok

36
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Name a producer from Somló

A

József Kreinbacher – Founded in 2002, launched sparkling wines in 2014 focusing on Furmint. Eric Forget of Paul Bara used to consult not sure if he still is. Organic from 2010.

37
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What is Szekszárd known for?

A
  • Bikavér – mostly Kékfrankos and Kadarka. Fuxli- dark siller rose
  • Also Bordeaux varieties, Syrah, Kadarka, Kékfrankos.
38
Q

What is Egri Csillag?

A
  • White wine from Eger
  • Min 4 grape varieties, 5%-50% each
  • Min 50% of the blend must include Cserszegi fűszeres, Ezerfürtű, Furmint, Gyöngyrizling, Hárslevelű, Irsai Olivér, Juhfark, Kabar, Királyleányka, Leányka, Mátrai muskotály, Mézes, Olaszrizling, Zefír, Zenit, Zengő.
  • Made in Classicus, Superior and Grand Superior (oak 6mo, btl 3 mo)
39
Q

What is grape is Villány known for, what is the climate?

A

Cabernet Franc. Sub-Mediterranean.

40
Q

Name a producer from Villany

A
  • The Big 5 put Villány back on the map in the early 90’s
  • Bock József, Gere Atilla, Gere Tamás, Tiffán Ede, Polgár Zoltán. CsCsányi: Csányi Sándor banker (Hungary’s richest man).
  • Chateau Teleki (supermarkets), Kővilla, Villányi Franc – are better expressions. Vylyan – usually available in US.
41
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What is Antinori’s project in Hungary?

A
  • Tűzkő(Firestone) in Tolna, Transdanubia, Pannon region, just west and north of Szekszárd.
  • Traminer, Gruner Veltliner and Chardonnay in barrique
42
Q

Sauska produces in what PDOs?

A

Villány and Tokaj

43
Q

Which was the first vineyard in Tokaji to be picked late harvest?

A

Oremus

44
Q

What is Mátra tőkések?

A
  • Mátra PDO, 3 growers in this upcoming region of limestone mixed with volcanic soils.
  • Karner Gábor: Szűcsi(village)Kékfrankos.
  • Losonci: BáKékfrankos, Kékfrankos, Kékfrankos and Mouscat Bouché. Kékfrankos and Mouscat Bouché. Szecskő
  • Tamás: Gyöngyöspata(village). Riesling, Zöldveltelini, Királyleányka, Pinot Gris, Rubintos(cross of Kadarka and Kékfrankos), Turán(Agria) a teinturier grape, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay.
45
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What is the soil in Eger PDO?

A

Volcanic rhyolite tuff w/ brown forest and nyirok soils.

46
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Name 3 producers of Egri Bikavér

A

Bolyki: Bolyki János, Bukolyi, Gajdos, Gál Lajos, Gál Tibor, Gróf Buttler, Kaló Imre(Hegyi-Kaló pince), PóK Tamás, Thummerer Vilmos

47
Q

What is DHS stands for on a Hungarian label?

A

Districtus Hungaricus Controllatus – voluntary sub category within the PDO w/ stricter control of varieties, aging vessel, length of aging, planting density, yields

48
Q

Where is Badacsony? Soil? Signature grape?

A
  • North shore of Lake Balafon
  • Basalt w/loess+clay+sand
  • Kéknyelű(white grape) translates to “blue handle”; difficult to grow as it only has female flowers and you need another vine to polinate.
49
Q

Producers of Badacsony

A

Ambrus Bakó(Kéknyelű), Villa Sandahl(Riesling), Borbély(riesling)-also makes Juhfark in Somló. Szeremley Huba.

50
Q

Main red grape in Sopron

A

Kékfrankos

51
Q

Name 3 producers in Sopron

A

Peter Wetzer. Jandl. Lővér(one of the largest producers), Weninger, Ráspi, Luka

52
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What mountain is the Tokaj PDO located on?

A

Zempléni Hegység – Zemplén Mountain

53
Q

Name 2 First Great Growth and 4 First Growth vineyard.

A
  • (2) Mézes Mály(Tarcal village) South oriented. Szarvas Dulo(Tolcsva village)
  • (4) Szt. Tamás(Mád village) higher altitude. Nyulászó( East of Mád village) red iron-oxid volcanic soil. Betsek(SE of Mád). Orémus(Sátoraljaújhely), Disznókő(Mezőzombor)
54
Q

Which Tokaji producer is owned by Vega Sicilia?

A

Oremus

55
Q

Tokaj is sheltered by what mountain range?

A

Carpathian Mountains

56
Q

What is another name for Zeta?

A

Oremus

57
Q

How many kg of grapes in a puttony?

A

25 kg (50 lbs)

58
Q

How long must Aszu be aged in barrel?

A
  • Min 18m in barrel
  • it ages for just over two years prior to release
  • may not be released prior to January 1 of the 3rd year after harvest
59
Q

Which region of Hungary is contiguous with Austria’s Burgenland?

A

Sopron

60
Q

What does Fehér mean on a bottle of Hungarian wine?

A

White wine

61
Q

What is Szurkebarat better known as?

A

Pinot Gris

62
Q

What is Hungary’s most planted red grape?

A

Kékfrankos (Blaufränkisch)

63
Q

What is Hungary’s southernmost and warmest PDO?

A

Villany

64
Q

Where does Juhfark excel?

A

Somlo