Hungary Flashcards
The Tokaj PDO is a zone of what region?
Észak Magyarország
Oltalom Alatt álló Eredetmegjelölések is the Hungarian term for what?
PDO wines - Oltalom Alatt álló Földrajzi Jelzések (PGI Wines)
What mountain range shelters the Tokaj region?
Carpathian Mountains
Synonym Kékfrankos?
Blaufränkisch
Synonym Sárgamuskotály?
Muscat Blanc à Petite Grains, Gelber Muskateller
Synonym Zéta?
Oremus
Synonym Olaszrizling?
Welschriesling
Synonym Kékoportó?
Blauer Portugieser
Name 3 major geographical zones of production
North Hungary, Transdanubia, Great Plain
Which zone Tokaj?
North Hungary
Which zone Eger?
North Hungary
Which zone Szekszárd?
Transdanubia
Which zone Kunság?
Great Plain
Which zone Badacsony?
Transdanubia
Which zone Balatonfüred-Csopak?
Transdanubia
Which zone Villány?
Transdanubia
What is the required blend to make Egri Bikavér?
- 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.
What is the required blend to make Szekszárd Bikavér?
- 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
Which region is contiguous with Austria’s Burgenland and what red variety is used for single-varietal labeling?
Sopron, Kékfrankos
What is Circle of Mád?
Small contingent of producers committed to elevating the stature of dry wines in the region
Name authorized grape varieties Tokaj PDO
Furmint, Hárslevelű, Sárgamuskotály, Kabar, Kövérszőlő, Zéta
What is the minimum RS for Tokaji Aszú wine?
120 g/l
T/F? Producers in Tokaj may still choose to include an indication of puttonyos on the label depending on the RS
True!
What is the style of Késői szüretelésű bor?
Late harvest wines
Fehér bor?
White table wines
Pezsgő?
Sparkling wines
How is the Tokaji Szamorodni made?
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.
How are Tokaji Fordítás wines made?
By refermenting wine with a pressed paste of Tokaji Aszú
How are Tokaji Máslás wines made?
By refermenting wine with spent lees of Tokaji Aszú
What is the minimum RS for Édes style?
45 g/l
What is the maximum RS for Száras style?
9 g/l
What is equivalent of PDO and PGI in Hungarian?
- OEM: Oltalom Alatt álló Eredetmegjelölések (PDO)
- OFJ: Oltalom Alatt álló Földrajzi Jelzések (PGI)
What is the historical PDO for sparkling wine production? Soil? Location?
Etyek-Buda, Calcareous soil, W-SW of Budapest (Capital).
What is the producer that dominates this region (Etyek-Buda)?
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
What is the upcoming region that is making sparkling wine today with the potential of rivaling Champagne?
Somló – in Transdanubia. Somló hill is 435m. Basalt tuff bute (high in magnesium and iron) with loess, sand, some clay and black nyirok
Name a producer from Somló
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.
What is Szekszárd known for?
- Bikavér – mostly Kékfrankos and Kadarka. Fuxli- dark siller rose
- Also Bordeaux varieties, Syrah, Kadarka, Kékfrankos.
What is Egri Csillag?
- 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)
What is grape is Villány known for, what is the climate?
Cabernet Franc. Sub-Mediterranean.
Name a producer from Villany
- 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.
What is Antinori’s project in Hungary?
- Tűzkő(Firestone) in Tolna, Transdanubia, Pannon region, just west and north of Szekszárd.
- Traminer, Gruner Veltliner and Chardonnay in barrique
Sauska produces in what PDOs?
Villány and Tokaj
Which was the first vineyard in Tokaji to be picked late harvest?
Oremus
What is Mátra tőkések?
- 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.
What is the soil in Eger PDO?
Volcanic rhyolite tuff w/ brown forest and nyirok soils.
Name 3 producers of Egri Bikavér
Bolyki: Bolyki János, Bukolyi, Gajdos, Gál Lajos, Gál Tibor, Gróf Buttler, Kaló Imre(Hegyi-Kaló pince), PóK Tamás, Thummerer Vilmos
What is DHS stands for on a Hungarian label?
Districtus Hungaricus Controllatus – voluntary sub category within the PDO w/ stricter control of varieties, aging vessel, length of aging, planting density, yields
Where is Badacsony? Soil? Signature grape?
- 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.
Producers of Badacsony
Ambrus Bakó(Kéknyelű), Villa Sandahl(Riesling), Borbély(riesling)-also makes Juhfark in Somló. Szeremley Huba.
Main red grape in Sopron
Kékfrankos
Name 3 producers in Sopron
Peter Wetzer. Jandl. Lővér(one of the largest producers), Weninger, Ráspi, Luka
What mountain is the Tokaj PDO located on?
Zempléni Hegység – Zemplén Mountain
Name 2 First Great Growth and 4 First Growth vineyard.
- (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)
Which Tokaji producer is owned by Vega Sicilia?
Oremus
Tokaj is sheltered by what mountain range?
Carpathian Mountains
What is another name for Zeta?
Oremus
How many kg of grapes in a puttony?
25 kg (50 lbs)
How long must Aszu be aged in barrel?
- 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
Which region of Hungary is contiguous with Austria’s Burgenland?
Sopron
What does Fehér mean on a bottle of Hungarian wine?
White wine
What is Szurkebarat better known as?
Pinot Gris
What is Hungary’s most planted red grape?
Kékfrankos (Blaufränkisch)
What is Hungary’s southernmost and warmest PDO?
Villany
Where does Juhfark excel?
Somlo