Hungary COPY

Question 1

When was Tokaji legally classified?

Answer 1

1772

Question 2

What is Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains otherwise known as in Hungary?

Answer 2

Sárgamuskotály

Question 3

Sargamuskotaly is a synonym for which grape variety?

Answer 3

Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains

Question 4

What are the 2 main varieties of Tokaji?

Answer 4

Furmint and Hárslevelű

Question 5

What is the name of the container that grapes for Tokaji production are gathered in?

Answer 5

Puttony

Question 6

How many kilos of grapes do Puttony hold?

Answer 6

roughly 25 kilos

Question 7

What does Aszu refer to in Hungary?

Answer 7

indicate grapes of high sugar levels afflicted with botrytis cinerea

Question 8

Name the 2 main rivers in Tokaji?

Answer 8

Bodrog and Tisza

Question 9

What is the climate in Tokaji?

Answer 9

Warm continental climate with long, humid autumns: perfect encouragement for botrytis.

Question 10

What is the predominant soil type in Tokaji

Answer 10

Volcanic loess and clay

Question 11

What is the aspect of the best vineyards in Tokaji?

Answer 11

South Facing

Question 12

How many vineyards are recognised as first growths in Tokaji?

Answer 12

74

Question 13

Name the 2 vineyards that are considered great first growths in Tokaji?

Answer 13

Szarvas

Mezes Maly

Question 14

What is a gonc?

Answer 14

a Hungarian oak cask of approximately 136 L

Question 15

What does the free run juice that is allowed to settle out of the aszu must get vinified as?

Answer 15

Esszencia

Question 16

What are the requirements for modern Aszu (post 2013)

Answer 16

• Ages for just over two years prior to release (with a minimum 18 months in barrel)
• Must contain at least 120 g/l of residual sugar and achieve an actual alcohol content of at least 9%.

Question 17

What is the min RS for Eszencia

Answer 17

Min 450 g/l

Question 18

Describe the style of Tokaji Szamorodni

Answer 18

(“as it comes”) is produced from a mixture of aszú and non-aszú grapes and is often oxidative in style as it is matured in cask for a minimum of two years—sometimes under a film-forming yeast similar to flor. Szamorodni wines may be édes (sweet) or száras (dry).

Question 19

Puttonyos labelling is permitted after 2013 for marketing purposes. What is the minimum RS for Tokaji labelled 3&4 Puttonyos?

Answer 19

120 g/l

Question 20

Puttonyos labelling is permitted after 2013 for marketing purposes. What is the minimum RS for Tokaji labelled 6 Puttonyos?

Answer 20

150 g/l

Question 21

What does édes mean on a Tokaji label?

Answer 21

sweet

Question 22

What does száras mean on a Tokaji label?

Answer 22

dry

Question 23

What is the name for Tokaji wines made by refermenting the wine with the pressed paste of Tokaji Aszu?

Answer 23

Fordítás

Question 24

What is the name for Tokaji wines made by refermenting the wine with the spent lees of Tokaji Aszu?

Answer 24

Máslás

Question 25

What does the term Késői szüretelésű bor mean on a Tokaji label?

Answer 25

Late Harvest

Question 26

What wine styles are permitted in the Tokaji PDO?

Answer 26

``` Dry Aszu Sweet Aszu Late Harvest Dry White table wine Sparkling wine ```

Question 27

As of 2007 Tokaj won the challenge over the provenance of the name. Name 3 wines that as of 2007 can no longer be called Tokaji

Answer 27

- Alsastian producers lost the right to produce Pinot Gris as Tokaji d'Alsace - Italian producers lost the right to use Tocai Friulano - Australin producers lost the right to use Tokay for Rutherglen fortifieds

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Észak Magyarország (North Hungary) Duna Danube (Great Plain) Dunántúl (Transdanubia)

Question 29

What is the Circle of Mad?

Answer 29

a small contingent of producers committed to elevating the stature of dry wines in the region. Talented wine make István Szepsy, a key figure in the establishment of Hugh Johnson’s Royal Tokaji Company and Királyudvar, is a founding member

Question 30

What wine style is famous in the Hungarian region of Eger?

Answer 30

Egri Bikavér—the “Bull’s Blood of Eger.”

Question 31

What are the requirements for Bikavér in the Eger PDO

Answer 31

- must be a blend of at least 4 grape varieties, including 30-50% Kékfrankos. - No single variety may be less than 5% or more than 50% of the total blend. - Authorized varieties include Kékoportó, Kadarka, Blauburger, Zweigelt, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Menoire, Syrah, and a combined maximum 10% Turán and Bíborkadarka. "Superior" and "Grand Superior" wines allow a combined maximum of 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, a maximum of 5% Turán, and exclude Bíborkadarka.

Question 32

What is the name of the PDO other than Eger that is allowed to use the term Bikavér

Answer 32

Szekszárd (only requires a blend of 3 varieties as opposed to 4)

Question 33

Fill in the gaps. Egri Bikavér was a blend historically dominated by ______. Modern Egri Bikavér is dominated by ______.

Answer 33

Kadarka | Kekfrankos

Question 34

What is the most planted red grape variety in Hungary?>

Answer 34

Kekfrankos

Question 35

What is the name of the largest lake in Hungary?

Answer 35

Lake Belaton