HUNGARY/ TOKAJ

Question 1

Full-bodied white wine, Tokaji Szamorodni,How is produced?

Answer 1

*Produced by mixture of Aszu and non-Aszu grapes!
It may be dry (szaraz)
semi sweet, or sweet (edes)

Question 2

How is Tokaji Aszu produced?

Answer 2

*The grape are left on the vine to be attacked by botrytis cinerea! And are called (Aszu grape) then lightly pressed,with the reminder pressed into paste!
*The amount of Aszu berries used determines the sweetness of the final wine.

Question 3

How is Tokaji Eszencia produced?

Answer 3

From free-run Aszu grapes!
very difficult to ferment and rarely produced!
*180 g/l (7 to 8) puttonyos

Question 4

Aszu puttonyos?

Answer 4

3/4 and 5 puttonyos 120 g/l
6 puttonyos 150 g/l

Question 5

Naturesszencia?

Answer 5

450 g/l
Natural free-run must, run out of the Aszu grapes!

Question 6

What is the min alcohol level, and aging requirements for Tokaji Aszu?

Answer 6

Min of 9% abv
Matured for a min 3 years
18 months of which in wood!

Question 7

List the 8 wine regions of Rumania?

Answer 7

*Banat-on the Serbian border
*Crisana-on the Hungarian bord
*Maramures-Hungary, Ukraine
*Moldova-Ukraine border
*Dobogea-on the black sea
*Muntenia-Bulgarian border
*Oltenia-Bulgaria border
*Transylvania

Question 8

List the grape varieties for Tokaji wines? (6)

Answer 8

*Furmint
*Harslevelu
*Sarga Muskotaly
*Zeta
*Koverszolo
*Kabar