Tokaj

Question 1

Hungary climate

Answer 1

Moderate continental

Question 2

Climate mitigations in Hungary

Answer 2

Forested mountain peaks - north wind
Planted slopes - reduce risk of frost damage
S/ SW/ SE for sun exposure- high sunshine hours

Question 3

Fall in Hungary

Answer 3

Warm and dry
Rivers Tisza and Bodrog create mists

Question 4

Soils in Hungary

Answer 4

Volcanic bedrock topped by various soils - soft bedrock vines root deep no water or nutrient stress, cellars dug into - Zasmidium cellare mold regulate humidity
Nyirok- volcanic for powerful wines
Loess- sandy silt/clay for delicate wines

Question 5

Vineyard mgmt

Answer 5

Traditionally single post and high density
Now VSP trellis for mechanization

Question 6

Grape varieties in Tokaji

Answer 6

Furmint
Harslevelu
Sarga Muskotaly

Question 7

Furmint

Answer 7

Late ripening
Retains acid
Thick skinned but susceptible to botrytis

Question 8

Harslevelu

Answer 8

Fruitier than Furmint
Perfumed
White peach, orange blossom

Question 9

Sarga Muskatoly

Answer 9

Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains

Question 10

Aszu

Answer 10

Botrytized grapes

Question 11

To extract the shriveled sugar in Aszu grapes they are

Answer 11

Macerated in must, fermenting must, or base wine to draw out sugars and flavors
Macerated 12-60 hours
If uncrushed grapes are used- punchdowns

Question 12

Must maceration gives what style of wine

Answer 12

Lightest

Question 13

Maceration in fermenting must gives what style of wine with what caution

Answer 13

Strongest extraction so most complex
But
Berries must be ripe and clean or unpleasant bitter/unripe character are extracted

Question 14

Base wines for Aszu maceration are

Answer 14

Any grape varieties
May have botrytized grapes used in it for richness

Question 15

Min aging requirements for Aszu

Answer 15

18 mos in oak
Small Hungarian Gonci

Question 16

Puttonyos

Answer 16

Old way of classifying sweetness
Number of pickers buckets of Aszu berries added to gonci

Question 17

Current min sugar in Tokaji

Answer 17

5 putts or 120 g/L

Question 18

Lower than min sugar level Tokaji is labeled as

Answer 18

Late Harvest or Tokaji Edes Szamorodni

Question 19

Eszencia

Answer 19

Free run Aszu berry juice
Takes years to ferment
Min 450 g/L

Question 20

Late Harvest Tokaj

Answer 20

Lower proportion of botrytized grapes
Min sugar 45 g/L
Oak not required

Question 21

Szamorodni Tokaj

Answer 21

Whole bunches of healthy and botrytized grapes in varying amounts
Edes - sweet like a fresher Tokaji
Szaraz- dry
Min 45 g/L
6 mos oak

Question 22

Dry Szamorodni is aged

Answer 22

Under flor up to 10 years without topping up

Question 23

Dry wine vineyards in Hungary are beginning to be planted where?

Answer 23

Higher in windier sites away from mists

Question 24

Grand Tokaj

Answer 24

State owned co-op
2000 growers
Produces 30% of regions wines