Tokaj

Question 1

Where is Tokaj?

Answer 1

In Hungary

Question 2

What is the climate of Tokaj?

Answer 2

Moderate continental

Question 3

What are the grapes of Tokaj?

Answer 3

Furmint
Harslevelu
Sarga Muskotaly

Question 4

What are the wine styles of Tokaj?

Answer 4

Dry and Sweet

Question 5

The bunches of grapes that are not affected by botrytis in Tokaj are called?

Answer 5

Szamorodni - means ‘as it comes’

Question 6

What are the characteristics of Tokaj Szamorodni?

Answer 6

may be dried (szaraz) or sweet (edes)
must be aged for 1 year and sold only after 2
casks are not filled all the way allowing for a fino sherry flavor

Question 7

What are sweet wines of Tokaj called?

Answer 7

Aszu wines - Tokaj aszu

Question 8

The unit used to measure the sweetness of wine in Tokaj is called:

Answer 8

the puttony

Question 9

What is the most rare wine from token called? And how is it made?

Answer 9

Tokaj eszencia
made using the free run juice from the aszu berries
years to ferret and only 5% alcohol
legal residual sugar is 450g/L