Hungary

Question 1

When did Hungary first delimit the Tokaji region?

Of how many villages, and what 2 rivers did this center?

Answer 1

1700, one of the first modern vineyard classifications in Europe.

28 villages, centered on the Tisza and Bodrog rivers.

Question 2

What 4 producers are leading the Renaissance of Tokaji today?

Answer 2

Royal Tokaj
Tokaj Oremus (Vega Sicilia)
Disznoko
Kiralyudvar

Question 3

What mountain range shelters Tokaji?

Answer 3

Carpathian Mountains

Question 4

Whats the climate like in Tokaji?

Answer 4

warm continental with humid Autumns.

Question 5

Who first classified the vineyards of Tokaj?

What modern group today uses his work?

Answer 5

Prince Rakoczy

The Tokaj Renaissance

Question 6

What are the soils of Tokaji?

Answer 6

Volcanic loess and clay

Question 7

How many 1st growths are there in Tokaji?

What are the 2 to know?

Answer 7

74

Mezes Maly
Szarvas

Question 8

What are the 2 grapes of Tokaji?

Answer 8

Furmint and Harslevelu

Question 9

What is a Puttony?

Answer 9

A basket, that holds about 25kg of grapes

Question 10

Aszu is what?

Answer 10

rich botrytized grapes, trampled into a paste, then added to base wines.

Question 11

Tokaji Esszencia is derived from what?

What is the min r.s.?

Answer 11

The free run juice off of the Aszu grapes.

450g/L 😅

Question 12

What are the traditional barrels used in making Tokaji Aszu?

How long is required for Tokaji Aszu in barrel? What more reasonable r.s. is required?

Answer 12

Gonci barrels

18months
120g/L r.s.

Question 13

Edes and Szaras means what in Tokaji?

Answer 13

Sweet (Edes)
Dry (Szaras)

Question 14

A Tokaji labeled Forditas indicates what?

How about Maslas?

Answer 14

Forditas means the wines were refermented with Tokaji Aszu paste

Maslas means the wines got spent lees of Tokaji Aszu.

Question 15

When was Tokaji modernized? What are the new laws?

Answer 15

2013

Instead of Puttunyos, Aszu will indicate the style. This requires 18 months barrel, 2 years total, 120g/L r.s.

Question 16

For older Tokaji, what is the r.s. required of each puttunyos level?

Answer 16

3 P- 60g/L
4 P- 90g/L
5 P- 120g/L 60% Aszu
6 P- 150g/L 70% Aszu

Question 17

For Tokaji dry wines, what organization helps promote them?

Answer 17

Circle of Mad

Question 18

What is Tokaji Szamorodni?

Answer 18

A mixture of Aszu and non aszu wines, often oxidative.

Question 19

Of Hungarian geographical zones, in which is Tokaji along with Eger?

Answer 19

Northern Massif

Question 20

What is the iconic red wine of Eger in Hungary?

What are the grapes involved?

Answer 20

Egri Bikaver, bull’s blood

Kadarka and Kekfrankos lead, the wine must be a blend of at least 4 grapes

Question 21

What 3 Hungarian Geographical zones are there for wine production?

Answer 21

Northern Massif
Transdanubia
Great Plain

Question 22

Other than Eger, what other Hungarian region may use the word ‘Bikaver’?

In which geographical zone is it?

Answer 22

Szekszard, Transdanubia

Question 23

What is Olasrizling?

Answer 23

Welschriesling

Question 24

What is Kekfrankos?

Answer 24

Blaufrankisch

Question 25

What lake sits in the middle of Transdanubia in Hungary? What important wine regions are here, and what 3 grapes do they utilize?

Answer 25

Lake Balaton Badacsony Balatonfured Csopak Somlo White wines, Furmint Juhfark Olasrizling

Question 26

What wine region accounts for almost half of Hungarian production?

Answer 26

Kunsag, SE of Budapest in the Great Plain geographical zone.