Hungary

Question 1

What mountain range shelters the Tokaj region?

Answer 1

Carpathians

Question 2

Historically, what is the dominant grape in Egri Bikaver? What is the modern dominant grape?

Answer 2

• kadarka (historic)
• kekfrankos (modern)

Question 3

Egri Bikaver must be a blend of a minimum of how many grapes?

Answer 3

4 (30-65% kekfrankos)

Question 4

What is the minimum RS for Tokaji Aszu?

Answer 4

120 g/L

Question 5

The miniscule amount of free run juice from aszu berries becomes what?

Answer 5

Esszencia

Question 6

In Hungarian, what does the term ‘bikaver’ mean?

Answer 6

Bull’s Blood

Question 7

The majority of Hungary’s acreage lies in which region?

Answer 7

Danube Wine Region

Question 8

Lying along the Croatian border, what is the hottest region in Hungary?

Answer 8

Villany

Question 9

The Hungarian region of Sopran shares a border with which Austrian region?

Answer 9

Burgenland

Question 10

What is the Circle of Mad?

Answer 10

Hungarian producers aiming to elevate dry wines in Tokaj

Question 11

Which 2 Tokaj vineyards are recognized as ‘Great First Growths?’

Answer 11

• Szarvas
• Mezes Maly

Question 12

List 2 top producers in Tokaj

Answer 12

• Royal Tokaj Co
• Oremus
• Disznoko
• Kiralyudvar

Question 13

What are Hungary’s 3 zones of production?

Answer 13

• North Hungary
• Transdanubia
• Great Plain

Question 14

What is Tokaj Maslas?

Answer 14

Wine re-fermented with the spent lees of aszu berries

Question 15

What is the min abv for Tokaji Aszu?

Answer 15

9%

Question 16

Tokaj lies at the confluence of what 2 rivers?

Answer 16

Tisza and Bodrog

Question 17

What is the term for Tokaj wine re-fermented with aszu paste?

Answer 17

Forditas

Question 18

What is the volume of a puttony?

Answer 18

25 kg

Question 19

What is the min RS for Tokaji Aszu Esszencia?

Answer 19

450 g/L

Question 20

What are the 2 principal grapes of Tokaj?

Answer 20

• Furmint
• Harslevelu

Question 21

What is the permitted alcohol range for Tokaji Aszu Esszencia?

Answer 21

1.2% - 8%

Question 22

What is the aging requirement for Tokaji Aszu?

Answer 22

• Must age in barrel for a min of 18 months
• Not to be released before Jan 1 of the 3rd year after harvest

Question 23

What is the climate of Tokaj?

Answer 23

Continental with long, humid autumns

Question 24

What Hungarian village is gaining a reputation for Cab franc?

Answer 24

Villany

Question 25

What do the terms 'edes' and 'szaras' indicate in Tokaj Szamorodni?

Answer 25

Edes - sweet Szaras - dry

Question 26

What is the name for oxidative wine from Tokaj resulting from a blend of aszu and non aszu paste?

Answer 26

Szamorodni

Question 27

Egri Bikaver comes from what Hungarian wine region?

Answer 27

Eger, North Hungary

Question 28

In what year was the first legal recognition of the Tokaj Vineyard classification?

Answer 28

1772

Question 29

Sargamuskataly is a Hungarian alias for what grape?

Answer 29

Muscat blanc a petit grains

Question 30

What is the primary soil type in Tokaj?

Answer 30

volcanic loess and clay

Question 31

How many PGI regions are in Hungary?

Answer 31

6

Question 32

How many PDO regions are in Hungary?

Answer 32

31

Question 33

What does Aszu refer to in Hungary?

Answer 33

indicate grapes of high sugar levels afflicted with botrytis cinerea

Question 34

What is the aspect of the best vineyards in Tokaji?

Answer 34

South Facing

Question 35

How many vineyards are recognised as first growths in Tokaji?

Answer 35

74

Question 36

What is a gonc?

Answer 36

a Hungarian oak cask of approximately 136 L

Question 37

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

Answer 37

150 g/l

Question 38

What wine styles are permitted in the Tokaji PDO?

Answer 38

- Aszu - Eszencia - Szamorodni (dry and sweet) - Forditas - Mazlas - late harvest - dry white table wine - sparkling

Question 39

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 39

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

Question 40

What is the name of the largest lake in Hungary?

Answer 40

Lake Balaton

Question 41

What is the ratio for a puttony?

Answer 41

44 lbs of aszu to 100L of base wine

Question 42

What estate is credited with the first production of Aszu?

Answer 42

Oremus by Szepsy Lacko Mate in 1630

Question 43

What is also called the ‘Tokaj Hill?’ how does it influence botrytis?

Answer 43

Mount Kopasz - influences Tokaj and Tarcal - cool air from the shade of the mount Kopasz and the bodrig/tiza/madi rivers cause fog that is allowed to settle - the warm air from the pannonian plain slowly comes and dries it up

Question 44

Name three communes of production of Tokaji (there are numerous)

Answer 44

- Tokaji - Tarcal - Mad

Question 45

What is the most common type of oak in the Zemplen forest (Hungary)?

Answer 45

Quercus Petraea (Sessile Oak)

Question 46

What are the 6 main PDOs of Balaton wine region (Transdanubia)?

Answer 46

- Nagy Somlo - Badascony - Balatonfured Csopak - Baltonboglar - Baltonfeldvidek - Zala

Question 47

What are the Hungarian terms for red and white wine?

Answer 47

fehrer - white voros - red

Question 48

What are the 4 PDOs of Pannon wine region (Transdanubia)?

Answer 48

- Szekard - Tolna - Pecs - Villany

Question 49

How long must Super Premium wine in Villany PDO be aged?

Answer 49

two years including 12 months in wood

Question 50

What PGI shares the same boundaries as Tokaji PDO and what styles of wine are allowed?

Answer 50

Zemplen PGI - white wine - ice wine (jegbor)

Question 51

What is the min RS for edes szamorodni, forditas, maslas, and late harvest wine in Tokaji?

Answer 51

45 g/L

Question 52

What is the age requirement for szamorodni, forditas, and maslas?

Answer 52

- must age in barrel min 6 mos - can be released Jan 1, 2YFH

Question 53

What is the Hungarian term for sparkling?

Answer 53

pezgo

Question 54

In what commune is the First Great Growth of Mezes Maly found?

Answer 54

Tarcal

Question 55

What are considered the best vintages for aszu in the 21st century?

Answer 55

2008 2016

Question 56

Which PDO is the largest in Hungary?

Answer 56

Kunsag PDO

Question 57

What is the second largest wine region in Hungary?

Answer 57

Matra

Question 58

What is the elevation of Tokaji?

Answer 58

100-300 m