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What is the grape of the Csopak Codex?

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Olaszrizling

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What is the grape of Nagy-Somló?

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Jufark

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In order to produce 220L of Aszu wine, what is the min amount of Aszu berries you need by law?

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100 kg; aka max 2.2L from 1kg Aszu berries

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What type of vessel is essencia often fermented in?

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Glass (not permeable - important b/c takes years to ferment + low alcohol levels?)

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Aszu min RS is equivalent to which puttonyos?

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5 puttonyos (120 g/l RS)

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Wines labeled with “3 puttonyos” legally have to have what minimum RS?

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120 g/l RS (“puttonyos” does not have a legal meaning 2013; therefore, min 120 g/l for ALL Aszu wines)

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Name the 6 grapes permitted in Tokaji

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Furmint, Harslevelu, Sargomuskotaly, Oremus, Kabar, Koversolo

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When does Tokaji become a protected name?

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2007

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Who invents Tokaji Aszu?

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Szepsi Laczkó Máté

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Name the 2 great first growths of Tokaji; 2 first growths?

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Mezes Maly (Tarcal) & Szarvas (Tokaj); Oremus, Disznoko, Szt Tamás

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Minimum residual sugar for Szamoradni edes

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45 g/l

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Maximum residual sugar for Szamoradni szaraz

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9 g/l

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What does Mezes Maly translate to?

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Honey pot

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What is Welschriesling called in Hungary?

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Olaszrizling

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Name 3 synonyms of Welschriesling and the respective country

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Olaszrizling (Hungary), Grasevina (Croatia), Riesling Italico (Italy), Laski Rizling (Slovenia), Rizling Blasky (Slovakia)

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Sopron is a continuation of which Austrian DAC?

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Neusiedlersee DAC

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Name the 3 wine regions around Lake Balaton

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Nagy-Somló PDO, Badacsony PDO, Balatonfured-Csopak PDO

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Worst 2 vintages for Aszu of the last 10 years

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2010 & 2012 = no Aszu!; 2009-2012 all poor vintages

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The Duna PDO sits between what 2 rivers?

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Danube R (W) & Tisza R (E)

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Alföld refers to what area of Hungary?

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Alföld = Great Hungarian Plain

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When is botrytis first discovered in Hungary? By who?

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1630s; Szepsi Laczkó Máté

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Aszu undergoes how many fermentations?

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2! Base wine deferments with Aszu paste

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Aszu labeled “6 puttonyos” must have how much RS?

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Min 150 g/l RS (exception to legal vs marketing for puttonyos)

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What is the traditional hod called for harvesting Aszu berries?

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Puttony (Puttonyos = adjective form)

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What is nyirock?
Red volcanic clay rocks (soil of Tokaj)
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Name 2 Hungarian organizations aimed at elevating image of Tokaji?
Confrerie de Tokaji, Circle of Mad, Tokaji Renaissance
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What is the objective of Circle of Mád?
Promote dry wines of the Tokaji region
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Gamza is a synonym of what grape?
Kadarka (Bulgaria)
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What style of wine is kesoi szuretelesu bor
Late harvest
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Late harvest Hungarian wines correllate to what # puttonyos?
3 & 4
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How long does Aszu age for? Essencia? How long did Aszu have to age for prior to 2013?
Any aszu wine (including essencia) aged until January 1, 3rd yr (18 mo oak); prior to 2013, min 2 yrs oak
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What vessel does Aszu age in?
Gonc (Hungarian oak - 136L)
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When does international investment begin in Hungary? Why this year?
1990; 1989 = fall of Communism; Royal Tokaji Co produces 1st vintage in 1993
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What is the full name of the Tokaj region?
Tokaj-Hegyalja (Tokaj Foothills)
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What does Aszu refer to?
Botrytized grapes & the wines made from them
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Ratio of puttony to a gonc?
A puttony (often referred to as a “hod”) holds ~25 kilograms, and a gonc may hold ~136 liters. The ratio is approximately 1:1 for a 6 puttonyos wine
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Where ar the PDOs of Mór PDO, Etyek-Buda PDO, Neszmély PDO, Pécs PDO?
Transdanubia
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What is the PGI of Transdanubia?
Dunántul PGI
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What is Blauer Portugeiser called in Hungary?
Kekoporto
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What is the major grape of Egri Bikaver? What is the minimum % by law?
Kekfrankos; min 30% (max 50%)
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What is Vörös Bor?
Red wine (Hungary)
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What is Feher Bor?
White wine (Hungary)
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What is Jegbor?
Ice wine (Hunagry)
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What is Pezsgo?
Sparkling wine (Hungary)
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What is sparkling wine called in Hungary?
Pezsgo
46
What organization is dedicated to Rakoczy's original classification?
Tokaji Renaissance
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Most expensive Tokaji is sold @ auctions put on by whome?
Confrerie de Tokaji
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When does Prince Rakoczy delimit the Tokaj region? What are the tiers of s classification?
Great First Growths, 1st Growths, 2nd Growths, 3rd Growths
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What is Blaufrankisch called in Hungary? Name 3 regions where it is the focus
Kekfrankos; Sopron PDO, Eger PDO, Szekszard PDO, Kunsag PDO
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Name 2 regions for Furmint in Hungary
Tokaj PDO, Somlo PDO
51
What countries do the grapes Leànyka & Keknyelu come from? What color are they?
Hungary; White
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What are PDO & PGIs of Hungary called? How many PDOs?
OEM (36) & OFJ
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When does Hungary join the EU?
2004 (WL dates to this year)
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Hungary's hottest PDO
Villany PDO
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Aside from Eger, what PDO can produce Bikaver?
Szekszàrd PDO
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Name 4 grapes of Egri Bikaver
Kekfrankos (30-50%); Kadarka, Kekoporto, CS / CF / MRT / PN; (5-50% per grape)
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Egri Bikaver aging requirements
Bikaver: 6 mo oak; Superior: 1 yr oak (6 mo bottle); Grand Superieur: 1.5 yrs oak (6 mo bottle)
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Egri Bikaver with "Superior" & "Grand Superior" on the label mandate what 3 things?
Longer elevage (Sup: 1 yr oak / 6 mo bottle; Grand Superior: 1.5 yrs oak / 6 mo bottle), min 14 days maceration, max 30% CS / CF
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Name 2 producers of Egri Bikaver
Thummerer Prince, Egervin
60
"Vinum regum, rex vonirum" is a reference to what wine?
Tokaji (Wine of kings, king of wines)
61
What 2 features of Furmint makes it good for botrytis cultivation?
1) late-ripening; 2) tight bunches
62
What wine from the Tokaj region is aged oxidatively under flor?
Szamoradni ("as it comes" - mix of Aszu / non-Aszu berries)
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How long does Eszencia have to age for?
Same as Aszu (released January 1, 3rd year; 18 mo oak)
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Maximum amount of Aszu wine that can be made from 100kg of Aszu berries
Max 2,200L
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Aszu & Eszencia maximum yields
Aszu: 10 tons/ha; Eszencia: 2 tons/ha
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Natúresszencia minimum RS
450 g/l (Natúresszencia = Eszencia)
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When is Aszu harvest?
October / November
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How is Aszu made?
Aszu berries hand picked (in puttony); berries trampled into paste & added to (dry) base wine from non-Aszu berries & referments
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What is the mold that feeds off of the alcohol vapors in a Tokaj cellar?
Cladosporum Cellare
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What 2 common winemaking practice for Aszu was permitted up until 1991?
Fortification & chaptalization
71
Name 3 Tokaj wineries started by foreigners? (Name the winery & the owner)
Royal Tokaji Co (Hugh Johnson); Királyudvar (Hwang); Oremus (Vega Sicilia); Disznoko (G Byass)
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What commonly-used wine style is phased out in 2013?
Aszuessencia (min 180 g/l RS)
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What is the exception to the use of "puttonyos" on a label of Tokaj strictly for "marketing purposes"?
6 Puttonyos (min 150 g/l RS); all others require 120 g/l RS
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Size of a Tokaji bottle
500mL
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What does the great first growth "Szarvas" translate to?
Stag's Hill
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Name 3 highly-rated vintages of Tokaji of the last 30 years
2017, 2013, 2005-2008, 2003, 2001, 2000; 1999, 1993
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Winemaker previously involved in Royal Tokaji Company & Királyudvar
Istvan Szepsy (leaves 2006)
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Hungary's most famous winemaker, also leader of MAD
Istvan Szepsy (worked for Királyudvar & Royal Tokaji Co, now has own winery called "Szepsy")
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Hungary's most productive PDO
Kunság PDO (w/i Duna PDO)
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Who produces "The Oddity"?
Royal Tokaji Co (dry white)
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Mountains of Tokaj
Zemplen Mtns (part of Carpathian Mtns)
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Top vineyards of Tokaj face what direction?
South
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What does "Special Selection" indicate on a bottle of Hungarian wine?
Minimum 2 years aging

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