Hungary - General Flashcards

1
Q

On which two rivers does Tokaj sit?

A

Tisza

Bodrog

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2
Q

What does Aszú mean?

A

Grapes infected with botrytis cinerea

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3
Q

What mountains shelter the Tokaj region?

A

Carpathain mountains

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4
Q

What is Tokaj’s climate?

A

Warm continental

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5
Q

What are the primary grapes of Tokaj?

A

Furmint

Hárslevelu

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6
Q

What is a puttony?

A

Traditional Hungarian container capable of holding 25kg of grapes

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7
Q

What is Esszencia?

A

Wine vinified from some of the free run juice off of infected Furmint grapes

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8
Q

What is a gönc?

A

Hungarian oak cask with about 136L

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9
Q

What is the aging requirement for Tokaj Aszú?

A

Minimum 3 years with at least 18 months in barrel

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10
Q

What is Tokaji Szamorodni?

A

Oxidative wine from mix of aszú and non-aszú grapes

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11
Q

What is the aging requirement for Tokaji Szamorodni wines?

A

Minimum 2 years

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12
Q

What does édes mean?

A

A sweet Tokaji Szamorodni wine

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13
Q

What does száras mean?

A

A dry Tokaji Szamorodni wine

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14
Q

What does Fordítás mean?

A

Wine made by refermenting wine with pressed aszú paste

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15
Q

What does Máslás mean?

A

Wine mde by refermenting wine with the spent lees of Tokaji Azsú

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