Hungary Guild Somm

Question 1

What 2 rivers converge in the Tokaj region?

Answer 1

Tisza

Bodrog

Question 2

What was Tokaj formerly known as?

Answer 2

Tokaji-Hegyalia

“tokaji foothills”

Question 3

What type of grapes are the fundamental element of the best Tokaji wines?

Answer 3

Aszú grapes
-orginally signified desiccated grapes, it has evolved to indicate grapes of high sugar levels afflicted with botrytis cinerea

Question 4

Who owns Tokaj Oremus?

Answer 4

Vega Sicilia

Question 5

Name 4 prominent Tokaji producers.

Answer 5

Royal Tokaji Company
Tokaji Oremus
Disnoko
Kiralyudvar

Question 6

What mountain range shelters the Tokaj region?

Answer 6

Carpathian Mountains

-warm, continental climate with long, humid autumns, great for botrytis

Question 7

Who delimited the 28 villages of the Tokaj region in 1700?

Answer 7

Transylvanian Prince Rákóczy

Question 8

How many “first growths” are there in Tokaj?

Answer 8

74

Question 9

Name 2 great first growths of Tokaj.

Answer 9

Szarvas

Mézes Mály

Question 10

What are the 2 principle grapes of Tokaj?

Answer 10

Furmint

Hárslevelú

Question 11

What is Sárgamuskotály?

Answer 11

Muscat Blanc a Petite Grains

Question 12

Name the 4 secondary grapes authorized for Tokaji production.

Answer 12

Sárgamuskotály
Zéta (Oremus)
Kabar
Köverszolo

Question 13

Haw many grapes can a Puttony hold?

Answer 13

roughly 25kg

Question 14

What is Esszencia?

Answer 14

a tiny fraction of syrupy, free-run juice that is allowed to settle out of the aszu must

Question 15

What is a gönc?

Answer 15

a Hungarian cask

-approximately 136L

Question 16

How many liters are in a gönc?

Answer 16

136L

Question 17

What determines the final sweetness of Tokjaji Aszu wine?

Answer 17

the number of puttony added to a gönc

Question 18

When was the puttonyos category eliminated?

Answer 18

2013

Question 19

Modern Tokaji is simply labeled “Aszu”. What are the requirements?

Answer 19

• 3 years aging (18 months in barell
• at least 120 g/l of RS
• must acheive an actual alcohol content of a least 9%

Question 20

What is the typical abv and RS of Esszencia?

Answer 20

4-6% abv

450 g/l RS

Question 21

Name 3 styles of Tokaji beyond Tokaji Aszu.

Answer 21

Szamorodini (as it comes)
Forditas
Máslás

Question 22

Describe the Szamorodini style and its aging requirements.

Answer 22

• produced from a mixture of aszu and non-aszu grapes and is often oxidative in style
• matured in cask for a minimum of 2 years under a film-forming yeast similar to flor

Question 23

Name the types of the Szamorodini style.

Answer 23

édes (sweet)

száras (dry)

Question 24

What is the production method of Forditas and Máslas?

Answer 24

• Forditas-refermenting with the pressed paste of aszu grapes
• Máslas- refermenting with the spent lees of Aszu grapes

Question 25

What is the "Circle of Mad"?

Answer 25

a small contingent of producers committed to elevating the stature of dry wines in the region

Question 26

How many wine appellations were identified in Hungary in 2000?

Answer 26

22 | -there are now 30 with 5 additional PGI regions

Question 27

Name the 3 major geographical zones of production in Hungary.

Answer 27

- North Hungary - Transdanubia - the southern Great Plain

Question 28

What 2 PDOs are included in North Hungary?

Answer 28

Tokaj | Eger

Question 29

What is Egri Bikavér and what is the historical grape?

Answer 29

"The Bull's Blood of Eger" | -made from the Kadarka grape

Question 30

What is Kékfrankos?

Answer 30

Blaufränkisch

Question 31

What 2 regions may use the term "Bikaver" on labels?

Answer 31

Eger | Szekszárd in Transdanubia

Question 32

Name 4 regions in Transdanubia.

Answer 32

Badacsony Balatonfüred-Csopak Somló Szekszárd

Question 33

What body of water is in Transdanubia? | Badacsony and Balatonfüred-Csopak

Answer 33

Lake Balaton

Question 34

Name 3 white grapes of Transdanubia.

Answer 34

Furmint Juhfark (sheep's tail) Olasrizling (Welschriesling)

Question 35

What is Hungary's hottest region?

Answer 35

Villány - on the Croatian Border - Bordeaux varietals, Kékrankos, Kékoportó

Question 36

What is Olazrizling?

Answer 36

Welschriesling

Question 37

What is Kékoportó?

Answer 37

Blauer Portugeiser

Question 38

What region of Hungary is contiguous with Austria's Burgenland?

Answer 38

Sopron

Question 39

What is Hungary's largest region and where is it located?

Answer 39

Kunság | -in the Great Plain