Tokaji+

Question 1

Tokaj’s climate is _____1______ and the best vineyards are located on hillside slopes with southerly aspects.
Bodrog and Tisza rivers and their many tributaries help generate the ______2___________ necessary for the development of noble rot.

Answer 1

1= moderate

2=early morning humidity

Question 2

There are three principal white grape varieties that are used in the making of Tokaji; they are often blended.
List the three.

Answer 2

Furmint
Harslevelu
Sarga Muskotaly

Question 3

______1____ is the most widely planted variety and makes concentrated, ____2___ acid white wines with flavours of ____3___ when young, developing into _____ and ______ as they age. It can make premium quality dry whites but due to its ____4____ ripening and _____5______ to botrytis it is better known as the principal grape variety used for sweet Azu wines.

Answer 3

1= Furmint
2= high
3= apples, nuts, honey
4= late
5= susceptibility

Question 4

______1_____ is also late ripening and contributes perfume to a blend. _____2__________(Muscat Blanc a Petis Grains) is also used for its aromatic qualities.

Answer 4

1= Harslevelu 
2= Sarga Musukotaly

Question 5

Law

List the two sweet wines.

Answer 5

Aszu

Eszencia( Essence, or Nectar)

Question 6

Aszu wines- The production of Tokaji Aszu starts with a ____1____ that is made from _____2____ grapes. Before, during or after fermentation, the _____3____ are macerated in the 1. The maceration usually lasts for 12 to 60 hours. Traditionally the botrytised berries were made into a ____4____, but using _______5_____ aszu berries avoids the extraction of bitter flavours. This mixture is ____6____and then the wine is matured for a period of time in oak.

Answer 6

1= base wine
2= healthy
3= aszu berries 
4= paste
5= uncrushed
6= pressed

Question 7

Aszu wines

The amount of aszu berries used determines the sweetness is the ____1____.

Answer 7

1= puttony

Question 8

Aszu wines

Classic Tokaji is deep ____1___, with ___2___ acidity and intense aromas, and flavours of ______,________ and honey.

Answer 8

1= amber
2= high
orange peel, apricots, honey

Question 9

Tokaji Eszencia
These are extremely rare wines that are seldom available outside the region of production. Eszencia is made using just the _____________1_____________. The must is so sweet it can take years to ferment, and even after that time the wines remain very low in alcohol( usually less than 5% abv).

Answer 9

1= free-run juice of the aszu berries.

Question 10

Tokaji Eszencia
The legal minimum level of residual sugar is ____1___. This is balanced by ____2____ acidity. They are able to mature and retain their freshness for a century or more.

Answer 10

1= 450g/L
2= very high

Question 11

The minimum residual sugar for Tokaji Aszu

Traditional law(1)
2013 laws(2)

Answer 11

1= 60g/L
2= 120g/L

Question 12

Munimum ageing requirements

Traditional Law(1)
2013 Laws(2)

Answer 12

1= 24 months in oak
( could only be released from the) January in the fourth year after harvest

(2) 18 months in oak
(Can be released in the) January of the third year after harvest.

Question 13

Traditional Laws
Aszu Eszencia : a minimum of _____ residual sugar was required.

2013 laws
The labelling term Aszu Eszencia has been abolished( but note that the term Tokaji Eszencia still exists for a wines made from the free-run juice of aszu berries.)

Answer 13

180g/L?