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1
Q

Who owns Oremus?

A

Vega Sicilia

2
Q

Who founded the Royal Tokaji Co?

A

Hugh Johnson with investors in 1990

3
Q

When was Tokaji’s classification final legal recognition?

A

1772

4
Q

The region of Tokaji is sheltered by what mountains?

A

Carpathian Mountains

5
Q

What is Maslas?

A

Tokaji Aszu that has spent time on lees

6
Q

What is Circle of Mad?

A

A small contingent of Tokaji producers committed to elevating the stature of dry wines from the region

7
Q

What is Esszencia?

A
  • A tiny fraction of syrupy, free-run juice is allowed to settle out of the Aszu must and is vinified separately
  • Sometimes takes decades to reach 4-6% ABV
  • Can have upwards of 800 g/l of RS
8
Q

What container is used to collect Aszu grapes? How much does it hold?

A

-Puttony

~ 25 kg

9
Q

What is Puttonyos?

A

‘Puttonyos’ is an adjective rather than the plural form

  • The puttony of Azsu past is mixed with the gonc of must
  • The number of puttony determines the sweetness
10
Q

What is a gonc?

A

A Hungarian oak cask of ~136 L

11
Q

Kekfrankos is a synonym for what grape?

A

Blaufrankisch

12
Q

What grapes are authorized for Tokaji production?

A
  • Main: Furmint and Harslevelu

- Secondary: Sergamuskotaly, Zeta, Kabar, Koverszolo

13
Q

What year does Aszu first appear in published work?

A

1571

14
Q

What do Edes and Szaras indicate?

A
  • Edes: Sweet
  • Szaras: Dry

-Found on Aszu Szamorodni labels

15
Q

What is a forditas?

A

Wines that are the product of refermenting wine with the pressed paste of Tokaji Aszu

16
Q

What are the 2 Great First Growths of Tokaji?

A
Szarvas (Tokay)
Mezes Maly (Tarcal)
17
Q

What synonym for Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains is authorized for Tokaji?

A

Sargamuskataly

18
Q

What is the local synonym for the Oremus grape in Tokaji?

A

Zeta

19
Q

What are the 3 major geographic zones of production in Hungary?

A
  • North Hungary
  • Transdanubia (Western)
  • Great Plain (Southern)
20
Q

What geographical zone is Tokaji located within?

A

North Hungary

21
Q

What and where is Eger?

A

A PDO located in North Hungary famous for Egri Bikaver- ‘the bull’s blood of Eger’

22
Q

What does ‘Bikaver’ indicate on a label? What are the only 2 regions allowed to use the term?

A
  • A blend of at least 3 varieties, incorporating Kekfrankos, plus other Hungarian and international varieties
  • Eger and Szekszard
23
Q

What is Kekoporto?

A

The Hungarian synonym for Blauer Portugieser

24
Q

What Hungarian regions runs contiguous with Austria’s Burgenland?

A

Sopron

25
Q

What is ‘Naturesszencia’?

A

A synonym for Esszencia

26
Q

How many villages are classified for Tokaji?

A

27, including Tokaj, which is the further south

27
Q

What words indicate late harvest on a bottle of Tokaji?

A

Kesoi Szuretelesu bor

28
Q

What are the rivers of Tokaji?

A

Tisza and Bodrog

29
Q

How long must Aszu 3/4/5/6 puttonyos be aged?

A

Min 3 years (including 2 in barrel)

30
Q

What is Villany?

A
  • Hungary’s hottest regions, on the southern border

- Known for Bordeaux varieties, Kekfrankos and Kekoporto

31
Q

What are the classifications of Azsu Tokaji sweetness?

A
  • 3 Puttonyos- min 60 g/l of RS
  • 4 Puttonyos- min 90 g/l of RS
  • 5 Puttonyos- min 120 g/l of RS
  • 6 Puttonyos- min 150 g/l of RS
  • Aszuesszencia (7-9 Puttonyos)- min 180 g/l of RS
  • Naturesszencia- min 450 g/l of RS (formerly 250 g/l of RS)
32
Q

What is Olaszrizling?

A

A synonym for Welschriesling

33
Q

What is Somlo?

A

A white wine dominated region of Hungary

Furmint, Juhfark Olaszrizling

34
Q

What does Tokaji Szamorodni mean? What is it?

A
  • ‘As it comes’
  • A mizture of aszu and non-aszu grapes
  • Often oxidized
  • Min 2 years in cask
  • Sometimes under a film-forming yeast similar to flor
  • May be sweet or dry
  • Edes (sweet)
  • Szaras (dry)
35
Q

What is the major grape of Sopron?

A

Kekfrankos

36
Q

What is Hungary’s largest region?

A

Kunsag (Great Plains)

-Mass white wine production with some reds

37
Q

What are the 2 principal grapes of Tokaji?

A

Furmint and Harslevelu

38
Q

What is the Italian speaking canton of Switzerland that borders Lombardy? What grape does it almost exclusively focus on?

A
  • Ticino

- Merlot

39
Q

Where is Armigne from in Switzerland?

A

Vetroz

40
Q

What indigenous Swiss variety is more commonly encountered in the Valle d’Aosta?

A

Petite Arvine

41
Q

What is Chasselas called in the Valais? What is it called in the Vaud?

A
  • Fendant

- Dorin

42
Q

Where is Dole produced? From what grapes?

A
  • Valais (Switzerland)

- A blend of PN and Gamay

43
Q

What is Vin des Glacier?

A
  • A rare Valais, Switzerland specialty
  • A maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras
  • Produced from Reze
  • One of Switzerland’s oldest indigenous grapes
  • Only a dew parcels remain planted today
44
Q

What are the traditional AOCs of Vaud?

A
  • Dorin

- Salvagnin

45
Q

Is Muller Thurgau widely cultivated in Switzerland?

A

Yes

46
Q

What grape is Vin des Glacier produced from?

A

Reze

47
Q

What grape dominates the Vaud? What is it known as locally?

A
  • Chasselas

- Dorin

48
Q

What are the 2 Grand Cru villages of Vaud?

A
  • Dezalay

- Calamin

49
Q

Describe the premier cru designation of Vaud

A
  • it is awarded to individual wines based on Chasselas, Gamay or PN
  • Debuted in 2012
50
Q

What portion of Switzerland’s output does Valais produce?

A

Over 40%

51
Q

What is the Rhine River’s most northerly wine region?

A

Valais, Switzerland

52
Q

What happened to the appellation system in Vaud in 2010?

A
  • The appellation system was simplified
  • Bracketing the former 26 village SOCs in to 6 regional AOCs:
  • -Chablais
  • -La Cote
  • -Vully
  • -Bonvillars
  • -Lavaux
  • -Cotes de l’Orbe
  • Approved villages may be mentioned on the bottle
53
Q

What are the four major French speaking wine cantons of Switzerland?

A
  • Valaid
  • Vaud
  • Geneva
  • Nauchatel
54
Q

What is Salvagnin?

A

A traditional AOC of Vaud, Switzerland

  • A blend of:
  • -Gamay
  • -PN
  • -Gamaret (crossing)
  • -Garanoir (crossing)
55
Q

What is Sylvaner known as in Switzerland?

A

Johannisberg

56
Q

What canton of Switzerland contains the densest plantings?

A

Geneva

57
Q

What is the most cultivated white grape of Switzerland?

A

Chasselas

58
Q

Where is Dorin located?

A

Vaud, Switzerland

59
Q

What varieties may be labeled Premier Cru from the Vaud in Switzerland?

A

Gamay
PN
Chasselas

60
Q

Where is Salvagnin located?

A

Vaud, Switzerland