Level 7 · Lesson 4
Hungary: Tokaj and Beyond
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Glossary
Terms that have earned their place
- Grape variety
- The cultivated vine variety contributing fruit; its traits interact with site, harvest and winemaking.
- Vintage
- The harvest year. A document for one vintage does not automatically describe another.
- Origin
- The declared geographic source of a wine, interpreted through the applicable designation and evidence.
- Inference
- An explanation drawn from evidence, distinct from a direct observation or measurement.
Keep digging
Sources and further reading
- GR1 — Tokaj-Hétszőlő Furmint Dry Organic 2021 technical sheet; supplementary grape-profile evidence, not the Royal Tokaji tasting reference.
- WA — Royal Tokaji Dry Furmint — 2016 historical reference; Dry Furmint identity
- WB — Royal Tokaji Issue No.10 Aszú 6 Puttonyos Furmint — 2013 historical technical reference; Selected botrytised Furmint berries macerated in fermenting must; sweet finished wine
- WC — St. Andrea Merengő Egri Bikavér Superior — Multi-vintage range page; Eger red case, exact blend requires page review
- WD — A. Gere Kopar — 2022; 50/40/10 blend and documented oak maturation
Sources support the teaching model; they do not make promotional regional descriptions universal bottle guarantees.