Secundo Classis
Second class in Latin, first used in Hungary around 1700 to indicateThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Primae Classis
Literally, first class. A Latin designation used by the Hungarians sinceThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Pro Mensa Caesaris Primus
Around 1700 two Tokay vineyards were given this designation, which meansThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Puttony
The traditional basket in which ASZÚ grapes were gathered.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Gönci
The traditional barrels, which hold about 140 liters of wine, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Edes
Slightly sweet, a term usually applied to Szamorodni, the type of wine made in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Aszú
The term for shriveled grapes that have been attacked by the beneficial moldThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Wine and Words
The first book on wine in the English language was A New Boke of the Natures and Properties of All Wines, written in 1568 by William Turner. Turner’s book is thought to have been a guide for William Shakespeare, who laced his texts with numerous references to wine. Then, during the 18th century, dozens of major wine books were written—many of them, interestingly by English physicians. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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