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	TOKAJ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tokaj became the brand name of Hegyalja and it is renowned for its famous vineyards and wineries.
		Tokaj also played a significant role in the Rákóczi War of Independence but its fortress was destroyed during this period.
		Tokaj is one of the most well-known small towns in Hungary today.
	www.uni-miskolc.hu /region/Zemplen/tokajgb.htm (680 words)

	Tokaj - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tokaj is a beautiful historical town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 54 kilometers from county capital Miskolc.
		After 1450 Tokaj was the property of the Hunyadi family, so after Matthias Hunyadi became king, the town became royal estate.
		Tokaj was granted town status again in 1986 and it started to prosper again.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tokaj (214 words)

	TOKAJ ASZU
		Tokaj Szamorodni (or "as it was grown") is a style which combines the healthy and botrytized grapes processed together, and is either sweet or dry depending on their proportion.
		The NWCB, in opposition to some of the new private investors in Tokaj, seeks to maintain the traditional style of the wine and actively discourages proposed innovations away from it, such as using grapes which are not fully botrytis-effected for Aszu, aging Tokaji in a completely reductive state, and shortening the duration of barrel maturation.
		Tokaj is and always has been, according to him, a wine of deep amber colors and substantial rich oxidative character.
	www.beveragebusiness.com /bbcontent/art-arch/block1102.html (3111 words)

	Tokaj-Hegyalja - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tokaj is a historic wine region located in present-day Northeastern Hungary and Southeastern Slovakia (see Tokaj).
		Tokaj is unique among the world's wine regions in having been declared a World Heritage Site.
		Magyar settlers arrived in Tokaj from the end of the 9th Century and there is an alternative theory that viticulture was introduced to the region from the east, possibly by the Kabar tribe.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Tokaj-Hegyalja (987 words)

	Tokaj-Hegyalja -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tokaj is a historic (Fermented juice (of grapes especially)) wine region located in present-day Northeastern (A republic in central Europe) Hungary and Southeastern (A landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993) Slovakia (see (Click link for more info and facts about Tokaj) Tokaj).
		A number of experts claim that viticulture could have started in the Tokaj region as early as in the (A branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era) Celtic times, that is BC.
		(A native or inhabitant of Hungary) Magyar settlers arrived in Tokaj from the end of the 9th Century and there is an alternative theory that viticulture was introduced to the region from the east, possibly by the Kabar tribe.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/to/tokaj-hegyalja1.htm (1193 words)

	TOKAJ - LoveToKnow Article on TOKAJ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tokaj lies at the foot of the Hegyalja Mountains, which stretch to the north and north-west of the town, between the rivers Hernad and Bodrog, for a distance of about 60 m.
		These mountains, which have in the northern part an altitude of 2700 ft., slope down towards the south-east near Tokaj in a hilly plateau of about 1500 ft. altitude, where the vineyard region is situated.
		It is believed that the vine was introduced into this region by colonists from Italy and Morea in 1241.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /T/TO/TOKAJ.htm (174 words)

	Slovakian Tokaj: Wine of Kings, King of Wines
		I learn these Tokaj wine cellars were built during the Turkish invasions of the 16th and 17th centuries.
		The ratio of cibéby to wine is indicated on the label of all Tokaj Vyber wine by its putno rating, which ranges from three to six.
		Tokaj was also the favorite drink of Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Voltaire, and Goethe.
	www.gonomad.com /features/0508/tokaj.html (1462 words)

	Tokaji Wines from Hungary
		Tokaj is a small town on the junction between the Tisza and Bodrog rivers in the North eastern corner of Hungary.
		All the other wines are made either in part or wholly from botrytised grapes, and the techniques used here are completely different from the rest of the world and the records show that they were invented by a M Szepsy back in the middle of the 17th century, around 1650.
		The aszu mash was measured in a kind of hod known as a puttony, and given their relative capacities, the largest number of puttony-fulls that could be put into a barrel was when ALL the juice came from these aszu berries as they're known there.
	ianhoare.free.fr /tokaji.htm (1533 words)

	Wines of Hungary.com - The online resource for Hungarian wine information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tokaj is a wine region with completely original vinification methods and the world's oldest system of classified growths.
		The noble rot wines of Tokaj are deliciously smooth and sweet when young and develop a myriad of flavours when aged.
		Tokaj Aszú's were being produced generations before the French Sauternes.
	www.winesofhungary.com /tokaj.htm (491 words)

	TOKAJ-HEGYALJA TOKAY TOKAJI ASZU SZAMORODNI SWEET WINE HUNGARY
		"On Tokaj's vine stalks you have dripped nectar." Sándor Petöfi.
		The preparation of the special wines of Tokaj begins with the particular methods used during the vintages.
		Tokaj wine scored its first international success in 1562 when Pope Pius IV, on the occasion of the Council of Trident, said the following after tasting the Tällyai [Tokaji] wine presented to him by György Draskovich, the bishop of Zagreb.
	www.funkcity.demon.co.uk /tokaj2.htm (2617 words)

	:: J & J Ostrožovič :: Výroba vína v tokajskej oblasti ::
		Tokaj wine is one of the most precious types of Slovakian wine, with a history interwoven with famous names and people.
		Tokaj wine made from his vineyards was sent to the court of Louis XIV (1638-1715), who appraised the exquisite liquid with the famous words VINUM REGUM - REX VINORUM, or Wine of Kings, King of Wines.
		Wine enriched with cibébs matures in wooden barrels in classic tuft cellars for at least 3 years and thus develops into puttony Tokaj wine, which is inimitable in its color, fragrance, flavor and positive effect on the human organism...
	www.ostrozovic.sk /index.php?language=en (273 words)

	Tokaj Wine Region \| Hungarian Wine Society \| Tokay Wine
		Tokaj cellars are unique in all the world, forming labyrinths up to 20 miles long in volcanic mountain rock.
		Tokaj's vineyard area is strictly delimited, less than 13,500 acres in 26 villages with well-defined regulations going back to the 16th century.
		Tokaj wines are created by highly-skilled growers, winemakers and workers who have been raised in the winegrowing tradition going back generations.
	www.wines.com /tokaj/tokaj.html (586 words)

	Tokaj -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Tokaj lies at the confluence of the Bodrog and Tisza rivers.
		It is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine-producing district, where, on the slopes of Mount Tokaj and the Hegyalja region to the north and west, the conditions…
		It is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine-producing district, where, on the slopes of Mount Tokaj and the Hegyalja region to the north and...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9072757?tocId=9072757 (399 words)

	JTA NEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		TOKAJ, Hungary, Sept. 29 (JTA) — The big, new wooden mezuzah on the doorpost of the prayer house in Tokaj is decorated with a silver bunch of grapes.
		That’s only fitting, since Tokaj, 120 miles northeast of Budapest, is the heart of Hungary’s most famous wine region, and for centuries Jews here were deeply involved in the wine trade.
		Tokaj’s Jewish community was all but wiped out in the Holocaust.
	www.jta.org /page_view_story.asp?intarticleid=15909&intcategoryid=5 (164 words)

	Tokaj travel guide - Wikitravel
		Remember that Tokaj produces only white wines and most of them are sweet dessert wines.
		Gróf Degenfeld Castle Hotel as part of the Degenfeld estate is situated at Tarcal, next to the Gróf Degenfeld Winery, in the heart of the worldfamous Tokaj wine region.
		Toldi Inn - "The Wellness House of 5 Puttonyos" is situated in the historical center of Tokaj, and lives up to all the expectations of the 21st century, and its guest seeking relaxation and rest.
	wikitravel.org /en/Tokaj (249 words)

	The Budapest Sun Online - Story page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Furious winemakers, meanwhile, are also demanding that the Hungarian Government put more pressure on the European Commission to secure the exclusive right to the name of their beloved Tokaj wines, battling lobbying from as faraway as Australia and the US who want to use the Tokaj name in various phonetic forms.
		Tokaj is a late harvest wine produced in the hills of the volcanic Tokaj-Hegyalja region (about 200km north-east of Budapest).
		The only exception to the use of the Tokaj name the Hungarians will accept is in Slovakia, with Tokaj grape vineyards on nearly 600 hectares, thanks to a mutual agreement between the Hungarian and Slovakian Governments.
	www.budapestsun.com /full_story.asp?ArticleId={6688E223C269401487A0EA5B7F904E32}&From=Business (742 words)

	Tokaj Wines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Botrytis cinerea (the "noble rot" that makes grapes shrivel) was utilized in Tokaj centuries before late harvest wines were made at Chateau d'Yquem.
		Tokaj Aszu, product of completely natural fermentation, never fortified or "cooked" like a madeira, have also legendary fame as health tonics.
		Voltaire dedicated a poem to this "amber beverage with gleaming hues that weaves the golden threads of the mind and makes the wittiest of words scintillate." Like all great men, Rossini, Schubert and Goethe were also enthusiastic about this great wine.
	www.wineamazon.com /home.htm (248 words)

	Wines & Vines: Assessing the wine scene in Hungary's Tokaj - Tokaj, Hungary
		Tokaj, which is 180 miles northeast of Budapest on the border with Slovakia, was already in vines when Magyars conquered Hungary in the ninth century.
		Tokaj is protected on north, west and east by the Carpathian Mountains, and exposed to warm southerly air from the Great Plains.
		The Tokaj vineyards were replanted after phylloxera with the aforementioned three varieties, grafted to Teleki 5B and 5BB rootstock.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3488/is_n4_v75/ai_15426937 (1511 words)

	Capvex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The glory of the thousand years old Tokaj viticulture is underlined by the fact, that no wine market may have a reputation in the world, without offering a selection of Tokaj wines.
		There is a proverb since the Middle Ages: the Tokaj wine is "the wine of the kings, the king of the wines" ("Vinum regnum - rex winorum").
		The typical dense, heavy, highly acidic Tokaj wines were fermented and aged in the previous centuries among oxidative conditions.
	www.capvex.com /wine_regions_tokaj.shtml (317 words)

	Blue Danube Wine Company \| Wine Regions \| Hungary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The vineyards around the city of Tokaj were recognized as special early on and ranked through a formal classification in 1770, a century before Bordeaux received similar treatment.
		Some Tokaj producers have adopted a fresher, more modern style of winemaking, while others hold to the venerable tradition of long barrel aging and deep, amber coloration; either way, great Tokaj is in a class by itself.
		This book, whose title comes from a dictum about Tokaj attributed to Pope Benedict XIV and means "Blessed Land," is intended to present Hungarian wine from a fresh perspective and in an innovative format.
	www.bluedanubewine.com /hungary.html (863 words)

	AEH: EUR.INST: Wines of liberty, vintages of liberalism: The Tokaj Renaissance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The establishment of joint ventures, between the Hungarian State and foreigner investors, had important repercussions even in the definition of the product and, consequently, a conflict with the national institutes of certification.
		Tokaj, touching the heart of the national identity, translate the sentiment of loss that is increasingly present in the civil society.
		The case of Tokaj illustrates a bridge between the anthropological point of view and economic history.
	www.eh.net /pipermail/abstracts/2002-March/000321.html (176 words)

	Diane's Hungarian Genealogy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Tokaj wine region is a closed and relatively small area of 32 villages.
		Objects connected with Tokaj viticulture, some as early as the middle ages, are on display.
		Dudovics Lajos, Lowy Lajos of Tokaj Rakoozi ut 41 and Muzeum of Tokaj Bethlen ter 7.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Plains/7347/tokaj2.html (2050 words)

	Wines & Vines: Foreign cash pumps new life into Tokaj - Hungary
		And the Hetsz6l6 estate, near the town of Tokaj itself, is 90% owned by French insurance group Grand Millesime de France and the Japanese group Suntory (private investors making up the remaining 10%).
		By the 1980s, about 90% of all the wine produced in Tokaj was sent to the USSR--never the most discerning of audiences--in exchange for natural gas.
		It was then that the groundwork was laid for a market economy in the country--and not a minute too early for Tokaji, which was on the verge of collapse.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3488/is_3_83/ai_84154880 (1451 words)

	Tokaj-Hegyalja Wine Region
		The cultural and historical past of Tokaj is remarkably rich, but first of all it is renowned for its special wines.
		The climate of Tokaj is fairly cool – the area approximately lies at the latitude of Aube Champagne – the average annual temperature is only 10.5 °C. The Tokaj-Hegyalja Wine Path Society was founded in Tarcal in 1997.
		The best quality wines come from the local small cellars, of course, where the secrets of the wine making of Tokaj have been passed on from father to son… From among the larger cellars it is mainly the foreign ones – primarily those of French and Spanish interest – which are superior to others.
	www.kfki.hu /~rw2003/bor.html (1441 words)

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		"Tokaj Renaissance", the Association of Great Tokay Wines was founded in 1995 in Hegyalja with the purpose of reviving the old reputation of the Tokay Aszu.
		On the basis of his expertise, determination and the high standard he sets himself, we may say confidently that the Aszu wines of the Szepsy family are able to meet the requirements of even the world's most demanding consumers.
		On the confines of Tokaj, in the one-time crown lands we can find the vineyards of the "Hétszõlõ" wine-cellars replanted at the beginning of the nineties.
	www.nordtur.hu /html_angol/tokaj_bor.html (1380 words)

	Tokaj wine (Spectacular Slovakia travel guide)
		Foggy fall mornings melt into warm, sunshiny afternoons in the Tokaj region, weather that transforms the wine grapes into special raisins (cibéby) containing high concentrations of vitamins and sugar.
		But before the wine can be drunk, it must age for up to six years in special Tokaj wine cellars that were originally built during the Turkish invasions of the 16th and 17th centuries.
		Whether Slovak or Hungarian, the Tokaj wine maker faces a challenge greater than trade agreements: Tokaj wine cannot be made in most years since weather conditions are rarely exactly as they must be to produce a sufficient number of cibéby.
	www.spectacularslovakia.sk /ss2002/tokaj_wine.html (465 words)

	Pinkas Hakehillot Hungary: Tokaj
		The distinguished rabbis of Tokaj were: Gabriel Senditc, who was the rabbi there approximately 50 years, until he died in 1868.
		Tokaj was one of the centers for Jewish conscription where solders were sent.
		In June 1942 Tokaj was the headquarters of the Seventh Battalion of Miskolc.
	www.jewishgen.org /yizkor/pinkas_hungary/hun310.html (1090 words)

	Tokaj Renaissance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As they have a clean and long finish and they are never cloying, Tokaj wines are ideal as an aperitif.
		Tokaj wines can form perfect harmony with some cheeses having a strong taste (blue cheeses, aged cheeses).
		Tokaj wines are ideal with desserts based on fruit (primarily apricot, peach, quince, melon, mango), cheese cakes or sweets prepared with nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds).
	www.tokaji.hu /en-gasztro.html (117 words)

	Tokaj wine (Spectacular Slovakia travel guide)
		Foggy fall mornings melt into warm, sunshiny afternoons in the Tokaj region, weather that transforms the wine grapes into special raisins (cibeby) containing high concentrations of vitamins and sugar.
		The exacting process of making Tokaj translates into relatively high prices for Slovakia (bottles of 4-putno Tokaj retail for around 300 crowns, or $6, while 6-putno goes for around 600 crowns), making Tokaj a rare treat for most local consumers.
		Whether Slovak or Hungarian, the Tokaj wine maker faces a challenge greater than trade agreements: Tokaj wine cannot be made in most years since weather conditions are rarely exactly as they must be to produce a sufficient number of cibeby.
	www.spectacularslovakia.sk /ss2002/tokaj_wine_ascii.html (465 words)

	Tokaj - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		For the wine region in Slovakia and Hungary, see the article.
		This page was last modified 13:04, 20 Jun 2005.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Tokaj contains research on
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Tokaj (224 words)

	Hungary Chapter 4
		We were aiming for a town called Tokaj (pronounced "Tok-eye"), the center of another famous wine growing region.
		Tokaj sits at the base of the only hill for miles and miles around.
		We made it into Tokaj shortly after sunset and camped at a campground along the river.
	www.ericandjoan.com /worldtrip/hungary/hungchp4.htm (892 words)

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