Glossary entry

Hungarian term or phrase:

puttonyos

English translation:

butt

Added to glossary by Sophia Hundt (X)
Aug 9, 2006 19:24
17 yrs ago
Hungarian term

puttonyos

Hungarian to English Other Wine / Oenology / Viticulture Sugar level in sweet Tokay wine
Is there an English equivalent for this? This is referring to the number of vintage baskets of noble rot-affected grapes added to barrels of dry wine. This term is used to denote sugar level in sweet dessert wine.

Thank you in advance.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 butt

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butt

4-butt, 5-butt, etc. aszú.
Peer comment(s):

agree denny (X) : However, in many cases the word puttonyos is used in the English text (as it should be if it is part of the wine's name); in many cases this is done without any explanation.
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That's right. Thanks.
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