Bedeutung
Wine that is not sweet.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Wine is considered a food item in Hungarian culture, not just an alcoholic drink. Dry wine is the preferred choice for long conversations. While famous for sweet wines, Tokaj is now producing world-class dry Furmint. Asking for 'száraz Tokaji' was once rare but is now very trendy. The 'Olaszrizling' grape is the king of the Balaton. It is almost always made as a dry wine and is the base for the best summer spritzers. The southernmost region of Hungary, famous for full-bodied, dry red wines like Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc.
Ordering Tip
If you don't know what to pick, just say 'A ház száraz bora' (The house dry wine). It's usually cheap and decent.
Avoid 'Szomjas'
Never say 'szomjas bor'. It makes no sense in Hungarian and will confuse the waiter.
Bedeutung
Wine that is not sweet.
Ordering Tip
If you don't know what to pick, just say 'A ház száraz bora' (The house dry wine). It's usually cheap and decent.
Avoid 'Szomjas'
Never say 'szomjas bor'. It makes no sense in Hungarian and will confuse the waiter.
Fröccs Etiquette
Always use dry wine for a spritzer. Using sweet wine is seen as a waste of good sugar and bad for the taste.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word to order a dry wine.
Egy pohár ______ bort kérek.
'Száraz' is the correct adjective for non-sweet wine.
Which of these is a 'dry white wine'?
Válassza ki a helyes kifejezést:
In Hungarian, the order is usually Adjective (sweetness) + Adjective (color) + Noun.
Complete the dialogue.
Pincér: Milyen bort hozhatok? Vendég: _________________.
This is a natural way to specify your preference when ordering.
Match the Hungarian term with its English meaning.
Párosítsa a kifejezéseket!
These are the four main categories of wine sweetness.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Wine Sweetness Scale
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenEgy pohár ______ bort kérek.
'Száraz' is the correct adjective for non-sweet wine.
Válassza ki a helyes kifejezést:
In Hungarian, the order is usually Adjective (sweetness) + Adjective (color) + Noun.
Pincér: Milyen bort hozhatok? Vendég: _________________.
This is a natural way to specify your preference when ordering.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are the four main categories of wine sweetness.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
5 FragenNo, it's a liquid! The term refers to the lack of sugar, which leaves your mouth feeling 'dry' due to acidity.
It's rare. For beer, we usually say 'világos' (light) or 'barna' (dark). 'Dry' is specifically a wine term.
The opposite is 'édes bor' (sweet wine).
You can say 'nagyon száraz bor' or 'extra száraz'.
In Hungarian folk belief, dry red wine is often said to be 'good for the blood' (jót tesz a vérnek).
Verwandte Redewendungen
édes bor
contrastSweet wine
félszáraz bor
similarSemi-dry wine
asztali bor
specialized formTable wine
folyó bor
specialized formHouse wine / bulk wine
fröccs
builds onWine spritzer
