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Tokay1|təʊˈkeɪ|
Also 8 tockay.
[Name of a town in Upper Hungary.]
a. (Also Tokay wine.) A rich sweet wine of an aromatic flavour, made near Tokay in Hungary; hence applied to a Californian wine made in imitation of this, and similarly to an Australian vine, grape, and white wine. Also, in Alsace (more fully Tokay d'Alsace) the Pinot Gris vine, grape, or white wine made from this.
1710Swift Jrnl. to Stella vi, I dined at Stratford's in the City and had Burgundy and Tokay. 1714Mandeville Fab. Bees (1725) I. 260 When he has had a large Company, and thought it Extravagant to treat with Tockay. 1773Douglass in Phil. Trans. LXIII. 295 There are four sorts of wine made from the same grapes, which they distinguish at Tokay by the name of Essence, Auspruch, Masslasch, and the common wine. Ibid. 296 The Auspruch is the wine commonly exported, and what is known in foreign countries under the name of Tokay. 1857Miller Elem. Chem. (1862) III. 160 Sherry yields from 1 to 5 per cent., port from 3 to 7 per cent., and Tokay as much as 17 per cent. of sugar. 1959W. James Word-bk. Wine 190 The tokay of Alsace bears no resemblance to the Hungarian wine; light and fruity, with sometimes a pink tinge, it is made from the pinot gris,..Australia, too, has a vine called the tokay, which yields a good sweet white dessert wine. 1967A. Lichine Encycl. Wines & Spirits 67/2 Wines from the Pinot Gris (which, in this region, has for centuries been called the Tokay d'Alsace) and Gewürztraminer varieties. Ibid. 107/1 The versatility of Australian soil has been amply demonstrated..by its ability to produce..from Tokay either a dry white or a luscious dessert wine. 1976[see Pinot]. 1983Wine Soc. 1982/1983 (Ann. Rep., Internat. Exhib. Co-operative Wine Soc.) 21 These '82s..are good by any standard, the Gewürztraminer and Tokay particularly so.
b. Tokay grape, the variety of grape from which Tokay wine is made.
1896Godey's Mag. Feb. 222/2 The luscious Tokay grapes, the golden oranges, and purple plums may be placed in separate dishes. |