Furmint

Furmint

The white variety is the most important for the production of the famous Hungarian Tokay . The origin of the already very old vine is unknown, there are also a number of assumptions in part legendary. The most popular version is that the Hungarian King Béla IV (1235-1270) in the 13th Century, Italians brought into the country, supposedly brought their Lieblingsrebe. The name is attributed to the Italian town of Formia (Lazio). Other sources claim that the variety in the 17th Century by Veneto (eponymous) Princess Formentini was introduced. First mentioned documentary in Hungary but it was only in 1623. This argues against the first version because it is not clear why they should not have been for several centuries mentioned. If the origin is actually in Italy, could connect to the variety Tocai Friulano exist. Hungarian experts complain but the origin in Hungary. Synonyms are Beregi Furmint, Bihari Boros, Budai Goher, Cimigera, Damzemy, Demjen, Fehér Furmint, Fourminte, Furmint de minis, Valtozo Furmint, Gelber Moster, Goerin, Goher Fehér, Grasa de Kotnar, Kiraly Furmint, Luttenberger, Mainak, Malnik, Malvasia Verde Malvoisie Verte, Malzak, flour, white, Moslavac, Mosler, Moster, Nemes Furmint, Salver, Sari Furmint, lake tock, Seeweinbeere, Som, Szegzölö, Sziget, Toca Tokai Krupnyi, Tokaiskii, Tokaisky, Hungarian, White Laber, Zapfete, Zapfner , Zilavka.

According to DNA it is a cross between White Heunisch originated with an unknown Hungarian variety. The early sprouting, but the late-ripening variety is against frost sensitive. Furthermore, it is for botrytis (noble rot) vulnerable, so it is ideal for sweet wines. It provides extra-rich, long-lived wines, golden yellow color with a honey flavor and high acidity and alcohol content. It is mainly grown in the area of ​​Hungarian Tokaj wine region, where it occupies nearly two-thirds of the vineyard. Furthermore, there is the variety on the Crimean peninsula, in Croatia, Slovakia (also for Tokay) and also in small quantities in South Africa. In Austria (also Mosler, Moster) as it is since 1987 Quality wine grape varieties approved and mainly Rust (Burgenland) to only nine hectares spread, where the outbreak Rust is used. In the former Yugoslavia, she was often Grasa and Posip together in the mixed set grown, so they are often mistakenly considered the same. The Furmint was a partner at the intersection of new varieties Bussanello , Fubiano , Vega and Zéta .