Furmint

E815330

Furmint is a white grape variety from Central Europe, best known as the backbone of Hungary’s Tokaji wines, prized for its high acidity and ability to produce both dry and lusciously sweet, botrytized styles.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Furmint canonical 8
blended with Furmint 1
Šipon (Furmint) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf grape variety
acidityLevel high
berrySkin thin-skinned berries
bunchDensity compact bunches
color white
cultivatedIn Australia
Austria
Croatia
Hungary
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
United States
grapeSpecies Vitis vinifera
keyWineCharacteristic ability to produce lusciously sweet wines
ability to produce structured dry wines
good aging potential
high acidity
pronounced minerality
notableRegion Tokaj
notableWineType Tokaji Aszú
Tokaji Eszencia
linked to: Tokaji Aszú

dry Tokaji
origin Central Europe
primaryCountryOfCultivation Hungary
ripeningTime late ripening
susceptibility Botrytis cinerea
synonym Moslavac
Zapfner
Šipon
typicalAroma botrytis notes
citrus fruit
dried apricot
green apple
honey
pear
quince
smoke
spice
walnut
usedFor Tokaji wine
linked to: Tokaji Aszú
viticulturalCharacteristic prone to noble rot
suited to long hang time on the vine
suited to volcanic soils
wineStyle botrytized dessert wine
dry white wine
sweet white wine

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tokaj grapeVarietyUsed Furmint
Heunisch Weiss parentOf Furmint
Gouais parentOf Furmint
Rust wineGrapesUsed Furmint
subject linked to: town of Rust
Ptuj Wine Cellar grapeVarietyUsed Šipon (Furmint)
linked to: Furmint
Hárslevelű typicalUseInTokaj blended with Furmint
linked to: Furmint
Tokaji Aszú grapeVariety Furmint