The magic of Tokaj
History The Tokaj Wine Region has a history stretching back centuries. The first surviving document mentioning “asszú grape wine” is dated 1571. The first classification of vineyards was done in 1732 by Matolai. In...
Tagged: Furmint
Vencel Garamvári about Furmint
Vencel Garamvári, founder of Garamvári Estate is talking about Furmint. “Now I have 2,5 hectar vines of Furmint, that I planted two years ago, and it developes rather nicely. I don’t have my own...
Hungarian wines from the Masters of Wine’s point of view
Elizabeth Gabay, MW “For me, Furmint is the first Hungarian white variety because of flexibility, but Hárslevelű is also such a pretty variety. I like Kéknyelű, but I don’t think, with the amount grown,...
Golden Furmint of Hungary
Hungary is a small country with only 60 000 ha of vineyards. Despite this fact, we have world famous wines. I am sure that everybody has heard about Tokaj and Aszú. And what about the...