Tag Archive 'furmint'

May 02 2016

The beauty and diversity of dry furmint

Tweet The beauty and diversity of dry Furmint Just a month after the successful ProWein 2016 where a number of seminars were organized amongst them with some focus on the variety, Furmint as well I finally manage to post my long due notes on the Great Furmint tasting: Furmint February. Another quick word on the […]

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Sep 30 2015

Vertical Tokaji tasting of the Kapi vineyard of Disznókö

kapi vineyard, disznókö, mezözombor, vertical tasting of single vineyard furmint aszú

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Apr 05 2015

The great Furmint tasting reloaded

Tweet Can you ever get tired of Furmint? Don´t think so. The very first of “varietal” tastings was the Furmint February roughly 5 years ago, which shows the variety in great depth mainly from the dry and dryish side. While the quality and style is still very much varying across the line there seems come […]

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Feb 08 2014

The big Furmint picture 2014, Tasting notes of the Furmint February event

full picture of dry Furmint in Hungary (almost), tasting notes, thought on Furmint

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Sep 26 2013

The very finest white dry and red wines at the Buda Castle Wine Festival

Published by under Hungarian Wine

Tokaj remains the strong hold in dry whites too, some new winery in the middle of no where, the very finest dry whites – must be Furmint? What about the reds Sauska Cuvée 5 the best blend ever? Best of the rest…

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Jul 02 2013

Thought on Furmint, on classification amongst others at the Oremus winery

Published by under Tokaj

2013 starts off as difficult year: from cold over rain to very hot – bad flowering, what is Furmint? Thought on classification, can dry Furmint age? Oremus – thought on terroir, tasting notes

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Feb 20 2013

The great, great Furmint tasting

Published by under Hungarian Wine

Overview of Furmint, from Somló to Tokaj and beyond, notes, notes notes, brand vs. protection of origin, style vs. typicité and origin, what will bring the future?

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Dec 16 2008

The king of Tokaj- ladies and gentlemen, the one and only, István Szepsy

Published by under Tokaj

I´m sure you all heard that proverb wine of king, king of wines. My only question is whether Louis the XIV. said it in French Le roi vins et et le vin des rois or in Latin Vinum Regum Rex Vinorum.

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