Furmint

Most literature concurs that the variety’s origins lie in Hungary, in the Tokaj wine region. The earliest records of it differ; it is mentioned in the wine region in 1571 and 1623. It was an important variety, once widespread across the entire country, thus also cultivated in what are today neighbouring regions, such as Syrmia or Burgenland, albeit in smaller amounts. It is related to Gouais Blanc and therefore also to Riesling and Chardonnay.