Meaning of furmint | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A type of grape grown in Hungary, commonly used in tokays.
   countable, uncountable
2. A white wine made from this grape.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“[…] the furmint (muscatel) of Somlo, full of fire and of the noble aroma drawn from the volcanic earth in which the grapes are grown, […]”

“[…] from the wine regions of the Tokaj mountains (where the "froment" grape, the ancestor of the furmint, was introduced by Walloon settlers) […]”

“Varietals commonly affected by botrytis include chenin blanc, furmint, muscadelle, muscat, riesling, sauvignon blanc, and semillon.”

“It was made from the furmint grape, which is better known in Hungary’s lusciously sweet tokays, but this was delicate, floral and just right with a tart chicken curry dish.”

“I’m not sure if it qualifies as a trend just yet, but you may have noticed more of the central and eastern European grape variety furmint cropping up in your wine shop in the past couple of years.”

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