The famed Tokaj region in northeastern Hungary is best known for its dry Furmint and sweet Tokaji Aszú—wines on opposite ends of the spectrum. Here winemakers grow indigenous white grape ...
Production of the wine covers 5,500 hectares of vineyards spread among 27 villages and towns, focusing predominately on the indigenous furmint and harslevelu grapes. It’s assumed that in the ...
At this time, it appears that Neolithic farmers began cultivating the best vines with the biggest, juiciest grapes. To learn more about the route that domesticated grapevines followed, a genomic ...
Arrange thick-skinned grapes like Concords, Muscats, or muscadines in a large grill basket to achieve a smoky flavor for pairing with punchy red onions and fresh mint and parsley for this ...
Tokaji Aszú wines originate from Hungary and Slovakia, and they are made primarily from the Furmint grape. Tokaji is a sweet, dessert wine that pairs beautifully with blue cheeses like Stilton or ...
Furmint and hárslevelű account for 90% of the native grapes grown in Hungary, with furmint being the most prominent. The wine produced in the Tokaj region was prized as liquid gold (it's ...
Table grape exports to China, Australia's biggest market, are down 29 per cent, as well as drops to Vietnam and Thailand. But exports have grown to Indonesia, South Korea, and Japan amid new ...
The grapes are left to macerate for 12-24 hours ... 2012 Oremus, Tokaji Eszencia, Tokaj, Hungary: A blend of Furmint, Hárslevelü, Zéta, and Sárgauskotály. Eszencia has been called the nectar ...
A combination of factors, including a dry winter and an early budburst, have put grape growers under frost pressure earlier than usual. Frost in South Australia's Barossa, Clare and Riverland ...