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Barta, Egy Kis Furmint 2023 Tokaj
An ‘eminently drinkable and engagingly serious’ white wine from a storied Hungarian vineyard at an excellent price. Above, Károly Barta among the younger vines of the Öreg-Király vineyard. From £17.25...
Oliver Coleman
Friday 17 October 2025
• 1 min read
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Putting Furmint, Blaufränkisch and Welschriesling on the map
A groundbreaking tasting of three key Eastern European varieties across 10 countries at Kog 25 Pannonia. There is a tiny, picturesque village called Kog in the eastern corner of a...
Tamlyn Currin
Wednesday 8 October 2025
• 10 min read
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This variety knows no borders, turning out a diverse array of compelling wines across central Europe. Furmint February has become...
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There's a reason the Hungarians celebrate Furmint February : it may be the ultimate winter white. See the bowl of...
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Remarkable wines from a remarkable Central European grape.
‘Furmint has this tremendous ability to reflect place’, were Caroline Gilby MW’s...
Wines of the week
A blend of two favourite grapes and two powerful wine cultures. What's not to like?
From €15.40, $22.99, £20.68
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This entry to the 2022 wine writing competition describes the regeneration of historical vineyards in Tokaj. See our WWC22 guide...
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A celebration of the white wines of Hungary.
With Central and Eastern Europe very much on our minds right now...
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Some great wines and great experiences in ex-Yugoslavia's first independent republic.
Last autumn, Brad and I arrived in Slovenia. We...
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Gergely Ripka writes in to say, 'I was born in 1985 and live in Budapest. After spending 10 years selling...
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Last year, Wines of Hungary put on their annual Furmint February tasting just a couple of weeks before UK lockdown...
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Where is the 'Capital of Kékfrankos' and the motherland of Juhfark? Head to north-western Hungary …
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It rises up...
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Tam visits and tastes a wide range of wines from Hungary’s most famous wine region and finds some gems –...
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Tom Parker, enthused by recent changes at this estate, follows up on our recent articles on dry Furmint with tasting...
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If you haven't tried dry Furmint, you really should. See also Furmint – Hungary's trump card? A version of this...
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A grape until recently largely devoted to nobly rotten sweet wines has had a makeover. More about the Furmint phenomenon...
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13 February 2020 We're republishing free this excellent guide to Tokaji producers and dry Furmint to be read in conjunction...
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It takes an Irishman to persuade a Zimbabwean-Brit to fly to the remotest corner of Slovenia to taste wine on...
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