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Hungary wine guide: the wine-producing country in Hungary, its Furmint, the sweet white wine and dry white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Hungary
Climate
Continental
Signature grape
Furmint
Styles
sweet white · dry white · red
4
Signature grapes
8
Bottles to find

Hungary makes wine, and this is what it grows.

Furmint leads the plantings, with Hárslevelü, Kadarka and Kékfrankos alongside it.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as hills, lakeside and mountains.

The region is known for sweet white wine, dry white wine and red wine.

Climate
Continental
Terrain
HillsLakesideMountainsPlains
Styles
sweet whitedry whitered

Grapes planted here.

01 FurmintDominant Read → 02 HárslevelüBlending Read →
03 KadarkaDominant
04 KékfrankosDominant Read → 05 Hárslevelu Read → 06 Olaszrizling Read → 07 Leányka Read →
08 Kéknyelukekfra
09 Irsai Olivér
10 Cserszegi Fuszeres Read → 11 Zefír Read → 12 Zenit Read →
13 Blaufrankisch
14 Zweigelt Read → 15 Blauer Portugieser Read → 16 Zierfandler Read →
17 Sárgamuskotály

Bottles to look for.

  • Bor Forras Hajos-Baja Blaufrankisch, Hungary
  • Chateau Dereszla Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos, Tokaj, Hungary
  • Chateau Pajzos Aszu 5 Puttonyos, Tokaj, Hungary
  • Chateau Pajzos Esszencia, Tokaj, Hungary
  • Disznoko Aszu 5 Puttonyos, Tokaj, Hungary
  • Disznoko Aszu 6 Puttonyos, Tokaj, Hungary
  • Disznoko Aszu Eszencia, Tokaj, Hungary
  • Gere Attila Pinceszete Kopar Cuvee, Villany, Hungary

Nearby regions.

01 TokajHungary Read → 02 EgerHungary Read → 03 SomlóHungary Read → 04 NeszmélyHungary Read → 05 VillányHungary Read → 06 SopronHungary Read → 07 SzekszardHungary Read → 08 PolandPoland Read →

Hungary: common questions

01.
What grapes is Hungary known for?
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Furmint is the signature grape of Hungary. Hárslevelü, Kadarka and Kékfrankos are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Hungary make?
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Hungary produces sweet white wine, dry white wine and red wine.
03.
Where is Hungary?
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Hungary is a wine-producing country in Hungary.

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