Somlo is a wine region of Nagy Somló, Hungary.
Growers build the wines around Juhfark, filling out the blend with Furmint and Hárslevelü.
Vines root into basalt.
The climate is continental.
The vineyards themselves read as hills, lakeside and riverside.
Dry white wine and sparkling wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows robust and full-bodied, exhibiting minerality and high acidity, effervescent and refreshing and balanced acidity.
Pour them alongside roasted chicken, grilled fish, vegetable risotto and rich creamy cheeses.
In the glass.
Dry white: Robust and full-bodied, Exhibiting minerality and high acidity.
Sparkling: Effervescent and refreshing, Balanced acidity.
Grapes planted here.
Bottles to look for.
- Fekete Pince Harslevelu, Somlo, Hungary
- Fekete Pince Juhfark, Somlo, Hungary
- Ferdinand Pieroth Ausbruch Muskat Ottonel, Somlo, Hungary
- Hidden Treasures NR2 Somlo, Hungary
- Kolonia 52 Furmint, Somlo, Hungary
- Kolonics Furmint, Somlo, Hungary
- Kolonics Harslevelu, Somlo, Hungary
- Kolonics Juhfark, Somlo, Hungary
At the table.
- Roasted chicken
- Grilled fish
- Vegetable risotto
- Rich creamy cheeses
Nearby regions.
Somlo: common questions
01.What grapes is Somlo known for?+
02.What kind of wine does Somlo make?+
03.Where is Somlo?+
04.What food goes with Somlo wine?+
More from here: every wine region in Hungary, or the wider Nagy Somló guide.