Grape Variety: Furmint

Variety Name	Furmint
TTB Approved Name(s)	Furmint
All Synonyms	Beregi Furmint, Bihari Boros, Budai Goher, Cimigera, Damzemy, Demjen, Feher Furmint, Fourminte, Furmint de Minis, Furmint Valtozo, Goerin, Grasa de Kotnar, Kiraly Furmint, Luttenberger, Mainak, Malnik, Malvasia verde, Malvoisie verte, Malzak, Mehlweiss, Moslavac, Moslavac Bijeli, Moslavina, Mosler, Moslovac, Moslovez, Moster Gelber, Nemes Furmint, Poam Grasa, Poma Grasa, Poshipon, Posip, Posip Bijeli, Posip Veliki, Posip Vrgonski, Posipel, Posipon, Pospisel, Salver, Sari Furmint, Sauvignon vert, Seestock, Seeweinbeere, Shipon, Shiponski, Sipon, Som, Szegzoeloe, Sziget, Toca, Tokai Krupnyi, Tokaiskii, Tokaisky, Tokay, Weisslaber, Zapfete, Zapfner, Zilavka
Countries of Origin	Hungary
Species	Vitis vinifera
Pedigree	DNA analysis (in Zagreb) shows that Furmint might be the progeny of Gouais blanc and is identical to Moslavac (of Croatia)
References	Show 6 references Hide references Pongracz, D.P. 1983. Rootstocks for Grape-vines. David Philip, Cape Town, South Africa. Robinson, J. 2006. The Oxford Companion to Wine. Third edition. Oxford University Press. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network – (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Link Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ). Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ). August, 2007. Link The former National Grape Registry (NGR) was initially compiled and annotated using the earlier version of the Vitis database. The VIVC underwent a significant update beginning in 2007. Corresponding updates to this Registry will be made as necessary. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Code of Federal Regulations Title 27 Part 4.91 List of approved prime names. Link Sefc, K.M., I. Pejic, E. Maletic, M.R. Thomas & F. Lefort. 2009. Microsatellite Markers for Grapevine: Tools for Cultivar Identification & Pedigree Reconstruction (Chapter 21), Grapevine Molecular Physiology & Biotechnology, 2nd ed., K.A. Roubelakis-Angelakis (ed.), DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-2305-6, Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2009.
Berry Color	White
Uses	Wine

Furmint Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Furmint [01]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Teleki Nurseries, Vienna Austria
Comments	This selection was imported in 1938 by Dr. Harold Olmo [U.C. Davis Professor of Viticulture] from Teleki nurseries in Austria. The name of the nursery in Austria was Österreichen Rebschulen Teleki (renamed Pépinières Teleki S.A. in the 1950's). At the time, Teleki nurseries had huge mother vine blocks in Austria, Hungary and Israel.