Budapest is hosting the 16th Furmint Február Grand Tasting on Thursday, where the spotlight will be on the Tokaji wine region, among others. Within the walls of Hagyományok Háza in Budapest, the character and diversity of the Tokaj vineyards and the uniqueness of the single-vineyard Furmints will also be in the spotlight, the organisers announced at MTI.
You can also discover wines from specific vineyards that are rarely available for tasting
Launched more than a decade and a half ago, Furmint Február has grown into a month-long series of wine events. This year's grand tasting will play a special role: it will not be the opening event, but rather the closing chord of Furmint Month, summarising everything that this variety, and especially Tokaj, means in Hungarian wine culture.
The 16th Furmint Február Grand Tasting draws attention to single-vineyard Furmint wines and the diverse world of vineyards producing Furmint.
The organisers„ aim is to introduce the public not only to well-known, popular Furmints, but also to rare, single-vineyard wines that more clearly reveal the character, soil and microclimate of each growing area. In this way, the wines will ”tell the story" of the vineyards as well as the grape varieties.
The initiative has spread beyond the country’s borders
In keeping with tradition, more than 200 Furmints will be poured at the grand tasting. A significant portion of the exhibitors are wineries from the Tokaji wine region, which showcase the nuanced and multifaceted character of Tokaj Furmint through dry and single-vineyard wines. Although wines from other Hungarian wine regions – Somló, the Balaton Uplands, Sopron and Mátra – will also be present, Tokaj will dominate the evening.
The Furmint Február movement has also attracted international attention in recent years: London, Paris, Zurich and Warsaw have joined the initiative, and events related to the movement are also being held in these major cities. All this further strengthens Tokaj's position among the world's leading wine regions and creates another opportunity for the unique stories of Tokaj's vineyards to reach an international audience.
