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    Furmint

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Furmint is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Hungary.2

    In 2023 it covered 4,219 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 122 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Hungary: 3,314 ha (79% of the world total), across 9 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 21%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Alba Imputotato × Heunisch Weiss, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 158 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Hungary2
    Area, 2023
    4,219 ha2
    World rank
    122 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 42921
    parentAlba Imputotato
    parentHeunisch Weiss
    Furmint

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Hungary3,314 ha
    2. Slovenia402 ha
    3. Slovakia318 ha
    4. Croatia123 ha
    5. Austria31 ha
    6. Romania26 ha
    7. Serbia4.1 ha
    8. Brazil0.4 ha
    9. the United States0.2 ha

    Area, 2023

    3,4835,2384,4354,2192000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Furmint grows

    1. OriginHungary
    2. AreaHungary
    3. AreaSlovenia
    4. AreaSlovakia
    5. AreaCroatia
    6. AreaAustria
    7. AreaRomania
    8. AreaSerbia
    9. AreaBrazil
    10. Areathe United States

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    Other names

    Furmint (W) · Furmint Blanc, · Malvasia Verde · Moslavac · Sipelj · Sipon · Šipelj · Šipon · Allgemeiner · Arany Furmint · Beregi Furmint · Biela Moskovac · Bieli Moslavac · Bieli Moslawak · Biely Moslavak · Biharboros · Bihari Boros · Budai Goher · Cimigera · Csapfner

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Hungary

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 4292. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
    2. Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3