Furmint
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Furmint is a variety of wine grape from the Pontian Balcanica branch of Vitis vinifera, used for white wines. The name Furmint is taken from the word "froment" for the wheat-gold color of the wine it produces. The origins of the variety are unclear; some believe it came from southern Italy, while others point to Syrmia (today in Serbia). However, it is possible that it is native to Hungary. The most widely-planted type is White Furmint. It is a late variety, usually ripening in the second half of October, and a very good host of botrytis.
Furmint is most widely grown in Hungary, particularly in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region where it is used to produce single-varietal dry wines as well as being the principal grape in the better known Tokaji dessert wines. Furmint plays a similar role in the Slovakian wine region of Tokaj. It is also grown in Austria where it is known as mosler. Smaller plantings are found in Slovenia where it is known as sipon. The grape is also planted in Croatia, Romania and the former republics of the Soviet Union.