Juhfark

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Juhfark
Grape (Vitis)
Juhfark szolo.jpg
Color of berry skin Blanc
Species Vitis vinifera
Also called see list of synonyms
Origin Hungary
Notable regions Somló

Juhfark is a variety of grape, of the species Vitis vinifera . The name in Hungarian literally means sheep's tail. The term refers to the elongated, cylindrical shape of the clusters.

Grape spherical berry from vines of Vitis spp.

A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis.

<i>Vitis vinifera</i> species of plant

Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine, is a species of Vitis, native to the Mediterranean region, central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran. There are currently between 5,000 and 10,000 varieties of Vitis vinifera grapes though only a few are of commercial significance for wine and table grape production.

Hungarian language language spoken in and around Hungary

Hungarian is a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary it is also spoken by communities of Hungarians in the countries that today make up Slovakia, western Ukraine (Subcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia and northern Slovenia. It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America and Israel. Like Finnish and Estonian, Hungarian belongs to the Uralic language family. With 13 million speakers, it is the family's largest member by number of speakers.

The grape is mainly planted in Hungary, most prominently in the tiny wine region of Somló.

Hungary Country in Central Europe

Hungary is a country in Central Europe. Spanning 93,030 square kilometres (35,920 sq mi) in the Carpathian Basin, it borders Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Austria to the northwest, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, and Slovenia to the west. With about 10 million inhabitants, Hungary is a medium-sized member state of the European Union. The official language is Hungarian, which is the most widely spoken Uralic language in the world, and among the few non-Indo-European languages to be widely spoken in Europe. Hungary's capital and largest city is Budapest; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs and Győr.

Somló wine region

Somló is an 832 hectare wine region in Veszprém county, in the North-West of Hungary. Most of the region is situated on the slopes of an extinct volcano, crowned by the ruins of an 11th-century castle, overlooking the plain. The wines of Somló, exclusively white, are made out of the grape varieties Hárslevelű, Furmint, Juhfark, Welschriesling, Traminer and Chardonnay. Some Sylvaner is also grown in the region. While traditionally the region consisted of large vineyards of rich aristocrats and religious institutions including the Archabbey of Pannonhalma, now it is predominantly small plots, many of them belonging to part-time or hobby vintners, that rule the landscape.

Synonyms

Juhfark is also known under the synonyms Bacso, Balatoni Szőlő, Bárányfarkú, Boros, Boros Fehér, Boros Vékonyhéjú, Budai Goher, Coada Oii, Dünnschalige, Durbancs, Durbants, Fehér Boros, Fehérszőlő, Ihfarku, Jufarco, Juhfarks Weisser, Juhfarkú, Juhfarku Gelber, Kukuruztraube, Lämmerschwanz, Mohácsi, Mustafer, Musztafehár, Nyárhajú, Oocji Rep Bili, Pápai, Sarboros, Sárga Boros, Schweifler, Szeplős, Tämmerschwanz Weisser, Tarpai, Török Búza Szőlő, Tokayer Langer Weisser, Vékonyhéjú, and Vinase. [1]

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