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On Jul 3, 9:08 am, "Pavel314" wrote:
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I've been googling to find a location that sells furmint grape vines
without
any success. If anyone knows of a vendor, please post.
Thanks,
Paul
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Don't get excited, it looks like you'll be put on a waiting list..
You might give the University of California at Davis' viticulture
department a jingle. They might have a line on it (more likely someone
who could or has imported it).
If you're planning on making a Tokaj style wine, you had best learn
about botrytis cinerea, the mold that can turn a crop of white grapes
into gold or garbage. It is botrytis cinerea (a.k.a. bunch rot) that is
responsible for Sauternes, trokenbeerenausleses, and Tokaj.
Thanks, Billy, I wrote to them both. What I want to make is shipon, a
Slovenian white wine made from furmint grapes. (In Slovenian, the "sh"
sound
is indicated by an "s" with an inverted chevron on top, but I don't have
that letter available in my email fonts.) Anyway, it used to *be
available
everywhere in Cleveland in the 1960's and 1970's but just isn't imported
anymore, so I thought I'd grow my own.
Paul
Does it have a varietal flavor or is it the structure (fruitiness, mouth
feel, tannins, ect.) of the wine that you like? If it was cheap, it will
have been tank fermented (either a lined concret tank or stainless).. If
the weather is anything like Germany, the wines may be 6% to 11%
alcohol. I consider that consumer friendly. What did the one you have
taste like?
After 30 years, I remember it as having spicy tones and being very crisp,
somewhat Gewurztraminer-ish. It was my favorite of the Slovenian varieties.
I picked up some more recent descriptions on the Web:
"It has a lively, fruity, almost peppery nose with some grapey depth to it.
The palate is really lively and fresh, with an exuberant fruity, spicy
character and a hint of spritz on the bright, acidic finish. This is a very
pure, clean, minerally white that's full flavoured but zippy, and would be a
versatile food wine. "
"The specialty of the area is Sipon: the must can achieve an outstanding
content of aromatic oils and sugar, while the acids are less aggressive."
I ordered the last seven bottles of Sipon in stock at Zachys in Scarsdale,
NY, yesterday. They may be the last seven bottles in the U.S. I'll post a
review when they arrive.
Paul
You could check with Cornell too but Traminette grows well here in the
Northeast and sounds very similar. *It's my favorite local white.
Joe
Traminette is a European hybrid (Joannes Seyve 23.416 x
'Gewürztraminer). It will be less good than a good gewürztraminer, which
can be exceptional, with distinctive aromas of rose oil. *
I suspect that furmint is more like a good pinot grigio.
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I make all of those from Northeastern US grapes and the Traminette is
by far the best when it comes to nose and spice notes. I get most of
this from near Fredonia which isn't too awful far from Cleveland. The
seller (Walkers) does buy in grapes from all over the northeast but
these are grown locally as I understand it. The Pinot Grigio could be
overcropped but all I can tell you is it wasn't even on a par with a
well made Chenin Blanc, it's just mediocre, not bad, not good. The
Gewurz has a very pronounce grapefruit note that I really don't care
for. The Traminette has come out like a nice Gewurz each time I made
it. I make these dry so they show the flaws. I may blend the Gewurz
or sweeten it to see how that turns out. I gave up on the pinot
grigio last year...
Once you plant it takes a couple years to see where things end up,I
was just speaking to the local region, not the variety in general.
Joe
Joe