white grape · rare
Juhfark
Somló, Hungary
Say it
yoo·fark
The 'j' is Hungarian /j/, identical to English 'y'; 'fark' rhymes with 'park'.
On the palate
lemongrapefruitgreen applewhite pepperalmondwet stone
How you spot it blind: volcanic mineral salinity and piercing acidity on a lean, restrained frame
The story
First written down · 8th century, Somló
Juhfark was re-authorized for cultivation in Hungary in the early 1990s after decades of near-extinction, surviving almost exclusively on the volcanic basalt hill of Somló.
Where it lives
Nagy-Somló, Hungary
Shows up as
still white