Juhfark is a variety of

grape A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters. The cultivation of grapes began approximately 8,0 ...

, of the species ''

Vitis vinifera ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, is a species of flowering plant, native to the Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean region, Central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern ...

''. The name in Hungarian literally means ''sheep's tail''. The term refers to the elongated, cylindrical shape of the clusters. The grape is mainly planted in

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

, most prominently in the tiny wine region of Somló.

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.Juhfark
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Vitis International Variety Catalogue The Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) is a database of various species and varieties/cultivars of grapevine, the genus ''Vitis''. VIVC is administered by the Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding (''Institut für Rebenzüchtung G ...

, accessed 2010-11-24

References

White wine grape varieties Grape varieties of Hungary {{Wine-grape-stub