The cherries from Újfehértó received EU protection

The announcement reminds that the sour cherry variety, first selected at the Újfehértó Research Station, founded more than 70 years ago, the fruit of the Újfehértói cluster and the other variants selected later, became known as Újfehértói both in Hungary and abroad. The cherries from Újfehértó are grown in the area south of Nyíregyháza. Its characteristic properties - such as burgundy color, high sugar content, sweet-acid taste - are due to the climatic and soil conditions of the area, as well as the human knowledge associated with Újfehértó. Under the direction of Ferenc Pethő, the former director of the Újfehértó Research Institute, the landscape selection of cherries grown in and around Újfehértó began in the early 1970s. Újfehértói cherries have unique and site-specific quality characteristics that have made it worthy of recognition by the European Union as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). The EU PGI symbol accompanying the name Újfehértói cherries indicates to ...