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Wines like Štajerska Šipon
Furmint made dry and taut in eastern Slovenia, under its local name. Below: what to try next, grouped by the direction you want to travel.
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What do you like about Štajerska Šipon?
Optional — the results below already work without it. But “I like Malbec” is at least four different preferences wearing one name, and saying which one you mean changes the answer substantially. Only qualities this wine actually has are offered.
What these words mean
- The citrus and orchard fruit
- Lemon, lime, green apple, pear. The signature of a cool-climate white — quieter and less perfumed than tropical fruit, and a different thing from the acidity it usually travels with.
- How fresh and crisp it is
- Acidity is what makes your mouth water and makes a wine feel refreshing rather than heavy. It is the single most useful thing to know about your own taste.
- How light it is
- A wine you can drink without it feeling like a commitment. Usually lower in alcohol as well as lighter in the mouth.
- That it is not too strong
- Alcohol you notice as warmth at the back of the throat. Some people find it a pleasant part of a big red and some find it tiring.
- That it is properly dry
- No perceptible sugar at all. Almost all red wine is dry and a good deal of white wine is not, which is why this is a more useful thing to say about a white than about a red.
Looking for something keeping the citrus and green-apple character and that it is properly dry.
Based on what you said
Ranked against the qualities you named rather than against the wine as a whole. The directions below are refined the same way.
Dry Furmint
curatedThe same variety made dry on the other side of the border.
- Keeps the citrus and green-apple character.
- Keeps that it is properly dry.
Šipon
Both are made from šipon, and the structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, both come from the same country.
- Keeps the citrus and green-apple character.
- Keeps that it is properly dry.
Chablis
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
- Keeps the citrus and green-apple character.
- Keeps that it is properly dry.
Etna Bianco
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
- Keeps the citrus and green-apple character.
- Keeps that it is properly dry.
Alpine white
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
- Keeps the citrus and green-apple character.
- Keeps that it is properly dry.
Picpoul de Pinet
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
- Keeps the citrus and green-apple character.
- Keeps that it is properly dry.
Greco di Tufo
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
- Keeps the citrus and green-apple character.
- Keeps that it is properly dry.
Santorini Assyrtiko
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
- Keeps the citrus and green-apple character.
- Keeps that it is properly dry.
Closest overall
Nearest neighbours, no change of direction.
Closest matches
The nearest overall neighbours across structure and flavour, with no deliberate change of direction.
Dry Furmint
curatedThe same variety made dry on the other side of the border.
Expect: Tokaj’s dry Furmint is usually fuller and more often oaked.
Šipon
Both are made from šipon, and the structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be less oaky.
Chablis
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury.
Etna Bianco
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury.
Different grape, similar feel
Deliberately excludes the variety you already know, to find a genuinely new wine that fills the same role.
Chablis
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury.
Etna Bianco
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury.
Alpine white
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and more savoury.
Picpoul de Pinet
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be less oaky, and lighter.
Change the structure
Same idea, different weight, grip or freshness.
Similar but lighter
Keeps the character but reduces weight, alcohol and density in the mouth.
Aligoté
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury, and stronger and warmer.
Alpine white
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury, and leaner and more cutting.
Colombard
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be less oaky.
Gavi
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more neutral and subtle, and more savoury.
Similar but lower in alcohol
Holds the character and the weight where it can, and moves specifically on strength. Note that below about 11% the choices narrow sharply, and below 5% they are mostly a different category rather than a lighter version of the same one.
Alpine white
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and more savoury.
Colombard
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be less oaky, and lighter.
Hondarrabi Zuri
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and more sparkling.
Hunter Valley Semillon
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury, and lighter in alcohol.
Similar but fuller
Keeps the character but adds weight, concentration and mouthfeel.
Assyrtiko
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury, and stronger and warmer.
Australian Chardonnay
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and fruitier.
Austrian Riesling
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and fruitier.
Chardonnay
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and softer and rounder.
Similar but less tannic
For readers who find firm reds drying. Reduces tannic grip while holding flavour and weight roughly steady.
Nothing in WineHQ's catalogue makes this move meaningfully from here. These are the closest wines otherwise, but do not expect them to deliver what you asked for — the honest answer is that this style does not have a good neighbour in that direction.
Santorini Assyrtiko
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury, and fuller and richer.
Greco di Tufo
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury, and fuller and richer.
Dry Furmint
curatedThe same variety made dry on the other side of the border.
Expect: Tokaj’s dry Furmint is usually fuller and more often oaked.
Assyrtiko
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury, and fuller and richer.
Similar but more structured
More tannic architecture, for food or for ageing.
Brda Rebula
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and more savoury.
Ribolla Gialla
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and less oaky.
Rkatsiteli
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and more savoury.
Trebbiano Spoletino
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be less oaky, and more savoury.
Similar but softer
Lowers acidity and sharpness in favour of a broader, gentler feel.
Altesse
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and less oaky.
Australian Chardonnay
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and fruitier.
Chardonnay
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and fuller and richer.
Chilean Chardonnay
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and fruitier.
The sparkling version
Moves to a sparkling expression while holding the flavour and weight as close as possible.
Crémant
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be sweeter, and more sparkling.
English sparkling wine
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be sweeter, and more sparkling.
English Blanc de Blancs
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be sweeter, and more sparkling.
Corpinnat
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be sweeter, and more sparkling.
Similar but sweeter
Adds perceptible sweetness, which also softens acidity and chilli heat.
English still white
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be sweeter, and lighter.
Vinho Verde
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be sweeter, and more sparkling.
Montlouis-sur-Loire
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be sweeter, and fruitier.
Crémant
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be sweeter, and more sparkling.
Change the flavour
Same shape, different aromatic character.
Similar but less oaky
One of the commonest requests in wine. Strips oak influence while holding grape character and weight.
Arinto
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury.
Carricante
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury.
Colombard
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and lighter in alcohol.
Cortese
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more neutral and subtle, and lighter.
Similar but more oaky
Adds barrel character, toast and a creamier texture.
Dry Furmint
curatedThe same variety made dry on the other side of the border.
Expect: Tokaj’s dry Furmint is usually fuller and more often oaked.
Chardonnay
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and less oaky.
White Burgundy
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and less oaky.
Friuli white
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and less oaky.
Similar but more aromatic
More to smell before you taste — floral, fruity or spiced aromatics.
Australian Riesling
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and fruitier.
Pouilly-Fumé
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and more herbal and green.
Rías Baixas Albariño
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and fruitier.
Sancerre
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and more herbal and green.
Similar but more restrained
For readers who find intensely aromatic wines tiring over a whole glass. Keeps the structure, turns the volume down.
Gavi
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more neutral and subtle, and lighter.
Cortese
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more neutral and subtle, and less oaky.
Muscadet
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more neutral and subtle, and more restrained in fruit.
Melon de Bourgogne
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more neutral and subtle, and more restrained in fruit.
Similar but more floral
Pushes specifically towards rose, violet, blossom and elderflower character.
Albariño
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and fruitier.
Australian Riesling
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and fruitier.
Loureiro
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and fruitier.
Pouilly-Fumé
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and more herbal and green.
Similar but more savoury
Moves away from primary fruit towards earth, herb, meat and umami character.
Alpine white
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and cleaner and more fruit-focused.
Assyrtiko
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury, and fuller and richer.
Carricante
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury, and less oaky.
Chablis
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury, and cleaner and more fruit-focused.
Similar but fruitier
More obvious, generous fruit flavour, usually from a warmer climate.
Loureiro
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be fruitier, and more aromatic.
Sauvignon Blanc
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and fruitier.
Moschofilero
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and fruitier.
Mantinia Moschofilero
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and fruitier.
Change the place
Keep the grape, move it somewhere else.
Same grape, somewhere else
Holds the variety constant and changes the place, which is often a bigger change than swapping the grape.
Same grape, cooler climate
Typically fresher, lighter and more herbal, with lower alcohol.
Nothing in WineHQ's catalogue makes this move meaningfully from here. These are the closest wines otherwise, but do not expect them to deliver what you asked for — the honest answer is that this style does not have a good neighbour in that direction.
Šipon
Both are made from šipon, and the structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be fuller and richer, and less oaky.
Dry Furmint
curatedThe same variety made dry on the other side of the border.
Expect: Tokaj’s dry Furmint is usually fuller and more often oaked.
Furmint
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be sweeter, and fruitier.
Same grape, warmer climate
Typically riper, fuller and more generous in fruit, with higher alcohol.
Dry Furmint
curatedThe same variety made dry on the other side of the border.
Expect: Tokaj’s dry Furmint is usually fuller and more often oaked.
Furmint
They occupy similar territory for weight and structure.
Expect: Expect it to be sweeter, and fruitier.
Šipon
Both are made from šipon, and the structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and fresher and more acidic.
Change the mood
Safer, stranger, cheaper or more serious.
A safe next step
Well-known wines that are widely available and unlikely to surprise anyone.
Chablis
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury.
Santorini Assyrtiko
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury, and fuller and richer.
Rías Baixas Albariño
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and fruitier.
Sancerre
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be more aromatic, and more herbal and green.
Something more adventurous
Less familiar wines that occupy similar territory — the interesting end of the shelf.
Šipon
Both are made from šipon, and the structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be less oaky.
Etna Bianco
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury.
Alpine white
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and more savoury.
Picpoul de Pinet
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be less oaky, and lighter.
A better-value alternative
Wines that occupy similar sensory territory from regions carrying less price premium. WineHQ does not hold live prices, so this reasons from regional reputation and demand rather than from a price feed — treat it as a lead, not a quote.
Šipon
Both are made from šipon, and the structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, both come from the same country.
Expect: Expect it to be less oaky.
Etna Bianco
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury.
Alpine white
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be lighter, and more savoury.
Picpoul de Pinet
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be less oaky, and lighter.
A step up
The benchmark expressions of the same territory, usually with more concentration, structure and ageing potential.
Australian Chardonnay
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and fruitier.
Chardonnay
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and fuller and richer.
Santorini Assyrtiko
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin, and both sit in the same style family.
Expect: Expect it to be more savoury, and fuller and richer.
South African Chenin Blanc
The structural profile is close across body, acidity and tannin.
Expect: Expect it to be broader and softer, and fruitier.
Each suggestion is scored across sixteen taste dimensions, weighted so that structure matters more than flavour, and adjusted for whether the wine actually moves in the direction you asked for. Curated links from an editor carry extra weight — but only when the editor tagged them for this direction. Nothing here is a black box; see the taste model for the full method.