Discover the top 100 best red wines of North Carolina as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of North Carolina and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Historic US southeastern wine state (top US producer before Prohibition). Yadkin Valley as the main quality zone: signature Cabernet Franc (red fruit, bell pepper, violet, fresh herbs, supple tannins). Also dense Petit Verdot, round Merlot, fruity Sangiovese. Chardonnay whites and rich Petit Manseng (apricot, honey).
Historic specialty: native muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia), sweet musky wines in the American Southern style. Humid temperate climate.
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
red wines from the region of North Carolina go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, braised lamb with peppers or traditional flemish carbonades.
