The best wines of Belgium

Discover the best wines of Belgium as well as the best winemakers of Belgium and estates of Belgium to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Belgium and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Belgium by region

Looking for a good wine of Belgium among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Belgium. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Belgium with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Belgium

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Want to buy a red wine of Belgium cheap or sell a red wine of Belgium at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Belgium

Red wines from the region of Belgium go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of duck with orange, rice with sausage meat and tomatoes or duck legs with green olives.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Belgium

On the nose the red wine of the region of Belgium. often reveals types of flavors of earth, blackberry or non oak and sometimes also flavors of black currant, black fruits or pepper.

The best vintages in red wine of Belgium

  • 2019With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.69/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Belgium

  • Pinot Noir
  • Rondo
  • Solaris
  • Bronner
  • Acolon
  • Barbera

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Belgium

A wine route planned in the region of Belgium? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Belgium.

Discovering the wine region of Belgium

The Belgian market is one of the most successful in France/bordeaux">Bordeaux, and has also played a key role in dictating the 1855 classifications of the Médoc and Graves. Many of the great estates in Bordeaux are - or have been - owned by Belgian wine merchants. For example, one branch of the Flemish Thienpoint family (Jacques) owns Le Pin, while another (his cousin Alexandre) owns Vieux Château Certan. Despite this strong focus on cereal-based drinks, Belgium also has a number of vineyards.

Its annual wine production would easily fit into a single storage Tank in one of the largest vineyards in Australia or the United States, and has not yet been exported on any scale. Most of the wine produced in Belgium is made by individuals for home consumption. The white Grape varieties preferred by Belgian winemakers are Chardonnay and Pinot Gris from across the border in France, and Kerner, Optima and Muller-Thurgau from neighbouring Germany. The few red wines produced are from a handful of Pinot Noir and Dornfelder grapes.

The meeting point of the Moselle and Rhine, two of Europe's great wine rivers, Lies just 80 kilometres east of Belgium's eastern border. It is a very close point, but on the other side of the Ardennes. The Moselle forms the eastern border of Luxembourg, Belgium's small neighbour, whose per capita wine production is much higher. The capital of the Champagne region, Reims, is at the same distance from the southern border of Belgium.

Great white wines of Belgium

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Want to buy a white wine of Belgium cheap or sell a white wine of Belgium at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Belgium

White wines from the region of Belgium go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of barbecued filet mignon, barbecued mackerel papillotes or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Belgium

On the nose the white wine of the region of Belgium. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, stone or floral and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or vegetal.

The best vintages in white wine of Belgium

  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.04/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Belgium

  • Chardonnay
  • Johanniter
  • Solaris
  • Pinot Gris
  • Muscardin
  • Riesling

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Belgium

A wine route planned in the region of Belgium? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Belgium.

Discover the grape variety: Bronner

An interspecific cross between merzling and rondo obtained in 1975 by Norbert Becker of the Freiburg Research Institute in Germany. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. However, the I.N.R.A. Bordeaux Sciences Agro has since noted a loss of efficiency on mildew due to a bypass. It can be found in Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Italy, England, etc. It is not very widespread today and is almost unknown in France. It should not be confused with another variety of the same name, which comes from a Pinot Blanc seedling, also obtained in Germany by Johann Philipp Bronner.

Great sparkling wines of Belgium

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Belgium

Sparkling wines from the region of Belgium go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of basque chicken with chorizo, quick smoked salmon croque-monsieur or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Belgium

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Belgium. often reveals types of flavors of cream, yeast or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Belgium

  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.91/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Belgium

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Johanniter
  • Souvignier Gris
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Belgium

A wine route planned in the region of Belgium? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Belgium.

The word of the wine: Tired

Wine that is too old, faded or has suffered from handling such as racking or bottling. In the first case it is too late, in the second case the wine must be put to rest for a few weeks in the cellar.

Great pink wines of Belgium

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Belgium

Pink wines from the region of Belgium go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of osso-bucco with asian flavours, funambuline style, beef carrots or home-made cassoulet.

The best vintages in pink wine of Belgium

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Belgium

  • Pinot Noir
  • Rondo
  • Chardonnay
  • Dornfelder
  • Cabernet Cortis
  • Lemberger

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Belgium

A wine route planned in the region of Belgium? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Belgium.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot blanc

Pinot Blanc is a grape variety that originated in Burgundy, mutated from Pinot Gris. Today, it is grown in Alsace where it is called klevner when blended with auxerrois. The continental climate, with its cold winters and hot summers, is particularly suited to pinot blanc. It is resistant to frost in winter and in summer, the roots draw the minerals it needs from the warm soil. Its bunches are made up of small berries with thick skins and melting pulp that produce fruity, spicy wines, balanced between acidity and alcohol. pinot blanc is also used for crémants and sparkling wines. Pinot Blanc is also used for Crémant and sparkling wines. It is widely grown in Italy, where it covers almost 7,000 hectares, and is also found in Germany, Austria, Canada and South Africa.

Great sweet wines of Belgium

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Belgium

Sweet wines from the region of Belgium go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of mexican salad with spicy dressing, crab matoutou or ramen burger.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Belgium

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Belgium. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Belgium

  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Belgium

  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Noir
  • Muscat Noir
  • Muscat Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Belgium

A wine route planned in the region of Belgium? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Belgium.

The word of the wine: Decanting

A sommelier uses a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.

Great natural sweet wines of Belgium

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Want to buy a natural-sweet wine of Belgium cheap or sell a natural-sweet wine of Belgium at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Belgium

Natural sweet wines from the region of Belgium go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of cod brandade, penne with shrimp and zucchini or mini ham and cheese cakes.

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Belgium

  • Pinot Gris
  • Kerner

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Belgium

A wine route planned in the region of Belgium? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Belgium.

    Discover the grape variety: Johanniter

    An interspecific cross between Riesling and FR 589-54 (Seyve-Villard 12481 x (pinot gris or rülander x chasselas or gutedel)) obtained in Germany in 1968 by Johannes Zimmermann. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. This variety can be found in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Note that the "Johanniter" grape variety is a protected trademark.

    News from the vineyard of Belgium

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    At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

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