The best wines of Black Sea

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

Top wines of Black Sea by region

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

Great red wines of Black Sea

See the top 100 best red wines of Black Sea

Want to buy a red wine of Black Sea cheap or sell a red wine of Black Sea 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 Black Sea

Red wines from the region of Black Sea go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, traditional tagine (morocco) or chicken massala.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Black Sea

On the nose the red wine of the region of Black Sea. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, cherry or blackberry.

The best vintages in red wine of Black Sea

  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.69/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Black Sea

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Kadarka
  • Mavrud
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Black Sea

The wine region of Black Sea of Bulgaria. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vinex Preslav or the Domaine LVK Vinprom produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Black Sea are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Black Sea often reveals types of flavors of non oak, blackberry or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of microbio, floral or citrus fruit.

We currently count 29 estates and châteaux in the of Black Sea, producing 194 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Black Sea go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

Great white wines of Black Sea

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Black Sea

White wines from the region of Black Sea go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of veal saltimbocca, steamed salmon marinated in herbs or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Black Sea

On the nose the white wine of the region of Black Sea. often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, earth or vegetal.

The best vintages in white wine of Black Sea

  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.79/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Black Sea

  • Chardonnay
  • Traminer
  • Misket Varnenski
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Aligoté
  • Rkatsiteli

Discover the grape variety: Mavrud

A very old grape variety whose origin is still uncertain, it is thought to have come from Greece, and for others its origin is Bulgarian from the Thrace plain where it is still widely cultivated. It can be found in Romania, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.

Great sparkling wines of Black Sea

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Black Sea

Sparkling wines from the region of Black Sea go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of savoyard pizza (cream base), steamed salmon marinated in herbs or steak tartare.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Black Sea

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Black Sea. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or earth.

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Black Sea

  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Vintage (champagne)

It is a champagne made from a single harvest. In principle, we only vintage the great years: 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996... We find more often, now, the very good 2002, and the 2004, a little short.

Great pink wines of Black Sea

See the top 100 best pink wines of Black Sea

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Black Sea

Pink wines from the region of Black Sea go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal head with vinaigrette, rabbit with cider and mushrooms or rabbit with kriek and cherries.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Black Sea

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Black Sea. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, earth or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, black fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Black Sea

  • 2018With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.51/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Black Sea

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Sangiovese
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Kadarka

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

Great sweet wines of Black Sea

See the top 100 best sweet wines of Black Sea

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Black Sea

Sweet wines from the region of Black Sea go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or pork such as recipes of chicken wrap, traditional pastry flan or pork cheeks confit in cider.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Black Sea

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2008With an average score of 2.80/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Black Sea

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Muscat Ottonel
  • Traminer

The word of the wine: Varietal wine

Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.

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