The best wines of Drôme

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

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Top wines of Drôme by region

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

Great red wines of Drôme

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Drôme

Red wines from the region of Drôme go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of thai beef curry, rack of lamb with antiboise sauce or stuffed tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Drôme

On the nose the red wine of the region of Drôme. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of leather, black fruits or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Drôme. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Drôme

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.54/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Drôme

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Viognier
  • Carignan
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Drôme

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

Discovering the wine region of Drôme

The wine region of Drôme is located in the region of Méditerranée of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lombard or the Domaine de Montine produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Drôme are Viognier, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Drôme often reveals types of flavors of citrus, citrus fruit or cherry and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or leather.

In the mouth of Drôme is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 28 estates and châteaux in the of Drôme, producing 51 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Drôme go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.

Great white wines of Drôme

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Drôme

White wines from the region of Drôme go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of baked pork chops, rabbit with homemade mustard or quenelles in nantua sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Drôme

On the nose the white wine of the region of Drôme. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in white wine of Drôme

  • 2016With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Drôme

  • Viognier
  • Chardonnay
  • Marsanne
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Clairette

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Drôme

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Great sparkling wines of Drôme

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Drôme

Sparkling wines from the region of Drôme go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Drôme

  • Muscadelle

The word of the wine: Oenologist

Specialist in wine-making techniques. It is a profession and not a passion: one can be an oenophile without being an oenologist (and the opposite too!). Formerly attached to the Faculty of Pharmacy, oenology studies have become independent and have their own university course. Learning to make wine requires a good chemical background but also, increasingly, a good knowledge of the plant. Some oenologists work in laboratories (analysis). Others, the consulting oenologists, work directly in the properties.

Great pink wines of Drôme

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Drôme

Pink wines from the region of Drôme go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of burger roll, lamb tagine with dried apricots or turkey escalope with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Drôme

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Drôme. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Drôme

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Drôme

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Viognier
  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Clairette

Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Great sweet wines of Drôme

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Drôme

Sweet wines from the region of Drôme go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork or shellfish such as recipes of chicken bonne femme or pasta with shrimp.

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Drôme

  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne

The word of the wine: Reims Mountain

Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).

News from the vineyard of Drôme

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The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

How to work with Chablis wines as a sommelier by Yang LU

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vinzelles

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vinzelles, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...