The best wines of Ahr

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

Top wines of Ahr by region

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

Great red wines of Ahr

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Ahr

Red wines from the region of Ahr go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, blanquette of veal or wild boar stew marinated in red wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Ahr

On the nose the red wine of the region of Ahr. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, microbio or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, floral or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Ahr. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Ahr

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.13/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Ahr

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Ahr

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

Discovering the wine region of Ahr

Ahr is one of Germany’s least-known and Northernmost wine regions, known for its Pinot Noir reds. It Lies immediately north of the Mosel, and follows the Ahr River in the Final stages of its journey towards its confluence with the Rhein. One might expect a wine region this far north (50°N) to specialize in white wines – like almost every other cool-Climate wine region. After all, neighboring Mosel and Mittelrhein both clearly favor white wines (around 85 percent).

However Ahr producing around 85 percent red wines, of which around three-quarters are made from Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir). The classic example is brick red in Color and smells of red cherries, Sweetspices and forest floor. Barrel-aging can add spice and savory notes. Ahr Pinot Noir is now a much more Serious, modern and "international" wine style that it once was.

Until 30 years ago, the wines were often slightly sweet and very pale. Today they are invariably Dry and deeper in color – although still much paler than the inky Pinots found in, say, Central Otago. Across Germany (most obviously in Pfalz and Baden), assisted by climate change, the popularity of Pinot Noir has been steadily increasing. The wave of interest has carried German Spätburgunder to new heights, and saved from near-extinction the earlier-ripening Pinot Noir clone, Fruhburgunder.

Great white wines of Ahr

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Ahr

White wines from the region of Ahr go well with generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, pork or spicy food such as recipes of quiche without eggs, lentils and morteau sausages or oriental stuffed vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Ahr

On the nose the white wine of the region of Ahr. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or green apple and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Ahr. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Ahr

  • 2010With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Ahr

  • Spätburgunder
  • Weissburgunder
  • Grauburgunder
  • Riesling
  • Rivaner
  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Ahr

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

Discover the grape variety: Weissburgunder

Great sparkling wines of Ahr

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Ahr

Sparkling wines from the region of Ahr go well with generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, veal or pork such as recipes of zucchini quiche, blanquette of veal in the old way (self-cooker) or endive frichti.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Ahr

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Ahr. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Ahr

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Ahr

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir
  • Riesling
  • Weissburgunder

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Ahr

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

The word of the wine: Fermentation

The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.

Great pink wines of Ahr

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Ahr

Pink wines from the region of Ahr go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of vitello alla genovese (roast veal with sponge cake), alsatian sauerkraut or veal blanquette à l'ancienne.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Ahr

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Ahr. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Ahr

  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.62/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Ahr

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir
  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Pinot Noir Précoce

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Ahr

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Great sweet wines of Ahr

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Ahr

Sweet wines from the region of Ahr go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of rabbit stew the old fashioned way, salmon and spinach lasagna or coconut curry cauliflower in the cookeo.

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Ahr

  • Riesling
  • Kerner

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Ahr

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

The word of the wine: Frank

Said of a wine that is open and delivers itself immediately, and whose clarity excludes any defect.

Great natural sweet wines of Ahr

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

Natural sweet wines from the region of Ahr go well with generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of goat cheese and bacon quiche.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Ahr

  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Spätburgunder

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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 Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

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