The best wines of Pfalz

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

Top wines of Pfalz by region

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

Great red wines of Pfalz

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Pfalz

Red wines from the region of Pfalz go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, sauté of lamb or sauté of pork with chorizo.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Pfalz

On the nose the red wine of the region of Pfalz. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or minerality. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Pfalz. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Pfalz

  • 2006With an average score of 4.43/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.25/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Pfalz

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Spätburgunder
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • St. Laurent

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Pfalz

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

Discovering the wine region of Pfalz

Pfalz is a key wine producing region in western Germany, located between the Rhein/Rhine river and the low-lying Haardt mountain range (a natural continuation of the Alsatian Vosges). It covers a rectangle of land 45 miles (75km) Long and 15 miles (25km) wide. To the NorthLiesRheinhessen; to the South, the French border and Alsace. In terms of both quality and quantity, Pfalz is one of Germany's most important regions, and one which shows great promise for the future.

An increasing proportion of Germany's finest Riesling and Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) come from Pfalz Vineyards, and the region generates more everyday Landwein and Deutscher Wein than any other region by far (see German Wine Label Information). With roughly 23,500 hectares (58,000 acres) of land planted to grapevines, Pfalz is the second-largest of Germany's 13 Anbaugebeite wine regions. Only its northern neighbor Rheinhessen has more vines. The region is home to some 10,000 vine growers, half of whom work as contractors, and is so densely planted that vines outnumber inhabitants 600 to one.

Pfalz's Vineyards produce both white wines (60 percent) and red (40 percent). The whites have long been the most successful and, as is standard almost everywhere in the Rheinland, Riesling dominates the local vineyards and wines. In 2013 the region had 14,000 acres (5,600 ha) of Riesling vines, accounting for roughly a quarter of its entire vineyard area. Riesling is easily Germany's most successful grape variety, from the perspectives of both quality and quantity.

Great white wines of Pfalz

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Pfalz

White wines from the region of Pfalz go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of kale soup, creamy risotto with scallops or homemade pork curry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Pfalz

On the nose the white wine of the region of Pfalz. often reveals types of flavors of cream, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of smoke, apples or peach. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Pfalz. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Pfalz

  • 1997With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.51/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.47/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.47/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.41/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Pfalz

  • Riesling

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Pfalz

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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.

Great sparkling wines of Pfalz

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Pfalz

Sparkling wines from the region of Pfalz go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chicken breast with curry and mushrooms, special' tagliatelle carbonara or my grandmother's rabbit stew.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Pfalz

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Pfalz. often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus or yeast and sometimes also flavors of non oak, microbio or oak.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Pfalz

  • 2019With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Pfalz

  • Riesling
  • Pinot Noir
  • Weissburgunder
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Pfalz

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

The word of the wine: Carpentry

A powerful red wine with a dense, rich body and a tight tannic structure.

Great pink wines of Pfalz

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Pfalz

Pink wines from the region of Pfalz go well with generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, beef or lamb such as recipes of mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche, braised beef with guinness or mathieu's lamb tagine.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Pfalz

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Pfalz. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, cranberry or pepper. In the mouth the pink wine of the region of Pfalz. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in pink wine of Pfalz

  • 2003With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2024With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2023With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Pfalz

  • Merlot
  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Blauer Portugieser

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Pfalz

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

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 sweet wines of Pfalz

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Pfalz

Sweet wines from the region of Pfalz go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of oven-baked sausage, sublime fish and shrimp colombo or lamb curry indian style.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Pfalz

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Pfalz. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of lime, minerality or apricot. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Pfalz. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Pfalz

  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.08/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Pfalz

  • Riesling
  • Ortega
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Viognier
  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Pfalz

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

The word of the wine: Lightning

Large capacity barrel.

Great natural sweet wines of Pfalz

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

Natural sweet wines from the region of Pfalz go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of baeckeoffe, tajine with 2 meats and preserved lemons or express chicken skewers with spices.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

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