The best wines of Calabria

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

Top wines of Calabria by region

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

Great red wines of Calabria

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Want to buy a red wine of Calabria cheap or sell a red wine of Calabria 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 Calabria

Red wines from the region of Calabria go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of boeuf en daube, pasta with chicken or moroccan tagine with lamb and cardoons.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Calabria

On the nose the red wine of the region of Calabria. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruits or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, dried fruit or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Calabria. is a powerful.

The best vintages in red wine of Calabria

  • 2006With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1915With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.43/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.26/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Calabria

  • Gaglioppo
  • Nerello Cappuccio
  • Magliocco Canino
  • Magliocco Dolce
  • Sangiovese
  • Greco

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Calabria

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

Discovering the wine region of Calabria

Calabria is a wine region in southern Italy, in fact a large peninsula that juts out between the Ionian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is separated from Sicily by the narrow Strait of Messina. Its northern border with Basilicata is marked by the peaks of the southern Apennines. Calabria and its wines have undergone many influences over the centuries.

It was the ancient Greeks who first cultivated wine vines here. For many centuries, Calabrian wines were famous not only in Italy, but also in other European countries. However, their glory began to Fade with competition from French regions such as Bordeaux. These were closer, both geographically and culturally, to key markets such as London and Amsterdam.

Great white wines of Calabria

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Calabria

White wines from the region of Calabria go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of carne de porco alentejana (sliced pork with vongoles) recipe..., mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or cream of asparagus soup in verrines.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Calabria

On the nose the white wine of the region of Calabria. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, butter or spices and sometimes also flavors of dried apricot, pear or vanilla. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Calabria. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Calabria

  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.98/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Calabria

  • Chardonnay
  • Greco Bianco
  • Greco
  • Zibibbo
  • Malvasia
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Calabria

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

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 Calabria

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Calabria

Sparkling wines from the region of Calabria go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of beef stew, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or white beans with tomato (italy).

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Calabria

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Calabria. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Calabria

  • 2011With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.59/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Calabria

  • Greco Bianco
  • Gaglioppo
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Traminer
  • Pecorino

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Calabria

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

The word of the wine: Primeur

Said of wines from the last vintage and, by extension, wines of the year, fruity and easy-drinking, put on sale on the third Thursday in November. The AOC regulations specify that a wine is said to be primeur if it is bottled before the spring, and nouveau if it is bottled before the following harvest. Beaujolais Nouveau is therefore a vin primeur.

Great pink wines of Calabria

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Calabria

Pink wines from the region of Calabria go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew, leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or piperade.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Calabria

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Calabria. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or spices.

The best vintages in pink wine of Calabria

  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.84/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Calabria

  • Gaglioppo
  • Greco Nero
  • Magliocco Canino
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Aglianico
  • Greco

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Calabria

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sweet wines of Calabria

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Calabria

Sweet wines from the region of Calabria go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of express kiwi and chocolate tartlet, festive sea pot or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Calabria

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Calabria. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Calabria

  • 2007With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Calabria

  • Moscato
  • Greco
  • Greco Bianco
  • Magliocco Dolce
  • Zibibbo
  • Mantonico Bianco

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Calabria

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

The word of the wine: Pagan

See savagnin.

Great unknow wines of Calabria

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Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Calabria

Unknow wines from the region of Calabria go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

News from the vineyard of Calabria

At the heart of the Mâcon terroir

In line with our previous videos « The Climats of Chablis seen from the sky » and « The vineyards of Bourgogne, seen from the sky » », the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) and the Union des Producteurs de Vins de Mâcon offer you a new stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. Established in 1937, this Régionale appellation is divided into three levels: – The first level is known as white, red or rosé Mâcon. The grapes used can come from all around the Mâconnais. – The second level is name ...

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

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