The best wines of Calabre

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

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Top wines of Calabre by region

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

Great red wines of Calabre

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Calabre

Red wines from the region of Calabre go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of fondue vigneronne au vin rouge, pasta with ham or original mafé with okra.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Calabre

On the nose the red wine of the region of Calabre. 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 Calabre. is a powerful.

The best vintages in red wine of Calabre

  • 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 Calabre

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

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Calabre

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

Discovering the wine region of Calabre

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 Calabre

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Calabre

White wines from the region of Calabre go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chipirons / squids with tomato (basque country), quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or palm trees for the aperitif!.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Calabre

On the nose the white wine of the region of Calabre. 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 Calabre. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Calabre

  • 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 Calabre

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

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Calabre

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

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 sparkling wines of Calabre

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Calabre

Sparkling wines from the region of Calabre go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of fricadella, whole salmon in aromatic broth or papillotes of swordfish with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Calabre

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

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Calabre

  • 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 Calabre

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

The word of the wine: Vineyard

Said of a wine with a certain alcoholic richness and clearly showing the characteristics that distinguish wine from other alcoholic beverages.

Great pink wines of Calabre

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Calabre

Pink wines from the region of Calabre go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, roast lamb with thyme or yassa chicken (senegal).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Calabre

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Calabre. 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 Calabre

  • 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 Calabre

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

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Calabre

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot blanc

Pinot Blanc is a grape variety that originated in Burgundy, mutated from Pinot Gris. Today, it is grown in Alsace where it is called klevner when blended with auxerrois. The continental climate, with its cold winters and hot summers, is particularly suited to pinot blanc. It is resistant to frost in winter and in summer, the roots draw the minerals it needs from the warm soil. Its bunches are made up of small berries with thick skins and melting pulp that produce fruity, spicy wines, balanced between acidity and alcohol. pinot blanc is also used for crémants and sparkling wines. Pinot Blanc is also used for Crémant and sparkling wines. It is widely grown in Italy, where it covers almost 7,000 hectares, and is also found in Germany, Austria, Canada and South Africa.

Great sweet wines of Calabre

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Calabre

Sweet wines from the region of Calabre go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of very simple muffins, linguine with shrimp and spicy tomato sauce or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Calabre

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Calabre. 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 Calabre

  • 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 Calabre

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

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Calabre

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

    The word of the wine: White Grenache

    White grape variety cultivated mainly in Spain and a little in the south of France (southern Rhône valley, Languedoc-Roussillon). It is the white variety of Grenache noir. It is used in the blending of several white wines (dry wines or natural sweet wines) to which it gives richness, fatness and floral notes.

    Great unknow wines of Calabre

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    Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Calabre

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

    News from the vineyard of Calabre

    Bordeaux’s secondary market share plummets to all-time low

    The region’s trade share slumped to an historic low of 37.7% in 2021 after failing to keep pace with the broader market. It was the first time Bordeaux’s market share had ever fallen below 40%. At the time of writing, it has slipped to 32%, according to Liv-ex. The company divides its main index into a series of sub-indices. Over the past year, the Bordeaux sub-index increased by a modest 11.5%, compared to 43.8% for Burgundy and 51.2% for Champagne. The main challenger to Bordeaux’s throne is B ...

    Andrew Jefford: ‘The gifts of Bacchus hold our gaze like a procession’

    Do growers make wine – or do markets? Growers, of course. Yet markets define the scope of the grower’s creative efforts by what they reward or sanction. When markets are neglectful and unresponsive, there’s little the grower can do but conform. It’s a problem the world over. Here’s an example. The river Moselle/Mosel rises to the wet west of the Vosges mountains, then curves in a long green arc heading north through Epinal, Metz and (along the left bank) Luxembourg’s Grand Duchy, turning east at ...

    Sotheby’s hits record wine and spirits auction sales in 2021

    Sotheby’s said wine and spirits auction sales rose by around 44% to $132m (£99.6m) in 2021, boosted by record prices, fresh partnerships and a wave of new buyers. Its figures also offered more evidence of a strong fine wine market this year. Wine represented $111m of Sotheby’s 2021 auction sales, with famous Burgundy labels dominating a list of best-selling lots. Other highlights included a recent sale of Châteaux Rauzan-Ségla and Canon wines, sourced direct from the Chanel-owned estates in Bord ...

    Discover other regions and appellation of Calabre

    A wine route in the region of Calabre ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages

    • Altomonte
    • Altomonte cs
    • Bologna
    • Brattirò
    • Brattirò di drapia (vv)
    • Castrovillari
    • Catanzaro
    • Ciro' marina
    • Cirò marina (kr)
    • Cosenza
    • Motta santa lucia
    • Nicotera
    • Reggio
    • Rende
    • Santa anastasia
    • Saracena
    • Saracena cs
    • Via delle magnolie