The best wines of Lombardia

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

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Top wines of Lombardia by region

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

Great red wines of Lombardia

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Lombardia

Red wines from the region of Lombardia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes or caramel chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Lombardia

On the nose the red wine of the region of Lombardia. often reveals types of flavors of red cherry, gooseberry or cassis and sometimes also flavors of caramel, raisin or stone. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Lombardia. is a powerful.

The best vintages in red wine of Lombardia

  • 1990With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.30/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Lombardia

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Nebbiolo
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Petit Verdot

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Lombardia

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

Discovering the wine region of Lombardia

Lombardy is one of Italy's largest and most populous regions, located in the north-central Part of the country. It's home to a handful of popular and well-known wine styles, including the Bright, cherry-scented Valtellina and the high-quality Sparkling wines Franciacorta and Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico. Lombardy is Italy's industrial powerhouse, with the country's second largest city (Milan) as its regional capital. Despite this, the region has vast tracts of unspoiled countryside, home to many small wineries that produce a significant portion of the region's annual wine production of 1.

2 million hectoliters. A vast and geographically Complex region, Lombardy is well positioned to offer a wide range of wine styles. There are five DOCGs, 21 DOCs and 15 PGIs. The Oltrepo Pavese area stands out as one of the most important and best known, not only for its sparkling wine Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG, but also, more recently, for its Pinot Grigio, which since 2008 has its own independent DOC (Oltrepo Pavese Pinot Grigio).

Franciacorta, the second of Lombardy's two DOCG sparkling wines, comes from the booming and highly regarded vineyards between Brescia and Lake Iseo.

Great white wines of Lombardia

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Lombardia

White wines from the region of Lombardia go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of capellini with prosciutto, squid from the mouth of the cavado river (portugal) or cheese soufflé omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Lombardia

On the nose the white wine of the region of Lombardia. often reveals types of flavors of cream, jasmine or tropical and sometimes also flavors of lime, apricot or lemon. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Lombardia. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Lombardia

  • 2019With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.98/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Lombardia

  • Trebbiano
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Moscato
  • Chardonnay
  • Verdicchio
  • Nebbiolo

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Lombardia

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

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 Lombardia

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Lombardia

Sparkling wines from the region of Lombardia go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rice with sausage meat and tomatoes, salmon pizza or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Lombardia

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Lombardia. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, honey or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, pear or red fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Lombardia

  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.93/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Lombardia

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Nero
  • Pinot Noir
  • Moscato Bianco
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Garganega

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Lombardia

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The word of the wine: Over-ripeness

Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.

Great pink wines of Lombardia

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Lombardia

Pink wines from the region of Lombardia go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of potjevleesch, croziflette or turnip confit with parma cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Lombardia

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Lombardia. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oak or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, gooseberry or yeast.

The best vintages in pink wine of Lombardia

  • 2008With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.94/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Lombardia

  • Barbera
  • Marzemino
  • Sangiovese
  • Groppello
  • Pinot Noir
  • Teroldego

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Lombardia

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

Discover the grape variety: Verdeca

An ancient indigenous grape variety known mainly in southern, eastern and central Italy. It can be found in Austria, Switzerland, Greece, the United States, Brazil, etc. and is virtually unknown in France. Note that it is sometimes confused with Verdea.

Great sweet wines of Lombardia

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Lombardia

Sweet wines from the region of Lombardia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of pot roast, spaghetti with homemade pesto or leg of lamb bravado in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Lombardia

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Lombardia. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Lombardia. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Lombardia

  • 1991With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.03/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Lombardia

  • Moscato
  • Malvasia
  • Sangiovese
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Moscato Giallo

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Lombardia

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The word of the wine: Maceration

Prolonged contact and exchange between the juice and the grape solids, especially the skin. Not to be confused with the time of fermentation, which follows maceration. The juice becomes loaded with colouring matter and tannins, and acquires aromas. For a rosé, the maceration is short so that the colour does not "rise" too much. For white wines too, a "pellicular maceration" can be practised, which allows the wine to acquire more fat.

Great natural sweet wines of Lombardia

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

Natural sweet wines from the region of Lombardia go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Lombardia

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Lombardia

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

    Discover the grape variety: Malvasia

    Great unknow wines of Lombardia

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    Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Lombardia

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

    The best vintages in unknow wine of Lombardia

    • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5

    The best wineries and winemakers for unknow wine of Lombardia

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    News from the vineyard of Lombardia

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

    • Adro
    • Adro (bs)
    • Angera
    • Bedizzole
    • Berbenno di valtellina
    • Bergamo
    • Bettoletto
    • Bianzone
    • Borgo priolo
    • Borgo priolo pv
    • Borgonato
    • Borgonato di corte franca
    • Borgonato di cortefranca
    • Borgoratto mormorolo
    • Bornato di cazzago s. martino
    • Botticino (bs)
    • Botticino mattina
    • Brescia
    • Broletto di albinea (re)
    • Broni
    • Broni (pv)
    • Calino bs
    • Calino di cazzago s. martino (bs)
    • Calvagese della riviera
    • Calvignano
    • Camignone
    • Camponoce
    • Candia canavese
    • Canneto pavese
    • Canneto pavese pv
    • Cap
    • Capo di ponte
    • Capriano del colle
    • Capriano del colle (bs)
    • Capriolo
    • Carzago della riviera
    • Cassinello pv
    • Castana
    • Castana pv
    • Casteggio