The best wines of Toscane

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

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Top wines of Toscane by region

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

Great red wines of Toscane

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Toscane

Red wines from the region of Toscane go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of cornish pasties, couscous without couscous maker or very soft beef bourguignon.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Toscane

On the nose the red wine of the region of Toscane. often reveals types of flavors of iron, black licorice or bramble and sometimes also flavors of sandalwood, tar or oregano. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Toscane. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Toscane

  • 1955With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.69/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.63/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.62/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.61/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Toscane

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

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Toscane

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

Discovering the wine region of Toscane

Tuscany is one of the most famous and prolific wine regions in Europe. It is best known for its Dry red wines made from Sangiovese grapes, which dominate production. These include Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The region's Vin Santo is also highly prized, as are its passito dessert wines, though these are produced in comparatively tiny quantities.

Dry whites are probably less familiar to most consumers - except perhaps Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Located in Central Italy, Tuscany borders Liguria and Emilia-Romagna to the North, Umbria and Marche to the east and Lazio to the South. Its western border is formed by the Tyrrhenian Sea. The picturesque rolling hills, medieval villages and cypress-lined avenues attract tourists and help promote the wines.

Great white wines of Toscane

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Toscane

White wines from the region of Toscane go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of trofie ( pasta ) paradiso, quiche without pastry or fried onions.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Toscane

On the nose the white wine of the region of Toscane. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, floral or wax and sometimes also flavors of chard, bergamot or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Toscane. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Toscane

  • 2001With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.31/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Toscane

  • Chardonnay
  • Vermentino
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Trebbiano

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Toscane

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

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 Toscane

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Toscane

Sparkling wines from the region of Toscane go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of lomo saltado, old-fashioned pork roll or ham and cheese omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Toscane

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

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Toscane

  • 2016With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Toscane

  • Sangiovese
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Trebbiano
  • Vermentino
  • Glera (Prosecco)

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Toscane

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

The word of the wine: Mansois

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Great pink wines of Toscane

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Toscane

Pink wines from the region of Toscane go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of traditional hungarian goulash, blanquette of veal or north welsch.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Toscane

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Toscane. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, honeysuckle or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or floral.

The best vintages in pink wine of Toscane

  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 1970With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.01/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Toscane

  • Sangiovese
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Vermentino
  • Aleatico
  • Canaiolo Nero
  • Prugnolo Gentile

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Toscane

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

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 Toscane

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Toscane

Sweet wines from the region of Toscane go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of fondue with broth, lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices or pasta with veal stock sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Toscane

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Toscane. often reveals types of flavors of cream, spices or hazelnut and sometimes also flavors of dried apricot, walnut or marzipan. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Toscane. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Toscane

  • 2002With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1977With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.23/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Toscane

  • Malvasia
  • Trebbiano
  • Sangiovese
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Manseng
  • Cabernet Franc

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Toscane

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

The word of the wine: Metis (grape variety)

A grape variety resulting from the crossing of two varieties of the same species. For example, pinotage (a South African grape variety) is the result of crossing pinot noir and cinsault.

Great natural sweet wines of Toscane

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

Natural sweet wines from the region of Toscane go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of provencal stew, veal with cream and mushrooms or cannelloni of meat.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Toscane

  • 2016With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Sangiovese

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Great unknow wines of Toscane

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Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Toscane

Unknow wines from the region of Toscane go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, moroccan style leg of lamb or aiguillettes of duck with auvergne blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of unknow wine of Toscane

On the nose the unknow wine of the region of Toscane. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak.

The best vintages in unknow wine of Toscane

  • 2004With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in unknow wine of Toscane

  • Sangiovese

The best wineries and winemakers for unknow wine of Toscane

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

News from the vineyard of Toscane

Andrew Jefford: ‘Arresting and generous, but without vulgarity or excess’

Layers of colour in the sky before me: indigo, peach, salmon. In the rear-view mirror, the gold was catching fire. As I drove down through the lonely, Mistral-chilled vines of Babeau-Bouldoux towards nearby St-Chinian, I was thinking about what Christine Deleuze of Clos Bagatelle had just said. ‘When you came to visit 10 years ago,’ she reminded me, ‘you said we needed to wait another decade for a market breakthrough. Today you’ve said we need to wait another decade or two. So when, exactly, wil ...

DRC, rare 1874 Champagne lift Christie’s to record auction total

Christie’s said the bottle of Perrier-Jouët ‘Brut Millesimé’ from the ‘outstanding’ 1874 Champagne vintage sold for £42,875 ($56,981, €50,292), far outstripping its pre-sale high estimate of £15,000. The winning bidder will also get a VIP experience at Perrier-Jouët. It was part of a collection of rare vintages sourced directly from Maison Perrier-Jouët and 100% sold by Christie’s at a wider wine and spirits auction held in London on 2 and 3 December. While the 1874 bottle’s ap ...

Angélus withdraws from the next St-Emilion classification

Bordeaux’s Château Angélus has withdrawn its candidacy from the next St-Emilion classification, the producer announced today via a press release sent to Decanter. The withdrawal follows that of Château Cheval Blanc and Château Ausone who announced the news in July 2021.  Currently only Château Pavie remains a Premier Grand Cru Classé ‘A’ estate out of the original four having been promoted, alongside Château Angélus, in the 2012 ranking. Angélus said that, while the classification had long been ...

Discover other regions and appellation of Toscane

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  • Abano terme
  • Alonte
  • Arezzo
  • Arezzo (ar)
  • Badia pozzeveri fraz. altopascio
  • Bagnacavallo
  • Barberino val d'elsa
  • Bibbona
  • Bibbona (li)
  • Borgo a mozzano lu
  • Bozzano
  • Bruckmühl
  • Bucine
  • Campagnatico
  • Carignano lucca
  • Carmignano
  • Carrara
  • Carugo
  • Casale marittimo
  • Casciana alta
  • Casciana terme lari
  • Casole d'elsa
  • Castagneto carducci
  • Castellina
  • Castellina in chianti
  • Castellina in chianti (siena)
  • Castelnuovo berardenga
  • Castiglion fiorentino
  • Castiglione d' orcia
  • Cavriglia
  • Central italy
  • Cerreto guidi
  • Certaldo
  • Cervognano di montepulciano
  • Chianciano terme
  • Chianciano terme (si)
  • Chianni (pi)
  • Chiesina montalese
  • Cinigiano
  • Civitella in val di chiana