The best wines of Luxembourg
Discover the best wines of Luxembourg as well as the best winemakers of Luxembourg and estates of Luxembourg to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Luxembourg and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Top wines of Luxembourg by region
Looking for a good wine of Luxembourg among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Luxembourg. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Luxembourg with technical and enological descriptions.
Great red wines of Luxembourg
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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Luxembourg
Red wines from the region of Luxembourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal escalope with lemon sauce, magic cake cheese quiche or roast pork confit.
The best vintages in red wine of Luxembourg
- 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
The most used grape varieties in red wine of Luxembourg
- Pinot Noir
- Pinot Gris
- Shiraz/Syrah
- Grenache
- Carignan
Discovering the wine region of Luxembourg
Luxembourg (officially the 'Grand Duchy of Luxembourg') is a landlocked nation at the junction of Belgium, Germany and France. It is a small country in comparison to its neighbors, extending just 80km (50 miles) North to South and 50km (30 miles) west to east, it covers just over 2,500 square kilometers (960sq miles). Only 1 percent of this is given over to viticulture.
Located in the north of Western Europe, this is one of the world's cooler wine regions.
In the north of the country, the rolling Ardennes hills and forests dominate the topography. Forest accounts for a third of the land in the country and the north is sparsely populated.
The vast majority of Luxembourg’s 620,000 people live in the southern half of the country.
Wine production in Luxembourg has been in gentle decline since the late 1990s, with annual production currently sitting around 80,000 hectoliters (8 million liters or 2.
1 million US gallons).
Winemaking is centered on the southeastern portion of Luxembourg where the Mosel river (known as the Moselle) forms the national border with Germany. The Luxembourg Moselle - a 40km (25 mile) stretch of the riverbank - is not as steep as the German Mosel and has fewer south-orientated vineyards.
Wine production is typically focused on white Grape varieties led by Rivaner (Müller-Thurgau), Elbling, Auxerrois, Riesling, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc.
Great white wines of Luxembourg
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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Luxembourg
White wines from the region of Luxembourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or pork such as recipes of sushi cake, lobster armorican style or the real vegetables stuffed in the provençal way.
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Luxembourg
On the nose the white wine of the region of Luxembourg. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or lemon and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or earth.
The best vintages in white wine of Luxembourg
- 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
- 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2018With an average score of 4.04/5
- 2016With an average score of 4.01/5
- 2013With an average score of 3.96/5
The most used grape varieties in white wine of Luxembourg
- Pinot Gris
- Riesling
- Gewürztraminer
- Auxerrois
- Pinot Blanc
- Rivaner
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Great sparkling wines of Luxembourg
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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Luxembourg
Sparkling wines from the region of Luxembourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of norman mussels with cider, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or parmesan crisps.
Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Luxembourg
On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Luxembourg. often reveals types of flavors of cream, yeast or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of watermelon, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Luxembourg. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
The best vintages in sparkling wine of Luxembourg
- 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
- 2014With an average score of 4.40/5
- 1999With an average score of 4.00/5
- 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
- 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
- 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Luxembourg
- Riesling
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
- Chenin Blanc
- Pinot Blanc
- Rivaner
The word of the wine: Mansois
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Great pink wines of Luxembourg
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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Luxembourg
Pink wines from the region of Luxembourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal rouelle normande, guinea fowl with cabbage or vermicelli sautéed with peking duck.
The best vintages in pink wine of Luxembourg
- 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
- 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
- 2018With an average score of 3.10/5
The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Luxembourg
- Pinot Noir
- St. Laurent
- Auxerrois
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
Great sweet wines of Luxembourg
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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Luxembourg
Sweet wines from the region of Luxembourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of wild boar bourguignon, lemon and tuna risotto or chicken curry and onions.
The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Luxembourg
- Riesling
The word of the wine: Venaison (taste of)
Wine aromas reminiscent of game (fur, leather, hare's belly).
News from the vineyard of Luxembourg
Decanter magazine latest issue: February 2022
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Rare Haut-Brion helps Prince Robert of Luxembourg cellar auction ‘smash’ estimate
All 818 lots were sold in the auction, which saw Prince Robert of Luxembourg, chairman and CEO of Château Haut-Brion owner Domaine Clarence Dillon, open up his personal cellar to raise funds for the PolG Foundation. Featuring 4,200 bottles and covering Bordeaux wine royalty spanning more than a century of vintages, Sotheby’s said the auction ‘smashed’ its pre-sale high estimate of around $4m. Two 4.5-litre Jeroboams of Haut-Brion, one from the 1926 vintage and the other from 1 ...
Leading wine families award business prize to Europe’s oldest luthier
At a lunch in Brussels, the 2021 PFV ‘Family is Sustainability’ prize was presented to Jan Strick and his son Matthijs of Maison Bernard, who triumphed over more than 100 applicants from around the world to win the €100,000 (£84,000) award. ‘Selection was difficult,’ said Matthieu Perrin, president of the PFV, ‘but ultimately the jury felt that Maison Bernard is a brilliant example of exquisite handicraft and the maintenance of an ancient artisanal tradition in family hands, exactly as we fight ...
A wine route in the region of Luxembourg ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages
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