Best Wines of Netherlands — Guide, Ranking & Reviews | Winedexer

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

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Top wines of Netherlands by region

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

Great red wines of Netherlands

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

Red wines from the region of Netherlands go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of duck breast with black figs, pork stew with bacon and cream or sarthe pot.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Netherlands

On the nose the red wine of the region of Netherlands. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in red wine of Netherlands

  • 2019With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.85/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Netherlands

  • Pinot Noir
  • Regent
  • Cabernet Cortis
  • Monarch
  • Dornfelder
  • Pinotin

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Netherlands

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

Discovering the wine region of Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country in Northern Europe, often referred to as "Holland". The latter is the name of the former county in the western Netherlands where the key cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague are located. Holland is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which includes Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, its overseas island territories in the Caribbean. To complicate matters further, the demonym for the Netherlands is "Dutch".

The country is bordered by Belgium to the South, Germany to the east and the Nordzee (North Sea) to the north and west. Historically, the Dutch produced very little wine - the conditions were simply too cool and wet. A few pioneers established vineyards in the 1970s, and were generally regarded as eccentrics, both at home and abroad. But viticulture has become increasingly viable due to Climate change.

The hot summer of 2018 produced the best wines produced to date, with record yields. Today, the wines are gaining recognition at international wine shows. The most successful estates, such as Apostelhoeve in Limburg (one of the pioneers), are selling their wines rapidly. The sector benefits from a strong demand for cool climate wines.

Great white wines of Netherlands

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Netherlands

White wines from the region of Netherlands go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of skate with capers, fish and shrimp wok with curry or celery, apple and comté salad for kids.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Netherlands

On the nose the white wine of the region of Netherlands. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach.

The best vintages in white wine of Netherlands

  • 2021With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2023With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2024With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Netherlands

  • Pinot Gris
  • Auxerrois
  • Riesling
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Viognier
  • Solaris

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Netherlands

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

Discover the grape variety: Muscardin

Light, fresh reds with a clear ruby hue, rounded tannins and an elegant palate, with delicate aromas of red fruits (raspberry, cherry), soft spices, garrigue herbs and floral notes. Airy profile adding freshness to warm Rhône blends. Traditional component of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC (one of 13 authorised varieties) and Côtes du Rhône AOC. Rare native French variety from the southern Rhône Valley, a witness to Rhodanian heritage.

Great sparkling wines of Netherlands

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Netherlands

Sparkling wines from the region of Netherlands go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of quick smoked salmon croque-monsieur, shrimp, coconut and ginger soup or vegetable soup with savoy cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Netherlands

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

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Netherlands

  • 2011With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Netherlands

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Cabernet Blanc
  • Johanniter
  • Souvignier Gris
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Netherlands

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

The word of the wine: Overmaturation

When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.

Great pink wines of Netherlands

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Netherlands

Pink wines from the region of Netherlands go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed quails, penne à la toscane or duck parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Netherlands

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Netherlands. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Netherlands

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Netherlands

  • Pinot Noir
  • Rondo
  • Regent
  • Cabernet Colonjes
  • Pinotin
  • Cabernet Cortis

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Netherlands

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

Great sweet wines of Netherlands

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Netherlands

Sweet wines from the region of Netherlands go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of monkfish tagine, rack of lamb in a salt crust or traditional tunisian couscous.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Netherlands

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Netherlands. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Netherlands

  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Netherlands

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Gris
  • Muscardin
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Solaris

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Netherlands

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

The word of the wine: Organoleptic

Elements, such as flavours and tactile sensations, that can stimulate a sensory receptor.