The best wines of Romania

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

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Top wines of Romania by region

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

Great red wines of Romania

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Romania

Red wines from the region of Romania go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sloth pork loin, leg of lamb in butterfly (barbecue) or provençal tart with rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Romania

On the nose the red wine of the region of Romania. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.

The best vintages in red wine of Romania

  • 2019With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.36/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Romania

  • Feteasca Neagra
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Feteasca

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Romania

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

Discovering the wine region of Romania

Romania is located at the geographical crossroads between Central and South-Eastern Europe. The Romanian wine industry uses a wide range of indigenous and international red and white Grape varieties. Both vinifera and American grape species are present here, as well as a number of hybrids. The latter are chosen for their resistance to varying Climates.

The Fetească white grape varieties (the two variants Fetească Regală and Alba) are the most widely planted in Romania. They account for a significant portion of the country's white wine production. Romanian "Riesling" is more likely to be Welschriesling than true Rhenish Riesling. Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Muscat (Ottonel) and Sauvignon Blanc are reliably identifiable.

As far as red wines are concerned, the great France/bordeaux">Bordeaux classics Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are planted in large numbers in Romanian vineyards and together account for about 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres). Other well-known reds include Pinot Noir and Blaufrankisch (Kekfrankos/Lemberger). Fetească Neagră makes its home in the eastern Part of the country, in the province of Moldova">Moldova (or Moldavia), on the border with the country of the same name. With Ukraine to the North and Bulgaria to the south, Romania is clearly a country with Slavic influences.

Great white wines of Romania

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Romania

White wines from the region of Romania go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, lamb tagine with olives and honey or sauté of pork with cider.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Romania

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

The best vintages in white wine of Romania

  • 2008With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.13/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Romania

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Feteasca Regala
  • Muscat Ottonel
  • Negru de Dragasani
  • Novac

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Romania

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Discover the grape variety: Muscat Ottonel

Delicate and fine muscat whites with a tender palate and moderate acidity, on intense and refined aromas of orange blossom, rose, fresh grape, citrus, white peach and airy muscat (more subtle than Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains). Made as aromatic dry aperitif whites (Alsace, Baden), off-dry and sumptuous botrytised liquoreux (Burgenland in Austria, Cotnari in Romania, Tokaj). Created in the 19th century by Robert Moreau (Angers), a cross of Chasselas × Muscat de Saumur.

Great sparkling wines of Romania

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Romania

Sparkling wines from the region of Romania go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tuna catalan style, koskera hake (basque country) or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Romania

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

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Romania

  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.87/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Romania

  • Pinot Noir
  • Feteasca Alba
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Romania

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The word of the wine: Slight

Supple and easy to drink wine.

Great pink wines of Romania

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Romania

Pink wines from the region of Romania go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of borscht (russia), italian veal roulade or tartiflette.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Romania

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Romania. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, oak or spices.

The best vintages in pink wine of Romania

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.01/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Romania

  • Pinot Noir
  • Busuioaca de Bohotin
  • Feteasca Neagra
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Tamaioasa

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Romania

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.

Great sweet wines of Romania

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Romania

Sweet wines from the region of Romania go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cornish pasties, seven o'clock leg of lamb or duck aiguillettes.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Romania

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Romania. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or apricot.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Romania

  • 1989With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Romania

  • Merlot
  • Feteasca Neagra
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grasa de Cotnari
  • Feteasca Alba
  • Muscat Ottonel

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Romania

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The word of the wine: Chai

Place where the wine-making process takes place.

Great natural sweet wines of Romania

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

Natural sweet wines from the region of Romania go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of leek and fresh salmon tart, mussels with cream supers or summer salad with red cabbage.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Romania

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Romania. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, dried fruit.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Romania

  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.19/5

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

  • Pinot Gris
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Feteasca Neagra

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

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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 other wines of Romania

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Food and wine pairing with a other wine of Romania

Other wines from the region of Romania go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The most used grape varieties in other wine of Romania

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for other wine of Romania

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The word of the wine: Concentrator

A device that removes water from grape must by reverse osmosis or entropy system. Its proponents say that it is better to remove water than to add sugar to produce more alcohol. The improperly used concentrator can also exaggerate bad tastes or greenness of tannins.

Great unknow wines of Romania

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Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Romania

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

The best vintages in unknow wine of Romania

  • 0With an average score of 2.80/5

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