The best wines of Transylvania

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

Top wines of Transylvania by region

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

Great red wines of Transylvania

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

Red wines from the region of Transylvania go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of slow-cooked veal roast, beef tagine with vegetables or rabbit in white wine (casserole).

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Transylvania

On the nose the red wine of the region of Transylvania. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, black cherries or plum and sometimes also flavors of pepper, non oak or earth.

The best vintages in red wine of Transylvania

  • 2011With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.64/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Transylvania

  • Merlot
  • Feteasca Neagra
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Transylvania

Romanian plateau encircled by the Carpathians, one of the country's coolest regions. Key sub-zones: Târnave (largest), Lechința, Alba Iulia, Aiud. Signature aromatic whites: native Fetească Albă and Regală with green apple, peach, white flowers, honey and spice, taut palate. Floral Traminer (lychee, rose), vivid Riesling, chiselled Sauvignon, ample Pinot Gris.

Reds Fetească Neagră (blackberry, plum, spice) and airy Pinot Noir. Sparkling at Lechința.

Great white wines of Transylvania

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Transylvania

White wines from the region of Transylvania go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of andouillette de troyes with chaource sauce, shrimp with oyster sauce or turkey escalope with cream and shallots.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Transylvania

On the nose the white wine of the region of Transylvania. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or peach and sometimes also flavors of minerality, lemon or grass.

The best vintages in white wine of Transylvania

  • 2021With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.86/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Transylvania

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Muscat Ottonel
  • Riesling
  • Traminer

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Transylvania

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

Great sparkling wines of Transylvania

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Transylvania

Sparkling wines from the region of Transylvania go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of slow-cooked veal roast, fricadella or wild boar with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Transylvania

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

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Transylvania

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.73/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Transylvania

  • Feteasca Regala
  • Pinot Noir
  • Traminer
  • Muscat Ottonel
  • Chardonnay
  • Feteasca Alba

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Transylvania

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

The word of the wine: Arching

A stage in the vegetative cycle of the vine that occurs after the leaves have fallen and is characterized by the drying out of the soft shoots, which are transformed into hard shoots by lignification.

Great pink wines of Transylvania

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Transylvania

Pink wines from the region of Transylvania go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal cutlets parmigiana, peasant minestrone or ramen (noodle) soup.

The best vintages in pink wine of Transylvania

  • 2017With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.00/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Transylvania

  • Pinot Noir
  • Feteasca Neagra
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Transylvania

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

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Full-bodied, exotic whites, rich and heady, with moderate acidity, showing opulent aromas of lychee, rose, mango, ginger, pink grapefruit and gentle spice. Made as aromatic dry, moelleux late-harvest and liquorous sélection de grains nobles. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the four noble varieties) and signature of Alto Adige (Tramin), Palatinate and Germany. A pink mutation of Traminer.

Great sweet wines of Transylvania

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Transylvania

Sweet wines from the region of Transylvania go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of lasagne with two salmons, clams in white wine or comté cheese cake-flan.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Transylvania

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Transylvania. 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 Transylvania

  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 2.90/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Transylvania

  • Feteasca Alba
  • Muscat Ottonel
  • Traminer
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Transylvania

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

The word of the wine: Discharge

In the traditional method, elimination of the yeast deposit formed during the second fermentation in the bottle.

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