The best wines of Slovakia

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

Top wines of Slovakia by region

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

Great red wines of Slovakia

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Slovakia

Red wines from the region of Slovakia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, lamb tagine with honey and onions or mussels with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Slovakia

On the nose the red wine of the region of Slovakia. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, non oak or earth.

The best vintages in red wine of Slovakia

  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.07/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Slovakia

  • Dunaj
  • Alibernet
  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Pinot Noir
  • Kékfrankos
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Slovakia

Central European vineyard dominated by whites (75%). Signature Veltlínske Zelené (Grüner Veltliner): lively, peppery whites with notes of green apple, citrus, fresh herbs and a touch of white pepper. Fresh, lemony Welschriesling, supple Müller-Thurgau, round Pinot Blanc, mineral Riesling. Slovak Tokaj (907 ha shared with Hungary): sweet botrytised Furmint (honey, dried apricot, quince).

Spicy Frankovka reds. ~13,000 ha, continental climate.

Great white wines of Slovakia

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Slovakia

White wines from the region of Slovakia go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of basque chicken with chorizo, marmite dieppoise or monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Slovakia

On the nose the white wine of the region of Slovakia. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or minerality and sometimes also flavors of honey, earth or microbio.

The best vintages in white wine of Slovakia

  • 2018With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.94/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Slovakia

  • Devin
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Furmint
  • Aurelius

Discover the grape variety: St. Laurent

Structured and elegant reds with a deep ruby colour, soft to firm tannins and silky palate, with signature aromas of red fruit (cherry, raspberry), morello cherry (hallmark), sweet spices, undergrowth and floral notes reminiscent of Pinot Noir. Fine ageing potential. Star of the great reds of the Austrian Burgenland, also grown in the Czech Republic. The German synonym for Saint Laurent, an indigenous Austrian black variety genetically related to Pinot Noir.

Great sparkling wines of Slovakia

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Slovakia

Sparkling wines from the region of Slovakia go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of pork cheeks confit in cider, tuna and cream cheese pie or veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Slovakia

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

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Slovakia

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 1991With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Slovakia

  • Dunaj
  • Alibernet
  • Devin
  • Riesling
  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Palava

The word of the wine: Ampélographie

Study of the vine, and more particularly the grape varieties.

Great pink wines of Slovakia

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Slovakia

Pink wines from the region of Slovakia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef in white wine, leg with a spoon or seven o'clock leg or coral lentil salad.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Slovakia

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Slovakia. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, tangerine or asparagus and sometimes also flavors of orange, non oak or vegetal.

The best vintages in pink wine of Slovakia

  • 2015With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.78/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Slovakia

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Riesling
  • Pinot Blanc
  • St. Laurent
  • Alibernet
  • Blaufränkisch

Discover the grape variety: Juhfark

Structured, lively dry whites with a pale golden colour, a taut, linear palate and very fresh acidity showing mineral (flint), smoky, citrus (lemon), nutty (almond, hazelnut) and white flower notes. Fine ageing potential. The star of great Somló whites, grown on basaltic volcanic soil, whose name means "sheep's tail" in reference to the elongated bunch shape.

Great sweet wines of Slovakia

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Slovakia

Sweet wines from the region of Slovakia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of provencal stew, leg of lamb with baked potatoes or chicken tagine with apricots.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Slovakia

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

The best vintages in sweet wine of Slovakia

  • 2015With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Slovakia

  • Devin
  • Chardonnay
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Alibernet
  • Blaufränkisch
  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Merithalle

Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).

Great natural sweet wines of Slovakia

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

Natural sweet wines from the region of Slovakia go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Slovakia

  • 1991With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

Discover the grape variety: Furmint

Taut, structured whites with cutting acidity and a mineral mouth, featuring aromas of apple, quince, citrus, honey, smoke and chalk notes. Made as ambitious dry wines (Tokaji száraz, Somló), off-dry and especially sumptuous botrytised sweet wines: Tokaji Aszú (legendary, classified by puttonyos) and Tokaji Eszencia. Highly susceptible to noble rot. The absolute star of Tokaj in Hungary, also in Slovakia, Slovenia (Šipon) and Austria. Native Hungarian grape.

Great unknow wines of Slovakia

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Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Slovakia

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

The best vintages in unknow wine of Slovakia

  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5

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