The best wines of Tarragona

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

Top wines of Tarragona by region

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

Great red wines of Tarragona

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Tarragona

Red wines from the region of Tarragona go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of picadillo, chinese soy and chicken noodles (wok style) or roast veal orloff with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Tarragona

On the nose the red wine of the region of Tarragona. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or microbio and sometimes also flavors of floral, dried fruit or leather. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Tarragona. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Tarragona

  • 2004With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.99/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Tarragona

  • Garnacha
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tempranillo
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carignan
  • Grenache

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Tarragona

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

Discovering the wine region of Tarragona

The wine region of Tarragona is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Celler Piñol or the Domaine De Muller produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tarragona are Tempranillo, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tarragona often reveals types of flavors of cream, red fruit or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of biscuits, dried fruit or floral.

In the mouth of Tarragona is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 141 estates and châteaux in the of Tarragona, producing 346 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Tarragona go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

Great white wines of Tarragona

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Tarragona

White wines from the region of Tarragona go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or pork such as recipes of kefta, tarte tatin or blue cord.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Tarragona

On the nose the white wine of the region of Tarragona. often reveals types of flavors of apples, perfume or microbio and sometimes also flavors of non oak, fennel or stone. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Tarragona. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Tarragona

  • 2018With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 1954With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.78/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Tarragona

  • Macabeo
  • Xarel-lo
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Roussanne

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Tarragona

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

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great sparkling wines of Tarragona

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Tarragona

Sparkling wines from the region of Tarragona go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of marinated mussels with maroilles, bacon dates or island grouper.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Tarragona

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Tarragona. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Tarragona. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Tarragona

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Tarragona

  • Chardonnay
  • Macabeo
  • Xarel-lo
  • Pinot Noir
  • Parellada
  • Trepat

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Tarragona

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

The word of the wine: CM

Mention on the label of a champagne. It is a handling cooperative that produces on its own premises and markets under its own brand the wines made from the grapes harvested by its members.

Great pink wines of Tarragona

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Tarragona

Pink wines from the region of Tarragona go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of chinese fondue, lamb chops with tarragon cream or tagliatelle with carbonara.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Tarragona

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

The best vintages in pink wine of Tarragona

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.20/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Tarragona

  • Tempranillo
  • Garnacha
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Xarel-lo

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Tarragona

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

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

Great sweet wines of Tarragona

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Tarragona

Sweet wines from the region of Tarragona go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), lamb chops with honey and spices or banh mi sandwich.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Tarragona

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Tarragona. often reveals types of flavors of honey, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or dried fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Tarragona

  • 2001With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1926With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 1954With an average score of 4.16/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Tarragona

  • Garnacha
  • Garnacha Blanca
  • Moscato
  • Grenache
  • Macabeo
  • Muscat of Alexandria

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Tarragona

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

The word of the wine: Melchior

Bottle with a capacity of 18 litres.

Great natural sweet wines of Tarragona

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

Natural sweet wines from the region of Tarragona go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, buckwheat cake à la bretonne or steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Tarragona

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Tarragona. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, dried fruit.

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

  • Macabeo
  • Grenache
  • Xarel-lo
  • Garnacha

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

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

Discover the grape variety: Marselan

Marselan noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and small grapes. Marselan noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great unknow wines of Tarragona

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Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Tarragona

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

News from the vineyard of Tarragona

Saving La Palma’s special vine heritage

On 19 September 2021, the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge in the island of La Palma, Spain began a massive, three-month long eruption, that was a catastrophic event for this westward island in the Canarias. The volcanic fumes caused breathing problems as well as the cancellation of flights and fruit harvests, including grapes. Despite 7,000 people needing evacuation from the flow of the lava, there was only one fatality during the entire eruption. As the lava flow eventually covered over 1,000ha, mo ...

Bordeaux ‘Act for Change’ symposium

The focus of the symposium, unsurprisingly, was on the challenges posed by climate change. As if to illustrate the immediacy of the threat, the symposium took place during a heatwave, with temperatures of over 40°C  in Bordeaux and extreme weather events recorded across the coountry: parts of southwest France saw violent storms and winds of 112kph on the evening of 20 June, while vineyards across the Médoc and St-Emilion were damaged by hailstones ‘the size of golfballs’. As Olivier Bernard of D ...

First grapes picked in Napa Valley 2022 harvest

The Napa Valley 2022 harvest got underway in early August for some sparkling and white wine styles. ‘We had our earliest harvest ever, and started picking Sauvignon Blanc on Monday 1 August,’ said Stephanie Honig, of Honig Vineyard and Winery. ‘The fruit came from our grower partner Gordon Family Ranch, which is located in the southeast area of the Napa Valley appellation,’ said Honig, who is export director at the family-owned winery. Harvest typically begins with older ...

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