The best wines of Delaware
Discover the best wines of Delaware as well as the best winemakers of Delaware and estates of Delaware to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Delaware and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Top wines of Delaware by region
Looking for a good wine of Delaware among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Delaware. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Delaware with technical and enological descriptions.
Great red wines of Delaware
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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Delaware
Red wines from the region of Delaware go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers, yassa chicken (senegal) or pancake cake with mountain filling.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Delaware
On the nose the red wine of the region of Delaware. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.
The best vintages in red wine of Delaware
- 2014With an average score of 4.40/5
- 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
- 0With an average score of 3.77/5
The most used grape varieties in red wine of Delaware
- Chambourcin
- Barbera
- Malbec
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Landot Noir
- Noiret
Discovering the wine region of Delaware
Delaware is a state on the east coast of the United States, bordered by New Jersey, Maryland and the Atlantic Ocean. Vinifera and Hybrid grapes thrive in the state's cool maritime Climate and Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Chambourcin are all planted in small quantities.
However, while the neighboring states of New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia have well-established wine industries, Delaware has very little wine-making activity and only a handful of wineries produce Delaware wines. Currently, there are no American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in Delaware, other than the Generic state appellation, and Delaware wines are not well known outside the state.
The Central Delaware Valley AVA is located along the Delaware River in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, which can be confusing, at least to the uninitiated.
Delaware has a thriving craft beer industry. The famous Dogfish Head Brewery is located in Rehoboth Beach, in southern Delaware. Their beers are much more likely to be found in other states than wines are.
Great white wines of Delaware
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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Delaware
White wines from the region of Delaware go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche, salmon and parmesan quiche without pastry or summer tuna quiche.
The best vintages in white wine of Delaware
- 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
- 0With an average score of 3.74/5
The most used grape varieties in white wine of Delaware
- Vidal Blanc
- Chardonnay
- Traminette
- Pinot Gris
- Seyval Blanc
- Pinot Grigio
Discover the grape variety: Pinot grigio
Pinot grigio is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot grigio was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. pinot grigio is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot grigio wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot grigio is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
Great pink wines of Delaware
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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Delaware
Pink wines from the region of Delaware go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
The best vintages in pink wine of Delaware
- 0With an average score of 3.50/5
Discover the grape variety: Seyval blanc
A relative of the Saint Pepin, this direct-producing hybrid is the result of an interspecific cross between 5656 Seibel and Ray d'Or (4986 Seibel) obtained in 1921 by the Seyve-Villard company, formerly based in Saint Vallier (Drôme). Seyval blanc is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A. It can be found in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Romania, Switzerland, etc. It is practically non-existent in France and is in danger of disappearing.
Great sweet wines of Delaware
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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Delaware
Sweet wines from the region of Delaware go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
The best vintages in sweet wine of Delaware
- 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
- 0With an average score of 3.70/5
The word of the wine: Rimage
"Vintage", in Catalan. A natural sweet wine that is bottled early to preserve its fruitiness, as opposed to those aged in an oxidizing environment (see this word). Syn.: vintage (for maury, port).
A wine route in the region of Delaware ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages
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