The best wines of Hawaii

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

Top wines of Hawaii by region

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

Great red wines of Hawaii

See the top 100 best red wines of Hawaii

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

Red wines from the region of Hawaii go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lisbon veal sauté, ham croquette with purée or saddle of venison with fresh cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Hawaii

On the nose the red wine of the region of Hawaii. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, microbio or red fruit.

The best vintages in red wine of Hawaii

  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.57/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Hawaii

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Symphony
  • Burgund
  • Sangiovese
  • Zinfandel

Discovering the wine region of Hawaii

Hawaii is a U. S. state located off the coast around an archipelago in the Central Pacific Ocean, at latitude 20°N. A minimal amount of Grape wine is produced here, although spirits are the best known alcoholic beverages produced here.

At present, there are only a few wineries producing grape wine on the islands, which cover almost 28,500 square kilometres. Other forms of wine are made from pineapple, guava and even macadamia nut honey. Most of Hawaii's wine is produced on Maui, the second largest of the islands. The only wine sub-region, and the proposed AVA, is Ulupalakua, located in the South of the island.

Throughout the islands, the finest vineyards are found at higher elevations on the volcanic slopes. Symphony is the main grape variety currently used to produce Hawaiian wine.

Great white wines of Hawaii

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Hawaii

White wines from the region of Hawaii go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of north welsch, veal head with vinaigrette or sardines moroccan style.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Hawaii

On the nose the white wine of the region of Hawaii. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, spices or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in white wine of Hawaii

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.24/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Hawaii

  • Symphony
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cayuga White
  • Chardonnay
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Cayuga

Complex interspecific cross between white seyval (5-276 Seyve-Villard) and schuyler obtained in 1945 by Robinson Willard B. and Einset John at Cornell University in Geneva (USA). It can also be found in Canada, almost unknown in France.

Great pink wines of Hawaii

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Hawaii

Pink wines from the region of Hawaii go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, roast lamb with thyme or simple chicken curry.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Hawaii

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

The best vintages in pink wine of Hawaii

  • 0With an average score of 3.10/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Hawaii

  • Symphony
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sweet wines of Hawaii

See the top 100 best sweet wines of Hawaii

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Hawaii

Sweet wines from the region of Hawaii go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Hawaii

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Hawaii. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Hawaii

  • 2008With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 2.91/5

The word of the wine: Metis (grape variety)

A grape variety resulting from the crossing of two varieties of the same species. For example, pinotage (a South African grape variety) is the result of crossing pinot noir and cinsault.

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