The best wines of Virginia

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

Top wines of Virginia by region

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

Great red wines of Virginia

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Virginia

Red wines from the region of Virginia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, sauté of lamb or sauté of pork with chorizo.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Virginia

On the nose the red wine of the region of Virginia. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or toasty and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, cheese or dark fruit.

The best vintages in red wine of Virginia

  • 2007With an average score of 4.54/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.25/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Virginia

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Malbec
  • Nebbiolo

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Virginia

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

Discovering the wine region of Virginia

Virginia is a state on the eastern seaboard of the United States, located immediately South of Maryland and North of the Carolinas. The state covers 42,750 square miles (110,750 km2) of mountains, valleys and the Atlantic coastal Complex that forms its eastern border. From the Cumberland and Blue Ridge Mountains in the west to the coastal creeks and estuaries in the east, Virginia's topography and geology are varied, to say the least. The landscape around the Chesapeake Bay - a vast coastal inlet that separates the main state from its Eastern Shore - could hardly be more different from that below Mt Rogers (1,750m), 480km to the west.

The Shenandoah Valley is the largest AVA in the country. It stretches for 240 km at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the natural boundary that separates Virginia from West Virginia. The Monticello AVA is the oldest, formed in February 1984 and located around Charlottesville in Central Virginia. It has the honor of being the home of Thomas Jefferson, his extensive French wine collection and the state's first winery.

Great white wines of Virginia

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Virginia

White wines from the region of Virginia go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of tomatoes stuffed with sausage meat, roast doe in the oven or spaghetti with squid ink (italy).

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Virginia

On the nose the white wine of the region of Virginia. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or melon and sometimes also flavors of passion fruit, orange blossom or guava.

The best vintages in white wine of Virginia

  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.84/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Virginia

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Vermentino
  • Riesling
  • Vidal Blanc
  • Petit Manseng

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Virginia

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

Discover the grape variety: Petit Manseng

Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...

Great sparkling wines of Virginia

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Virginia

Sparkling wines from the region of Virginia go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of pork with carrots and potatoes, steamed pork chops or grandma melanie's cassoulet.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Virginia

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

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Virginia

  • 2014With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Virginia

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Musk

A sensual, full-bodied animal substance used in luxury perfumery, produced by a small deer, the musk deer, also called musk deer.

Great pink wines of Virginia

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Virginia

Pink wines from the region of Virginia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, tunisian macaroni or savoyard crozet gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Virginia

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Virginia. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, red fruit or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, black fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Virginia

  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.71/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Virginia

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Nebbiolo
  • Petit Verdot

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Virginia

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

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

Great sweet wines of Virginia

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Virginia

Sweet wines from the region of Virginia go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of gaufress and light, roast pork in the oven or round zucchini stuffed with tuna.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Virginia

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

The best vintages in sweet wine of Virginia

  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.83/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Virginia

  • Vidal Blanc
  • Traminette
  • Vidal
  • Norton
  • Riesling
  • Moscato

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Virginia

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

    The word of the wine: Garrigue

    Notes reminiscent of aromatic Mediterranean herbs such as thyme or rosemary, found in many southern wines.

    Great natural sweet wines of Virginia

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

    Natural sweet wines from the region of Virginia go well with generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), spicy food or beef such as recipes of home-made cassoulet, papillotes of swordfish with curry or barbecued prime rib with coarse salt.

    Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Virginia

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

    The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Virginia

    • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5
    • 2001With an average score of 4.30/5
    • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
    • 2014With an average score of 3.10/5

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

    • Petit Verdot
    • Touriga Nacional
    • Chambourcin
    • Merlot
    • Tannat
    • Tinto Cao

    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.

    News from the vineyard of Virginia

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