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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Want to buy a red wine of Virginia cheap or sell a red wine of Virginia 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 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 roasted fillet of beef with parsley, mouse of lamb with honey and thyme or paupiettes with tomato sauce.

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 flemish carbonnade, ramen (noodle) soup or clams in white wine.

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: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

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 potjevlesch (northern france), gratin of coquillettes with ham or duck with orange.

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 best wineries and winemakers for sparkling 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 sparkling wine of Virginia.

The word of the wine: Alcohol

A generic term for the various alcohols produced during fermentation that give the wine body, structure and warmth.

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 alsatian bäckeoffe, lamb tagine with honey and onions or spaghetti carbonara.

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: Petite Sirah

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 very simple muffins, ideas for savoury pancake toppings or summer tuna quiche.

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: White winemaking

White wines are obtained by fermentation of the juice after pressing. A pre-fermentation maceration is sometimes practiced to extract the aromatic substances from the skins. White wines are normally made from white grapes, but can also be made from red grapes (blanc de noirs). The grapes are then pressed as soon as they arrive at the vat house without maceration in order to prevent the colouring matter contained in the skins from "staining" the wine.

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 duck legs with green olives, hawaiian pizza or romazava (madagascar).

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

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-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 natural-sweet wine of Virginia.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

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

News from the vineyard of Virginia

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chaintré

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chaintré, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

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