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, veal or vegetarian such as recipes of beef lark, veal tagine with peas or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

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, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Virginia. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Virginia

  • 2007With an average score of 4.47/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.27/5

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 traditional flemish carbonades, rabbit with beer and mustard or pike quenelles with lobster bisque sauce.

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, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus.

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: Rkatsiteli

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 porcini sauce, stuffed peppers or duck legs with confit potatoes.

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
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.98/5

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: Herbaceous

Vegetable odour reminiscent of freshly cut grass and considered a defect of the wine.

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 traditional hungarian goulash, lamb curry with coconut milk or coconut beans.

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.81/5

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: Moscato

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 king's cake with frangipane, salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon or baked salmon with tomato.

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.85/5

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: Leaflet

Small barrel with a capacity of 112 to 136 litres depending on the region.

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 wild boar with honey, kimo (malagasy dish with beef) or sauté of lamb with curry.

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 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: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

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