The best wines of Orange County

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

Top wines of Orange County by region

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

Great red wines of Orange County

See the top 100 best red wines of Orange County

Want to buy a red wine of Orange County cheap or sell a red wine of Orange County 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 Orange County

Red wines from the region of Orange County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, pork roulades with cream and mushrooms or rabbit with prunes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Orange County

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

The best vintages in red wine of Orange County

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.63/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Orange County

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Norton
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Sangiovese
  • Zinfandel

Discovering the wine region of Orange County

The wine region of Orange County is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Horton or the Domaine Horton produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Orange County are Cabernet franc, Touriga nacional and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Orange County often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or spices.

We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Orange County, producing 22 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Orange County go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish.

Great white wines of Orange County

See the top 100 best white wines of Orange County

Want to buy a white wine of Orange County cheap or sell a white wine of Orange County 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 white wine of Orange County

White wines from the region of Orange County go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of ham and cheese omelette, wild boar stew or scallops with cream.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Orange County

On the nose the white wine of the region of Orange County. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in white wine of Orange County

  • 2014With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.47/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Orange County

  • Viognier
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Rkatsiteli
  • Petit Manseng
  • Albariño

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Great natural sweet wines of Orange County

See the top 100 best natural sweet wines of Orange County

Want to buy a natural-sweet wine of Orange County cheap or sell a natural-sweet wine of Orange County 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 natural-sweet wine of Orange County

Natural sweet wines from the region of Orange County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic or pasta with lemon and comté cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Orange County

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

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Orange County

  • 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 Orange County

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinto Cao

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

News from the vineyard of Orange County

Drought emergency declared in northern Italy

Severe drought in northern Italy has led to the country’s government declaring a state of emergency in several regions, including Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto. Funds of €36.5m (£31m) would be made available to these regions for drought relief, the government said. Agriculture body Coldiretti said last week that the Po river, which flows across northern Italy to the Adriatic Sea, was almost unrecognisable. Drought in the Po Valley threatened around 30% of n ...

EU grants member states the right to use resistant hybrid varieties in appellation wines

Following a recent modification of EU rules, member states are now allowed to employ resistant varieties in the production of wines with protected denominations of origin (PDO). The decision, published last week in the Official Journal of the European Union, is part of a wider revision of previous regulations that established common quality schemes, organisation of the market, definitions, descriptions, presentations, and labelling of European agricultural products and foodstuffs. Before the ann ...

San Luis Obispo Coast recognised as newest AVA

San Luis Obispo Coast was awarded on 9 March, 2022 by the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The new AVA establishes a 97 kilometer-long strip along California that locals call SLO (slow) Coast, describing the Pacific Ocean’s influence on the area’s culture and lifestyle, terrain, and wines.  SLO Coast is located midway between two major California cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles, with Burgundy varieties making up a majority of San Luis Obispo Coast’s high-end wine pr ...