The Winery Meissen of Sachsen

Winery Meissen - Bacchus Bereich Meissen Trocken
The winery offers 98 different wines
3.3
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 54 of the estates of Sachsen.
It is located in Sachsen

The Winery Meissen is one of the world's great estates. It offers 98 wines for sale in of Sachsen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Meissen wines

Looking for the best Winery Meissen wines in Sachsen among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Meissen wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Meissen wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Meissen

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Meissen

How Winery Meissen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of ham and cheese omelette, mussels with white wine and tomato or crab matoutou.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Meissen

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Meissen. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Meissen

  • 2016With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.33/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.24/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Meissen.

  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Weissburgunder
  • Traminer
  • Riesling
  • Scheurebe
  • Kerner

Discovering the wine region of Sachsen

Sachsen (Saxony) in eastern Germany is one of the world's Northernmost wine regions, located at a latitude of 51 degrees north. The roughly 493 hectares (1,218ac) of vines in the region are planted aLong a 25 mile (40km) stretch of the Elbe river valley, from Pillnitz near the city of Dresden, in a north-easterly direction to Diesbar-Seusslitz, just downstream of the city of Meissen. Despite its northerly location, Sachsen has a long history of viticulture, with the earliest documents of wine-growing around Meissen dating to 1161. Since Germany's reunification in 1990, great enthusiasm has gone into building and developing the Sachsen wine industry; there are many part-time growers and an enthusiastic local market.

Investment is needed to boost quality however, and with yields roughly half that of other German wine regions, investors' enthusiasm has not matched that of the growers. Sachsen's Climate is cold-moderate continental with an annual mean temperature of 10° celsius (50°F). The average temperature in January is -0. 5° celsius (31°F) and in July it is 18° celsius (64°F).

However, winter temperatures can drop as low as -28° celsius (18°F). Sachsen's wines are also influenced by the soils and geology of the Elbe Valley. Carboniferous granite, and feldspar with some mica and quartz are found, as is sandstone. This is often is overlayered by loess, clay and sand deposits.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Meissen

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Meissen

How Winery Meissen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of sausages with kale, tuna, goat cheese and mustard pie or stuffed round zucchini.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Meissen.

  • Riesling
  • Traminer

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

The top pink wines of Winery Meissen

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Meissen

How Winery Meissen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of veal with carrots, ollada (catalonia) or confit sausages.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Meissen.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Domina

The word of the wine: Over-ripeness

Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.

The top red wines of Winery Meissen

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Meissen

How Winery Meissen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of multicoloured butterfly pasta, traditional veal stew or quick brioche sausage.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Meissen

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Meissen. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Meissen

  • 2016With an average score of 2.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Meissen.

  • Dornfelder
  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Regent
  • Spätburgunder

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet blanc

Interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and a long-unknown grape variety - that would be Regent - obtained in 1991 by Valentin Blattner from Soyhières (Switzerland) and propagated by Volker Freytag (Germany). No resistance gene has been identified to either mildew or powdery mildew. Cabernet blanc can be found in Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Italy, England, etc., but is still little known in France.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Meissen

Planning a wine route in the of Sachsen? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Meissen.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Meissen and wines from the region

Ukraine winery’s mission to deliver bottles to DWWA

Amid the devastation and turmoil since Russia’s invasion on 24 February, Beykush winery on southern Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast has been among those attempting to continue operations as much as possible. Last week, Beykush began transporting thousands of wines to western Ukraine in order to protect them for possible export to other markets, winery director Svetlana Tsybak told Decanter. ‘Yesterday we sent three palettes, about 1,200 bottles, and today the same quantity,’ she said. She also s ...

Ukraine winery owner urges Europe’s vintners to host refugees

Eugene Shneyderis, founder of Beykush winery on the Black Sea coast in southern Ukraine, said he was keen to reach out to vineyard estate owners who may have the space to host refugees. More than three million people have fled the war in Ukraine since Russia began its invasion on 24 February, according to the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR. Shneyderis, 49, lives in Spain with his family and said he was inspired by the story of a nearby wine company in Penedes, which was using accommodation ...

Top spirits trends: What to drink in 2022

Six spirits trends to watch in 2022 Agave spirits Looking to premiumise your collection? Tequila has plenty of high-end brands to choose from: perfect for enthusiasts to explore. Gone are the days when tequila was seen as a shot drink or only used in Margaritas. Now, drinks makers are showing just how versatile agave spirits can be in a range of cocktails. Agave expert Deano Moncrieffe of Hacha bar in east London has just opened a new specialist bar in south London, bringing tequila to the masse ...

The word of the wine: Over-ripeness

Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.