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Top 100 White Wines in the World

Last update: Wed Feb 12 2025
Top 100 White Wines in the World
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Best White Wine Types in the World

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Wine Appellation

PROVINCE OF PONTEVEDRA, Spain
4.5
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Rías Baixas is a Spanish appellation located along the Atlantic coast in Galicia. The entire region is divided into five subregions: Salnes Valley, O Rosal, Soutomaior, Ribeira do Ulla, and Condado do Tea. There are several permitted grape varieties, but Albariño prospers and dominates in the entire region.


Other permitted grapes that are sometimes used include Treixadura, Loureiro, Caiño Blanco, Torrontes, and Godello. The styles slightly differ depending on the subregion and the production, but most of the wines hail from the region are pale golden, fresh, and aromatic. 
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Malagousia is an ancient, white-skinned Greek grape that was saved from extinction by Vangelis Gerovassiliou, who brought it back from obscurity in the 1970s. The grape produces aromatic dry wines, which are usually of excellent quality.


It is also used to make dense and perfumed dessert styles. On the nose, the wines display intense aromas often reminiscent of peaches, pears, and tropical fruit, usually with citrusy, herbal, and subtle floral notes. On the palate, they are full-bodied, rich, and round, and the best examples manage to remain lively and fresh. 
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Gewurztraminer is a pink-skinned grape that produces some of the most aromatic and complex white wines in the world. The exact origin of Gewurztraminer is hard to trace, but the grape is related to Traminer family that is cultivated across Europe, and although Gewurztraminer has shown success in Germany, Austria, Australia, Washington and California, the French Alsace region remains its foreground.


Alsace produces varietals that are rich and typically deeply colored, often low in acidity and high in alcohol with exotic aromas of lychee and rose petals. Their character and the body heavily depends on the terroir and ripeness of the grapes, and they may range from dry to off-dry and sweet styles. 
04

Wine Variety

GALICIA, Spain
4.4
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Albariño is a white grape variety grown in northwest Spain (Galicia) and northwest Portugal (Monção and Melgaço) where it is used to make varietal white wines. Albariño wines are very light, fresh, crisp, with high acids and of a rich, floral, and aromatic character.


Its specific aromas often include white peach, apricot, melon, pineapple, mango, and honeysuckle with an underlying minerality. Albariño wines are very versatile when it comes to food pairing, with seafood being the most obvious choice, along with a variety of dishes from Chinese, Indian, and Thai cuisine.

05
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Riesling is an aromatic white grape native to Germany. It is a terroir-driven wine known for its versatile character and intense aroma, usually reminiscent of citrus, petroleum, and white flowers. In Alsace, Riesling is one of the main varieties.


Although the grape is often associated with sweeter styles, most of the examples coming from Alsace are bone dry. Riesling from Alsace can slightly vary in character, from leaner to more opulent, flavor-packed expressions, but it is generally complex, richly flavored, and high in acidity. 
06
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Roditis is a pink-skinned variety from Greece that is cultivated throughout the mainland. It is the second most planted grape in Greece, used both in varietals and blends. The grape was mostly used for bland, inexpensive bulk wines, but the recent shift to quality has slightly improved its reputation.


Roditis is terroir-driven, and the grape is multi-clonal (at least three confirmed clones), creating wines with somewhat different characters and features. The best expressions come from old vines and high altitudes, resulting in subtly aromatic wines with a medium body and high acidity, such as those from Aigialia Slopes in the Peloponnese. 
07

Wine Variety

RHINELAND-PALATINATE, Germany
4.3
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Riesling most likely hails from the Rhine region of Germany, but it has shown great success in other European wine regions, primary Austria and Alsace, as well as the United States and Australia. However, the best expressions of the grape are thought to be in Germany where Riesling remains the most planted grape variety.


Always high in natural acidity, Riesling wines are incredibly versatile and may range from dry, medium dry or medium sweet to sweet styles. Their primary aromas include a complex combination of ripe peaches, nectarines, pears, apples, and citrus that are often accompanied by herbal, floral, mineral, and earthy nuances, while a distinctive element found in aged Riesling wines is the smoky aroma of petrol. 
08
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Chablis is the name of the wine region in northern Burgundy, but it is also the name of a white wine coming from this very region. Chablis is made with 100% Chardonnay, but unlike other Chardonnay wines, it rarely utilizes oak-aging, resulting in different taste profile and style.


It has white flower and citrus aromas with light-bodied and dry flavors of pear, salinity, and minerality. Among the most desirable traits of Chablis is a long finish of flint-like minerality and high acidity, which makes the wine exceptionally well for pairing with creamy sauces, chicken, trout, bass, quail, clams, cod, halibut, or scallops.

09
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Pinot Gris, also known as Pinot Grigio and Grauburgunder, is a white grape variety whose origins are believed to be in Burgundy, but the grape has shown amazing potential in Alsace—the region with which it is mostly associated nowadays.


In Alsace, Pinot Gris is considered a noble grape. In the past, it was mistakenly related with Hungarian Tokaj, and it was often called Tokaj d'Alsace. The wines made from Pinot Gris considerably differ in character than those found in other wine-growing regions. 
10

Wine Appellation

BRAGA DISTRICT, Portugal
4.3
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Vinho Verde is a Portuguese appellation for a variety of wines made with native regional grapes. The appellation is located in northern Portugal, and it is mainly defined by the Minho river. Verde, which translates as green, does not refer to the color of the wines but to the fact that they are predominantly consumed young.


Another explanation says that the region's lush green landscape was the inspiration. Vinho Verde wines can be red, white, or rosé. Most of these wines are blends, though there are some varietals. The list of permitted grapes is dominated by six varieties: Alvarinho, Arinto, Azal, Avesso, Loureiro, and Trajadura. 
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Wine Variety
RHÔNE-ALPES, France
4.3
13
Wine Appellation
BASQUE COUNTRY, Spain
4.3
14
Wine Variety
SANTORINI, Greece
4.3
15
Wine Variety
PELOPONNESE, Greece
4.3
16
17
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19
Wine Appellation
BORSOD-ABAÚJ-ZEMPLÉN COUNTY, Hungary
4.3
20
Fortified Wine
VILA REAL DISTRICT, Portugal
4.2
21
Wine Variety
SOUTH MORAVIA, Czech Republic
4.2
22
Wine Variety
KAKHETI, Georgia
4.2
23
Wine Variety
CASTILE AND LEÓN, Spain
4.1
24
Wine Variety
PAYS DE LA LOIRE, France
4.1
25
26
27
Wine Variety
MADEIRA, Portugal
4.0
28
Wine Variety
SERBIA  and  one more region
4.0
29
Wine Variety
LA RIOJA PROVINCE, Argentina
4.0
30
31
Wine Variety
BURGUNDY, France
3.9
32
33
34
Wine Variety
KAKHETI, Georgia
3.9
35
Wine Variety
TOKAT PROVINCE, Turkiye
3.9
36
Wine Variety
KORČULA, Croatia
3.9
37
Wine Variety
SOUTH AFRICA
3.9
38
39
Wine Appellation
PROVINCE OF VERONA, Italy
3.8
40
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43
Wine Variety
HERZEGOVINA-NERETVA CANTON, Bosnia and Herzegovina  and  one more region
3.8
44
45
Wine Variety
SLAVONIA AND BARANJA, Croatia
3.7
46
Wine Variety
BURGUNDY, France
3.6
47
White Wine
ATTICA, Greece
3.6
48
Wine Variety
BRAGA DISTRICT, Portugal
3.6
49
50
51
Wine Variety
CANTON OF VAUD, Switzerland
3.4
52
Wine Appellation
RHINELAND-PALATINATE, Germany
3.4
53
Wine Variety
CENTRAL ANATOLIA REGION, Turkiye
3.2
54
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57
Wine Variety
CRETE, Greece
4.3
58
Wine Variety
CAMPANIA, Italy
4.2
59
Wine Appellation
PROVINCE OF GIPUZKOA, Spain
4.2
60
Wine Appellation
PROVINCE OF AVELLINO, Italy
4.2
61
62
Wine Variety
CANTON OF VALAIS, Switzerland
4.2
63
Wine Variety
FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, Italy
4.1
64
Wine Variety
VISEU DISTRICT, Portugal
4.1
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68
Wine Variety
ONTARIO, Canada
4.0
69
Wine Appellation
SAÔNE-ET-LOIRE, France
4.0
70
Wine Variety
BUCELAS, Portugal
4.0
71
Wine Variety
FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, Italy
4.0
72
Wine Appellation
PELOPONNESE, Greece
4.0
73
Wine Variety
CEPHALONIA, Greece
4.0
74
Wine Appellation
SAVOIE, France  and  one more region
4.0
75
76
Wine Variety
LOWER KARTLI, Georgia
3.9
77
78
Wine Variety
SICILY, Italy
3.9
79
80
Wine Variety
CAMPANIA, Italy  and  2 more regions
3.8
81
Wine Appellation
PAYS DE LA LOIRE, France
3.8
82
Wine Variety
GIRONDE, France
3.8
83
Wine Variety
CRETE, Greece
3.8
84
Wine Appellation
METROPOLITAN CITY OF CATANIA, Italy
3.8
85
Wine Variety
PROVINCE OF OURENSE, Spain
3.7
86
Wine Appellation
PROVINCE OF ALESSANDRIA, Italy
3.7
87
88
Wine Appellation
PROVINCE OF TERNI, Italy  and  one more region
3.7
89
Wine Variety
KORČULA, Croatia
3.7
90
Wine Variety
VESZPRÉM COUNTY, Hungary
3.6
91
Wine Variety
CATALONIA, Spain
3.5
92
Wine Appellation
SAÔNE-ET-LOIRE, France
3.5
93
Wine Variety
CSERSZEGTOMAJ, Hungary
3.5
94
Wine Appellation
METROPOLITAN CITY OF ROME CAPITAL, Italy
3.5
95
Wine Variety
LIGURIA, Italy  and  one more region
3.4
96
Wine Variety
SICILY, Italy
3.4
97
Wine Variety
PROVINCE OF CÁDIZ, Spain
3.0
98
Wine Variety
IMERETI, Georgia
3.0
99
Wine Variety
CASTILLA-LA MANCHA, Spain
2.8
100
Wine Appellation
RHÔNE-ALPES, France
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Best White Wine Producers in the World

01

Wine

MELGAÇO, Portugal
5.0
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AWARDS

Great Taste Awards - 3 stars

2024

Decanter World Wine Awards - Best in Show

2021

Decanter World Wine Awards - Platinum

2017, 2016

02

Wine

RHINELAND-PALATINATE, Germany
5.0
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Frankfurt International Trophy - Grand Gold

2024, 2019, 2018, 2017

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Frankfurt International Trophy - Grand Gold

2022, 2021, 2019

04

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RHINELAND-PALATINATE, Germany
5.0
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Frankfurt International Trophy - Grand Gold

2024, 2021

Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2023

05

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RHINELAND-PALATINATE, Germany
5.0
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Frankfurt International Trophy - Grand Gold

2024, 2023, 2021

06
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Frankfurt International Trophy - Grand Gold

2024, 2023, 2022

IWSC- International wine & spirit competition - Gold

2019

07

Wine

RHINELAND-PALATINATE, Germany
5.0
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Frankfurt International Trophy - Grand Gold

2024, 2022

08

Wine

HUNGARY, Central Europe
5.0
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AWARDS

IWSC- International wine & spirit competition - Gold

2024, 2020, 2019

Berlin Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2021, 2017

Asia Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2017

09
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Berlin Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2022, 2017

Concours Mondial de Bruxelles - Grande Médaille d'or

2019

10

Wine

SOUTH TYROL, Italy
5.0
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Decanter World Wine Awards - Best in Show

2020, 2018

Decanter World Wine Awards - Platinum

2020

BEST Cantina Valle Isarco Wines
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Wine
GALICIA, Spain
5.0
12
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LOWER AUSTRIA, Austria
5.0
13
Wine
HESSE, Germany
5.0
14
Wine
BORDEAUX, France
5.0
15
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LOWER AUSTRIA, Austria
5.0
16
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LOWER AUSTRIA, Austria
5.0
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18
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CALIFORNIA, United States of America
5.0
19
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MORALES DE REY, Spain
5.0
20
21
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CASTILE AND LEÓN, Spain
5.0
22
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TIMIȘ COUNTY, Romania
5.0
23
Wine
NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE, France
5.0
24
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BURGENLAND, Austria
5.0
25
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AUSTRIA, Central Europe
5.0
26
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AUSTRIA, Central Europe
5.0
27
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RHINELAND-PALATINATE, Germany
5.0
28
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30
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HUNGARY, Central Europe
5.0
31
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GRAND EST, France
5.0
32
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WELLINGTON REGION, New Zealand
5.0
33
34
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STELLENBOSCH, South Africa
5.0
35
Wine
KAYSERSBERG, France
5.0
36
Wine
NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE, France
5.0
37
Wine
REQUENA, Peru
5.0
38
Wine
GREVENMACHER, Luxembourg
5.0
39
40
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FRANCE, Western Europe
5.0
41
Wine
MAULE, Chile
5.0
42
Wine
FRANCE, Western Europe
5.0
43
Wine
DESENZANO DEL GARDA, Italy
5.0
44
Wine
TASMANIA, Australia
5.0
45
Wine
RIQUEWIHR, France
5.0
46
Wine
NORFOLK, England
5.0
47
Wine
BURGENLAND, Austria
5.0
48
Wine
CATALONIA, Spain
5.0
49
Wine
PONTEVEDRA, Spain
5.0
50
Wine
MARLBOROUGH, New Zealand
5.0
51
Wine
HAWKE'S BAY, New Zealand
5.0
52
Wine
CAIRANNE, France
5.0
53
Wine
CYCLADES, Greece
5.0
54
Wine
VIENNA, Austria
5.0
55
Wine
HESSE, Germany
5.0
56
Wine
LOWER AUSTRIA, Austria
5.0
57
Wine
PONTEVEDRA, Spain
5.0
58
59
Wine
ISCHIA, Italy
5.0
60
Wine
DEIDESHEIM, Germany
5.0
61
62
63
Wine
CANTERBURY, England
5.0
64
Wine
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Australia
5.0
65
Wine
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE, France
5.0
66
Wine
GRAND EST, France
5.0
67
Wine
GRAND EST, France
5.0
68
Wine
CAMPANIA, Italy
5.0
69
Wine
KENT, England
5.0
70
Wine
ONTARIO, Canada
5.0
71
Wine
SWITZERLAND, Central Europe
5.0
72
Wine
VILLALONGA, Argentina
5.0
73
Wine
AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES, France
5.0
74
Wine
LA RIOJA, Spain
5.0
75
Wine
GAVI, Italy
5.0
76
Wine
MARLBOROUGH, New Zealand
5.0
77
Wine
ARCADIA, United States of America
5.0
78
Wine
SANT PAU D'ORDAL, Spain
5.0
79
Wine
GRAND EST, France
5.0
80
Wine
WHITCHURCH, England
5.0
81
Wine
MCLAREN VALE, Australia
5.0
82
Wine
MARLBOROUGH, New Zealand
5.0
83
Wine
LOWER AUSTRIA, Austria
5.0
84
Wine
SYDNEY, Australia
5.0
85
Wine
SIERRE, Switzerland
5.0
86
Wine
NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia
5.0
87
Wine
SICILY, Italy
5.0
88
Wine
SOUTH AFRICA, South Africa
5.0
89
Wine
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Canada
5.0
90
Wine
GRAND EST, France
5.0
91
Wine
VOJVODINA, Serbia
5.0
92
Wine
ATTICA, Greece
5.0
93
Wine
WESTERN CAPE, South Africa
5.0
94
Wine
GALICIA, Spain
5.0
95
Wine
BURGENLAND, Austria
5.0
96
Wine
CATALONIA, Spain
5.0
97
Wine
SWITZERLAND, Central Europe
5.0
98
Wine
STELLENBOSCH, South Africa
5.0
99
100
Wine
GREECE, Southeastern Europe
5.0
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Best White Wines in the World

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An exquisite dessert wine from Australia's De Bortoli family winery Picked late on the vine, the grapes’ natural sugars have been allowed to intensify, resulting in a golden hued wine boasting a delicate concentration of citrus, peach and apricot flavours that are both sumptuous and fresh.


Fabulous with sweet desserts, but try it with blue cheese for an inspired pairing. One of the most famed dessert wines.
AWARDS

International Wine Challenge - IWC Great Value Champion Sweet 2023

2023

International Wine Challenge - IWC Great Value Champion Sweet 2020

2020

International Wine Challenge - IWC Great Value Champion Sweet 2019

2019

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Marcel Gendre Grande Réserve Rivesaltes Ambré is an exceptional expression of the Rivesaltes style, offering a perfect balance of sweetness, acidity, and complexity. It’s an ideal choice for those looking.
AWARDS

Berlin Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2023, 2022, 2018

Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2023, 2022

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This wine has a light yellow color with green highlights. A perfumed nose of mango, pineapple, vanilla, and fresh cut flowers fills the glass. The palate is rich and full-bodied with a long finish.
AWARDS

International Wine Challenge - IWC Great Value Champion White 2022

2022

International Wine Challenge - IWC Great Value Champion White 2021

2021

04

Wine

BORDEAUX, France
5.0
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Frankfurt International Trophy - Grand Gold

2023

Decanter World Wine Awards - Best in Show

2022

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This is a triumph. An amazing white showing roasted pineapple, dried apple, flowers and hints of lemon curd on the nose. Hints of almonds, too. Full-body, closed and tight with amazing depth and beauty. Waxy, salty, and creamy. Goes on for minutes. 21 years in wood, seven in concrete and then about three years in bottle.


First year since 1978. Viura with a hint of malvasia. I have the same mind-tingling sensation tasting this as tasting the 1963 Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva Blanco.
AWARDS

Falstaff - 100

Vivino - 4.7

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Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese is a rare and exceptional sweet wine crafted from hand-selected Riesling grapes affected by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). This wine is a rare treat and pairs beautifully with rich desserts, foie gras, or can even be enjoyed on its own as a luxurious, indulgent sip.
AWARDS

Berlin Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2023

International Wine Challenge - IWC Champion Sweet Wine 2023 - Alois Kracher Trophy

2023

07

Wine

JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain
5.0
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Concours Mondial de Bruxelles - Grande Médaille d'or

2022, 2021

08
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Frankfurt International Trophy - Grand Gold

2022, 2019

09
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Frankfurt International Trophy - Grand Gold

2024, 2019

10
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Difficult to believe just what a Grüner Veltliner can achieve. This example is sourced from warm, sandy soils. This is what makes it so luxuriously full-bodied and complex Grüner Veltliner.
AWARDS

Frankfurt International Trophy - Grand Gold

2024, 2021

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA, Australia
5.0
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NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia
5.0
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23
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STELLENBOSCH, South Africa
5.0
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27
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31
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33
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DESENZANO DEL GARDA, Italy
5.0
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SOUTH MORAVIA, Czech Republic
5.0
38
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NORFOLK, England
5.0
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42
43
44
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MARLBOROUGH, New Zealand
5.0
45
46
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48
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50
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ROCHEFORT-SUR-LOIRE, France
5.0
51
52
53
54
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SOUTH EAST ENGLAND, United Kingdom
5.0
55
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59
60
61
62
63
64
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UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom
5.0
65
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67
68
69
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73
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ȘTEFAN VODĂ, Moldova
5.0
74
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76
77
78
79
80
81
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Australia
5.0
82
83
84
85
86
87
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90
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MARLBOROUGH, New Zealand
5.0
91
92
93
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100

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