The cellar

Top-rated Sylvaner

Every wine

The highest-rated Sylvaner bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

4.8 Alto Adige Kuenhof Sylvaner Kuenhof 4.7 Alto Adige Kofererhof Sylvaner Koefererhof 4.7 Alto Adige Sylvaner Alte Reben Pacherhof 4.5 Alsace Albert Seltz Zotzenberg Sylvaner Domaine Albert Seltz 4.4 Alsace Rietsch Zotzenberg Sylvaner Domaine Rietsch 4.2 Alsace Achillee Edelzwicker Domaine Achillee

Good value

Sylvaner under €25

The best-rated Sylvaner bottles we have reviewed that sell for under €25, one per producer, from every region we cover.

4.5 Alto Adige Alto Adige Valle Isarco Sylvaner Abbazia di Novacella 4.2 Alsace Achillee Edelzwicker Domaine Achillee 4.2 Alsace Hugel Gentil Famille Hugel 4.2 Alsace Ostertag Vignoble d E Sylvaner Domaine Ostertag

Region by region

Where Sylvaner is made

2 regions, with their best Sylvaner bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Sylvaner

Every cheese
Walliser Hobelkäse Our pick The consortium's alternative to a red is a fruity Valais white, Fendant or Johannisberg: the cheese is medium salty with a sour note, and a fresh white keeps thin shavings from tiring the palate. Fendant and Johannisberg, Valais: Johannisberg Siccus Bio · Johannisberg · Cave Saint-Philippe Johannisberg
Allgäuer Bergkäse Our pick A mild, nutty Bergkäse ripened for at least four months coats the mouth. A dry, bottle-fermented Baden Sekt, light to medium in body with high acidity and bubbles, cleans the palate between bites. Traditional-method Sekt, dry, Baden: Baden Cremant Brut
Toblacher Stangenkäse Our pick A Valle Isarco Sylvaner is medium-bodied, with high acidity and a mineral edge. Its freshness clears the palate between slices of the mild-sour, 45 percent fat bar cheese without covering its gentle flavour. Valle Isarco Sylvaner, Alto Adige: Kuenhof Sylvaner · Kofererhof Sylvaner · Sylvaner Alte Reben
Bargkass Our pick Sylvaner is a dry, fresh white with high acidity and restrained fruit, gentle enough for a mild pressed cheese that tastes of hay and fresh grass, so neither side overpowers the other. Sylvaner, Alsace: Albert Seltz Zotzenberg Sylvaner · Rietsch Zotzenberg Sylvaner · Ostertag Vignoble d E Sylvaner
Graukäse Our pick Slow Food describes a lean cheese with a bitter note that grows with ripeness, classically dressed with oil, wine vinegar and onion. Sylvaner's high acidity can stand next to the vinegar, and its fruit and mineral savour soften the bitterness. Valle Isarco Sylvaner, Alto Adige: Kuenhof Sylvaner · Kofererhof Sylvaner · Sylvaner Alte Reben
Bibeleskäs Our pick A dry Alsace blend of several white grapes, fresh and fruity rather than weighty. Its acidity cuts the cream in a herby fromage blanc eaten cold with potatoes boiled in their skins. Edelzwicker, Alsace: Achillee Edelzwicker · Hugel Gentil

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