Denmark makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 10 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
Denmark
Denmark
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
9 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
Denmark
Danish winemakers chase ripeness across a marginal climate, coaxing mineral precision from cool-climate whites and building red wines…
Sjaelland
Sjaelland's cool-climate whites—mineral, lean, bracing—anchor a region learning to ripen reds on Denmark's largest island. Producers here…
Jutland
Jutland's vineyards chase cool-climate ripeness across continental extremes, where producers split between austere dry whites and…
Wine of Denmark
Danish winemakers push ripeness into latitudes where it was thought impossible, coaxing ripe stone fruit and brioche from cool-climate…
Lolland
Lolland's cool maritime climate wrings minerality from its sandy soils, favoring lean whites and crisp rosés that taste of the Baltic's…
Fyn
Fyn's cool-climate whites lean toward bracing acidity and green-fruit precision, while its sparkling wines claim half the island's…
Fejø
Here's a lede for Fejø: Denmark's warmest vineyard island trades the northern restraint of the mainland for ripe red fruit and natural…
Møn
Møn's chalky soils pull mineral precision from cool-climate whites, while its sparse red plantings chase ripeness against the Baltic's…
Frederiksborg
1 estates working under the regional appellation.
The country’s house grammar.
The 8 styles Denmark makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of denmark’s production.
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Danish White — the country’s most numerous bottle.
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The houses that keep showing up.
1 Denmark estates the prestige critics have agreed on — ordered by the count of 95+ scores across Vinous, Decanter, Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator.
Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across Denmark our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Restaurant Jordnær
Seafood · Salad · Traditional — Charlottenlund
100
Geranium
Rotisserie · Fine Dining · Nordic — Copenhagen
100
NOMA® Restaurant
Modern · Nordic — Copenhagen
100
ΛLCHEMIST
Modern · Molecular — Copenhagen
96
Restaurant Frederikshøj
European — Aarhus
96
Kong Hans Kælder
European · Modern — Copenhagen
96
Kadeau
Modern · Nordic — Copenhagen
96
Henne Kirkeby Kro
Traditional · European — Henne
96
Restaurant AOC
Modern · Nordic — Copenhagen
96
Koan
Pizza · Italian Style · Traditional — Copenhagen
96
Born
Modern · European — Copenhagen
92
Hotel Frederiksminde
Street Food · Nordic · Organic — Præstø
92
Denmark — good to know
- How many wineries are in Denmark?
- Femente tracks 130 wineries across 10 wine regions in Denmark, alongside 1,228 critic-tracked restaurants.
- What are the main wine regions in Denmark?
- The most-covered wine regions in Denmark include Denmark, Sjaelland, Jutland, Wine of Denmark, Lolland, and Fyn.
- What grapes is Denmark known for?
- Among Denmark's top-rated producers, the most common grapes are Solaris, Souvignier Gris, and Cabernet Cantor.
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