Netherlands makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 16 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.
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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.
Limburg
Limburg's vineyards sit where cool continental air meets limestone slopes, producing whites of mineral precision and reds that favor…
Gelderland
The Rhine's grip on Gelderland softens its continental edges—producers here chase precision in whites and a restless acidity in reds that…
Wine of the Netherlands
Dutch winemakers chase ripeness in marginal climates, coaxing mineral precision from cool-climate whites and bright reds that taste of…
West Friesland
Friesland's cool maritime climate coaxes bright, mineral acidity from white grapes while its red wines rarely ripen beyond pale cherry…
Overijssel
8 estates working under the regional appellation.
Zeeland
Salt air and maritime cool shape wines here where the Dutch coast meets the North Sea—crisp whites with saline edges and reds that strip…
Flevoland
Flevoland's vineyards grow on reclaimed polder land, where cool maritime air and young, mineral-rich soil push white wines toward bright…
Zuid-Holland
3 estates working under the regional appellation.
Noord-Holland
The flat polders of Noord-Holland defy expectation: cool-climate whites with mineral grip and acidity that cuts through maritime fog,…
The country’s house grammar.
The 8 styles Netherlands makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of netherlands’s production.
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Languedoc-Roussillon Red — the country’s most numerous bottle.
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Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across Netherlands our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
De Librije
European · Modern — Zwolle
100
Restaurant Aan de Poel
European · Modern — Amstelveen
97
Ciel Bleu Restaurant
Seafood · European · Fine Dining — Amsterdam
97
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐦 ❃ ❃
Seafood · Modern · European — Rotterdam
96
Restaurant 212
European · Modern — Amsterdam
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Restaurant 141
European — Amsterdam
96
François Geurds (FG) Restaurant**
Grill · European — Rotterdam
96
Restaurant Flore
Modern · European — Amsterdam
96
Jarno Eggen
Traditional — Meppel
96
Restaurant Vinkeles
European — Amsterdam
96
't Nonnetje
Seafood · European · Traditional — Harderwijk
96
Restaurant De Nieuwe Winkel
Creative · Modern — Nijmegen
96
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