Iconic and outstanding houses in Serra Gaúcha.
Cooler slopes in southern Brazil's highlands coax elegant reds and vibrant sparklings—Cabernet and Merlot with surprising freshness, méthode champenoise bubbles that punch above their latitude.
Save these houses, build your route through Serra Gaúcha, and navigate when you're there.
Region DNA
The character of Serra Gaúcha
Based on 1,199 wines with structural data
Style profile
Broad range with a recognisable character
FEM score distribution
Based on 297 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Serra Gaúcha
Aracuri
VisitSerra Gaúcha is a wine region in Brazil, home to 558 producers tracked on Femente, 4 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay, producing Brazilian Sparkling and Brazilian Cabernet Sauvignon wines with notes of Oak, Red fruit, and Black fruit. It takes in Monte Belo, Vale dos Vinhedos, Farroupilha, Pinto Bandeira, and Altos Montes.
Serra Gaúcha — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Serra Gaúcha?
- The most planted varieties in Serra Gaúcha are Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Serra Gaúcha known for?
- Serra Gaúcha is known for Brazilian Sparkling, Brazilian Cabernet Sauvignon, and Brazilian Merlot wines and flavors of Oak, Red fruit, and Black fruit.
- How many wineries are in Serra Gaúcha?
- Femente tracks 558 producers in Serra Gaúcha, of which 4 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Serra Gaúcha?
- Serra Gaúcha is a wine region in Brazil, taking in Monte Belo, Vale dos Vinhedos, Farroupilha, and Pinto Bandeira.
Serra Gaúcha
Cooler slopes in southern Brazil's highlands coax elegant reds and vibrant sparklings—Cabernet and Merlot with surprising freshness, méthode champenoise bubbles that punch above their latitude. Serra Gaúcha proves altitude and obsessive winemaking can overcome the region's humid subtropical threat.
Producers in Serra Gaúcha
- Ballardin — undiscovered
- Divisa — undiscovered
- Valmarino — honest
- Giacomin — honest
- Amaze — undiscovered
- Courmayeur — honest
- Don Affonso — honest
- Don Severino — undiscovered
- Luiz Argenta — honest
- Château Lacave — honest
- Zanrosso — honest
- Monte Reale — honest
- Rotava — honest
- Château Gramado — honest
- Sinuelo — honest
- Pietro Felice — honest
- Casa Perini — honest
- Gaio — undiscovered
- Cantina Tonet — honest
- Casa Venturini — honest
- Pedrucci — honest
- Vinicola Salvati & Sirena — honest
- Cristofoli — honest
- Vinicola Zanella — honest
- Don Fratello — undiscovered
- Dom — undiscovered
- Mena Kaho — honest
- Ulian — honest
- Monte Sant'Ana — honest
- Don Collise — honest
- Garibaldi — honest
- Marco Geremia — undiscovered
- Halberth — honest
- Casa Seganfredo — honest
- Villa de Vinhas — honest
- Geisse — undiscovered
- Debon — undiscovered
- VinicoLa La Cantina — undiscovered
- Gazzaro — honest
- Dom Camilo — honest
- Adega do Sul — undiscovered
- Cave Antiga — honest
- Casa Onzi — undiscovered
- Quinta Don Bonifacio — honest
- Agostini — undiscovered
- Da Casa — undiscovered
- Lovatel — honest
- Monte Bello — honest
- Amitié Espumantes e Vinhos — honest
- Casa Santini — honest
- Casa Angelo Fantin — honest
- Antonio Bin — undiscovered
- Santa Bárbara — honest
- Cálice de Ouro — undiscovered
- Vinícola Carlesso — undiscovered
- Bampi — undiscovered
- Vaccaro — honest
- Berkano — honest
- Avvocato — honest
- Casa Eva — undiscovered
- AreA15 — honest
- Le Belle Canto — undiscovered
- Dom Antônio — undiscovered
- São Victor — undiscovered
- Vinícola Waldemar Milani – Vinhos Emoção — undiscovered
- Vinicola Plátanos — undiscovered
- Manolo — undiscovered
- Cappelletti — honest
- Lazzari — honest
- Vinum Terra — honest
- Arte Viva — honest
- Jorge Mariani — honest
- Speranza — undiscovered
- Tenuta Foppa et Ambrosi — honest
- Vinícola de Mari — undiscovered
- Videiras Carraro — honest
- Salvattore — honest
- Cave do Sol — honest
- Intento Wines — undiscovered
- Marco Luigi — honest
- Vinícola Belmonte — undiscovered
- Casa de Pedra — undiscovered
- Cara de Mau — undiscovered
- Bertuzzo — undiscovered
- Dal Pizzol — honest
- Viapiana — honest
- Cave Geisse — distinction
- Madre Terra — undiscovered
- Jolimont — honest
- Casa Dorigon — undiscovered
- Granja União — honest
- Laurentia — honest
- Marcelo Schambeck — undiscovered
- Don Bonifácio — undiscovered
- Terrasul — honest
- Panizzon — honest
- Adega Tradição — honest
- Arbugeri — honest
- Vinícola de Cezaro — honest
- Pagliosa — undiscovered
- La Famille de Gazon Restaurant — undiscovered
- Gelain — undiscovered
- Casa Motter — honest
- Scopel — undiscovered
- Frei Fabiano — honest
- Forqueta — undiscovered
- Don Claudino — undiscovered
- Vinícola Cainelli — honest
- Vinícola São Luiz — undiscovered
- Vinícola Muthiel — honest
- La Grande Bellezza — honest
- Vinhos Foresti — undiscovered
- Rarità do Vale — undiscovered
- Antiga Morada — undiscovered
- Dom Aldino — undiscovered
- Bodegone — undiscovered
- Vinhos Raros — honest
- Audace — honest
- Torcello — honest
- Scandalo — undiscovered
- Cave de Pedra — honest
- Terragnolo — honest
- Casa do Sol — undiscovered
- Gran Legado — honest
- Famíglia Tasca — undiscovered
- Don Guerino — honest
- Pizzato — critic
- Therèse — undiscovered
- Giovanni Tasca — undiscovered