Even BKWine has been hit by football fever. Halfway into the tournament (when I write this), I had initially thought that I would recommend wines from the teams that advanced. But there are far too many of them, I realised.
Instead, I did some rethinking. All countries that have ever won the World Cup produce wine, some more than others. So, here are some suitable wine recommendations from these eight countries, all of which (except Italy, of course and Uruguay) have a chance of another World Cup gold (at the time of writing this).
Among the wines are a super-interesting dry Pedro Ximénez from Andalusia, Uruguay’s national grape, tannat; Germany’s rising star grape, pinot gris/grauburgunder; Argentina’s own white variety, torrontés; classic French grenache and Italian sangiovese; and sparkling wine from tropical northeastern Brazil. As well as a classic British aperitif.
You might not find these in your wine shop, but hopefully, they can be of some inspiration.
Uruguay (winner in 1930 and 1950):
- Garzón Reserva Tannat 2023, ~15 euro
Italy (winner 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006):
- Col d’Orcia Rosso di Montalcino 2023, Tuscany, ~18 euro
Germany (winner 1954, 1974, 1990 as West Germany and 2014 as Germany):
- Groh Organic Grauburgunder Trocken 2024, Rheinhessen, ~15 euro
Brazil (winner 1958 – against Sweden!, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002):
- Cuvée No 7 Brut Blanc de Blancs, Vale do São Francisco, ~10 euro
England (winner 1966):
- Pimm’s No 1, Great Britain, ~18 euro
Argentina (winner 1978, 1986 and 2022):
- Susana Balbo Signature Barrel Fermented Torrontés 2025, Uco Valley, ~20 euro
France (winner 1998 och 2018) :
- Domaine des Pasquiers Plan de Dieu, 2023, Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages, 229801, ~15 euro
Spain (winner 2010):
- AlvearTres Miradas Riofrio Alto, 2021, Andalusia, Montilla-Moriles, ~25 euro
