Jul 01 2008
wine tasting
Crimea is famous for its wines, among which the best are produced along the Southern coast of the Crimea. These wines have absorbed splendor of Crimean sunshine and other favorable natural features; they are brilliant, tender and full of fragrance.
Crimean wine making has over 2 500 years of traditions, brought there by ancient Greeks.
Many of the actual brands of the Crimean wines have been created with the participation of the “Magarach” experts, and in particular white and red table wines to accompany rich and varied Crimean cuisine.
The Inkerman winery in Sevastopol region is known for production of fine wines; this is the unique enterprise of classical wine making, from grapes grown on the land of ancient Greek settlement Chersoneses (5th century B.C.) where wine making was first developed in the Crimea.
Crimea produces also high quality strong wines following the traditional methods of Porto, Madeira or “Sherry” type. These wines have taking part in international wine competitions since the year 1873 and the most demanding experts acknowledge that the Muscatel wines of the Southern Coast of the Crimea are incomparable in aroma, fullness and richness of taste feeling.
A fine golden colour of White Muscatel “Magarach” is notable for its brightness. Low alcohol and high sugar content, and special tenderness and sort bouquet with a shade of honey and a tea rose create excellent scale of feelings. The wine has been produced from 1836 and has 31 awards.
Sparkling wines produced according to traditional Champagne methods are here for festive occasions. They have been made in the Crimea for more than a hundred years. The internationally known “Novy Svet” (new world) winery founded by Prince Leo Golytsyn produces these wines according to classical Champagne methods, whereas the winery “Zolotaya Balka” in Sevastopol region makes excellent Champagne according to modern technology.
Connoisseurs prefer the collection Brut “Novy Svet”, and pay tribute to original “Sevastopol Igristoye”, with its aroma of tea rose and citrus plants with a pleasant refreshing taste.
Brandies too are made in the Crimea. Their brands are “Magarach”, “Ai-Petry”, “Koktebel” or “Khersones”. The brandies made by Koktebel plants, are notable for richness of their taste and luxuries aroma. Their brandy “Kutuzov”, matured for 25 years, is a real gem, with a dark and transparent gold colour. It is notable and harmonious taste and a magnificent bright bouquet with resinous-vanilla tones, slight shade of dried fruit and chocolate.
The Crimean wine makers are glad to offer you their production and to wish your life be like a magnificent wine – bright, sharp and fragrant.
Tempting cuisine and superb wines are the treasured traditions of the Crimea. Abundance of fruit and vegetables, culinary specialties of more than 80 nations of the Crimea makes our peninsula the gourmets’ paradise while the intriguing diversity of wines can impress any connoisseur. Taste excellent dry wines from the Crimean plains and mountainous valleys, savor exquisite champagne – type wines from the Novy Svet winery, enjoy the ports, sherries, madeiras and, especially, preserving the sweetness of the southern coast grapes for many years, dessert wines of the celebrated Massandra winery. The Crimea can cater for any taste: go to an expensive restaurant or just have a picnic in the picturesque surrounding of the Crimean nature; everywhere you can enjoy the hearty food and delicious wine.
We would recommend an excursion to Massandra palace. The experience of doing a Wine-tasting in “Massandra” winemaking complex (It was founded 100 years ago to produce wines for the court of Russian Emperor Nikolay is something out of the world.
Another experience we will recommend is a wine-tasting session in the “Magarach” winemaking complex.
Combining this with an excursion to the Livadia palace and having your lunch in the restaurant “Tsar’s cuisine”, and then top it off with an excursion to the Vorontsov palace.
You will now have an experience you will remember forever, and you will not only bring home a bottle or two from the complex, but a taste in your mouth that you will never forget. Combining this with the scenery and the architecture, leaves you with no other choice but come back again to visit this part of the world to get a better taste of its soil.
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