Crimean peninsula, wineries: the best and famous

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Crimea and wine are inextricably linked concepts. It is even surprising how in such a relatively small area of the peninsula there are so many wineries that do not repeat each other in brands and varieties of products. Wineries and tasting rooms in the Crimea are mandatory objects of tourist visits and excursions. Which Crimean manufacturers are the most famous and how do their products differ? Let's explore together.

"Massandra" - the main winery of the Crimea

Heads the list of Crimean wineries production and agricultural association "Massandra", which includes nine wineries. The main enterprise of the association is located in the village of the same name. Count Vorontsov laid the foundation for industrial winemaking in this area. It was under his leadership that the now world-famous white muscat, Madeira, and new varieties of tokaya received a start in life. The Massandra plant received special development under Prince Golitsyn, who was in the position of chief winemaker. It was he who founded the collection of unique European wines. Today, in the vaults of the head plant there are about a million bottles of collection wine, various inage and type. The tasting room of the concern is located at the main plant in the village of Massandra and is divided into four rooms. A business card of the association "Massandra" - strong, dessert wines and liqueurs.

Research Institute "Magarach"

On the Crimean peninsula, wineries have long not only produced wines using already known technologies, but also built laboratories for the study of grapes and winemaking. For these purposes, the oldest scientific research institution in the world was created on the outskirts of Y alta under the name "Magarach". Research Institute "Magarach" not only studies, but also produces its own line of high-quality table, dessert, strong wines. At the tastings held by the company, they not only taste local sherry, bastardo, aligoté, etc., but also learn how to do it right.

Crimean sparkling

Where is champagne produced on the Crimean peninsula? Wineries "New World", Sevastopol factory of sparkling wines and "Golden Beam". Novy Svet is a champagne wine factory, which appeared with the light hand of the famous Prince Golitsyn. The assortment of the plant includes collection sparkling wines: "Prince Lev Golitsin", "Krym", "Krymskoye", "New World". Champagne at this enterprise is made according to the classic French recipe. The tasting room is open in the former office of Golitsyn, the tasting takes place in a solemn atmosphere: by candlelight and accompanied by classical music.

For Zolotaya Balka agricultural firm, the sparkling wine line is built on an accelerated technology for mass production. This plant is more famous for naturaldry vintage and table wines "Aligote", "Merlot".

"Sparkling Muscat" of the Sevastopol plant was awarded the Grand Prix of the International Competition in Montreal. At the plant, a company store "Vinoteka" with its own small tasting room was opened.

Sun Valley

All Crimean wineries have their own unique assortment, their own distinctive feature. "Solnechna Dolina" is a state farm that produces products from grapes produced on its site. And the vineyards here are unique - local varieties are exclusive and do not grow anywhere else. Ekim Kara, Keffesia, Lara Kara, Tashly and other native varieties glorified the winery, the Crimean collection of which consists of unique and rare vintage wines "Solnechnaya Dolina", "Black Doctor", "Black Colonel", "Meganom", "Golden Fortune Archaderesse".

Old "Koktebel"

Otuzskaya valley, Stary Krym. Wineries had not yet been founded, but here, in these places, the local population was engaged in the production of healing drinks and exported them to the Khazar Khaganate. Today vintage cognac "Koktebel" is known far beyond the peninsula. And not only him. The factory of vintage wines and cognacs "Koktebel" produces vintage Madeira, Pinot Franc, "Old Nectar", Muscats and Port wines. Until recently, Koktebel was part of the Massandra association, but has already managed to win the title of one of the most famous wineries.

Inkerman Classics

The Crimean Mountains are a source of valuable building material, bryozoan limestone. In place of its workings, deep adits remain, which become an ideal place for wine cellars. Some Crimean wineries are trying to use abandoned mines and equip their premises there. They maintain a constant humidity and temperature just right for aging. The creators of the Inkerman Vintage Wine Factory proceeded precisely from this fact: in the underground galleries, natural dry wines, made according to classical European recipes without alcohol, mature in oak barrels for years. The grapes used are both local and European varieties.

Wine is a museum piece

On the Crimean peninsula, all wineries, famous and not so famous, have their own tasting rooms, where they not only taste different varieties of wine, but also give lectures on the history of winemaking, on the rules for drinking drinks. A whole house-museum of wine, which is located in Evpatoria, is dedicated to Crimean winemaking. Visitors do not regret the time spent on viewing the exposition. Everything is told about wine here: what kind to drink for weight loss, what kind to strengthen the heart muscle. And most importantly - how to distinguish quality wine from fakes.

Yes, in Crimea, in addition to the main producers, there are a lot of different wineries that produce products no worse than recognized masters, and among homemade products you can find real masterpieces. But … about the same amountdistilleries that make powdered drinks, giving them the names of vintage wines. Street tasting presentations often offer outright fakes. To protect yourself from them, buy Crimean wine in specialized departments or company stores. Real natural Crimean wines are expensive, cheap is never good.