Crimean Wine Tasting, an Exotic and Memorable Experience

Crimea is famous for its wines, among which theplants, are notable for richness of their taste and
best are produced along the Southern coast ofluxuries aroma. Their brandy "Kutuzov", matured
the Crimea. These wines have absorbed splendorfor 25 years, is a real gem, with a dark and
of Crimean sunshine and other favorable naturaltransparent gold colour. It is notable and
features; they are brilliant, tender and full ofharmonious taste and a magnificent bright
fragrance.bouquet with resinous-vanilla tones, slight shade of
Crimean wine making has over 2 500 years ofdried fruit and chocolate.
traditions, brought there by ancient Greeks.The Crimean wine makers are glad to offer you
Many of the actual brands of the Crimean winestheir production and to wish your life be like a
have been created with the participation of themagnificent wine - bright, sharp and fragrant.
"Magarach" experts, and in particular white andTempting cuisine and superb wines are the
red table wines to accompany rich and variedtreasured traditions of the Crimea. Abundance of
Crimean cuisine.fruit and vegetables, culinary specialties of more
The Inkerman winery in Sevastopol region isthan 80 nations of the Crimea makes our
known for production of fine wines; this is thepeninsula the gourmets' paradise while the
unique enterprise of classical wine making, fromintriguing diversity of wines can impress any
grapes grown on the land of ancient Greekconnoisseur. Taste excellent dry wines from the
settlement Chersoneses (5th century B.C.) whereCrimean plains and mountainous valleys, savor
wine making was first developed in the Crimea.exquisite champagne - type wines from the Novy
Crimea produces also high quality strong winesSvet winery, enjoy the ports, sherries, madeiras
following the traditional methods of Porto, Madeiraand, especially, preserving the sweetness of the
or "Sherry" type. These wines have taking part insouthern coast grapes for many years, dessert
international wine competitions since the yearwines of the celebrated Massandra winery. The
1873 and the most demanding expertsCrimea can cater for any taste: go to an
acknowledge that the Muscatel wines of theexpensive restaurant or just have a picnic in the
Southern Coast of the Crimea are incomparable inpicturesque surrounding of the Crimean nature;
aroma, fullness and richness of taste feeling.everywhere you can enjoy the hearty food and
A fine golden colour of White Muscatel "Magarach"delicious wine.
is notable for its brightness. Low alcohol and highWe would recommend an excursion to Massandra
sugar content, and special tenderness and sortpalace. The experience of doing a Wine-tasting in
bouquet with a shade of honey and a tea rose"Massandra" winemaking complex (It was founded
create excellent scale of feelings. The wine has100 years ago to produce wines for the court of
been produced from 1836 and has 31 awards.Russian Emperor Nikolay is something out of the
Sparkling wines produced according to traditionalworld.
Champagne methods are here for festiveAnother experience we will recommend is a
occasions. They have been made in the Crimeawine-tasting session in the "Magarach" winemaking
for more than a hundred years. The internationallycomplex.
known "Novy Svet" (new world) winery foundedCombining this with an excursion to the Livadia
by Prince Leo Golytsyn produces these winespalace and having your lunch in the restaurant
according to classical Champagne methods,"Tsar's cuisine", and then top it off with an
whereas the winery "Zolotaya Balka" inexcursion to the Vorontsov palace.
Sevastopol region makes excellent ChampagneYou will now have an experience you will
according to modern technology.remember forever, and you will not only bring
Connoisseurs prefer the collection Brut "Novyhome a bottle or two from the complex, but a
Svet", and pay tribute to original "Sevastopoltaste in your mouth that you will never forget.
Igristoye", with its aroma of tea rose and citrusCombining this with the scenery and the
plants with a pleasant refreshing taste.architecture, leaves you with no other choice but
Brandies too are made in the Crimea. Theircome back again to visit this part of the world to
brands are "Magarach", "Ai-Petry", "Koktebel" orget a better taste of its soil.
"Khersones". The brandies made by Koktebel