Top 100 sweet wines of Dagestan
Discover the top 100 best sweet wines of Dagestan as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sweet wines that are popular of Dagestan and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Dagestan
The wine region of Dagestan of Russia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Derbent Wine Company or the Domaine Derbent Wine Company produce mainly wines sparkling, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Dagestan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Riesling and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Dagestan often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit.
We currently count 10 estates and châteaux in the of Dagestan, producing 66 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dagestan go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
News from the vineyard of Dagestan
Burge is back in Krondorf winery – for the third time
The Krondorf facility is where Burge’s enigmatic wine empire began in 1978, when he created the successful Krondorf Wines label in partnership with the late Ian Wilson. After selling the Krondorf brand to Mildara Blass Wines, he bought the winery site to establish Grant Burge Wines in 1988, a label that grew to produce 750,000 dozen wines a year and turn over $70m. Grant Burge Wines is a brand now owned by Accolade Wines, having been sold by Burge and his wife Helen in January 2015 [announcement ...
Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine A&E Verset, Cornas
Emmanuelle Verset is the sixth generation to make wine in her family, and represents the E in Domaine A&E Verset. The A is for Alain, her father. She took over from him in 2016 at the age of 24, and is one of the few female winemakers in Cornas. The Verset name runs deep in this part of the Rhône. You might have heard of Noël Verset (1919 – 2015), whose bottles are highly sought-after today – Noël was Alain’s uncle. Scroll down to see Matt Walls tasting notes and scores for six Domaine A& ...
Walls and Barnes reach André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards shortlist
The final 11-strong shortlist includes four drink books – Wines of the Rhône by Matt Walls; The South America Wine Guide by Amanda Barnes; Inside Burgundy by Jasper Morris MW and Foot Trodden by Simon J Woolf & Ryan Opaz. Commenting on the shortlist, Nicholas Lander, chair of the André Simon Memorial Fund, said: ‘A number of this year’s food and drink nominees, including Wines of the Rhône, address the urgent environmental and global issues of today in ways that are original, inspiring an ...