Top 100 wines of Stavropol
Discover the top 100 best wines of Stavropol as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Stavropol and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Stavropol
The wine region of Stavropol of Russia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Винзавод Надежда (Vinzavod Nadezhda) or the Domaine Монастырская Трапеза produce mainly wines red, sparkling and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Stavropol are Saperavi, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. We currently count 8 estates and châteaux in the of Stavropol, producing 27 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
The wines of Stavropol go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
News from the vineyard of Stavropol
New group promotes regenerative viticulture in climate battle
Launched at London fine wine club 67 Pall Mall on 28 March, the Regenerative Viticulture Foundation (RVF) is the brainchild of Stephen Cronk, owner of Maison Mirabeau in Provence. Cronk, who has seen extreme weather events ranging from exceptional frosts to the worst forest fires in living memory in the three years he has owned Mirabeau, feels that one of the most important ways we can fight climate change is through ‘unlearning’ current approaches to land stewardship. ‘This is a critical moment ...
Wine Australia closes Shanghai office after Chinese exports plunge
China was previously Australia’s leading export market, with sales worth $1.2 billion in the year to September 2020. However, Beijing then imposed a 212% tariff on imported wine from Australia as a retaliatory measure after Canberra called for an international investigation into China’s handling of the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan. Trade minister Simon Birmingham called it ‘a very distressing time for many hundreds of Australian wine producers, who have built in good faith a sound market in China’ ...
St-Emilion council defends classification after Angélus withdrawal
Château Angélus’ announcement that it is withdrawing from the process to create the 2022 St-Emilion Classification has sent shockwaves through the region and raised questions about the ranking’s future form. With Châteaux Ausone and Cheval Blanc having announced their withdrawal last year, three of the top-ranking ‘Premier Grand Cru Classé A’ estates from the last edition of the St-Emilion Classification in 2012 will not be candidates for the revised ranking, due this ye ...