Top 100 white wines of Stavropol
Discover the top 100 best white wines of Stavropol as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white 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
Lake County Winegrape Commission to host first regional pruning school for vineyard workers
The course will be taught by the masters of vineyard management, Simonit & Sirch, and their Master Pruner, Jacopo Miolo. Lake County sits north of California’s most famed region, the Napa Valley, but the techniques being taught by Miolo (in both English and Spanish) are employed at an impressive list of wineries. Their client list includes some of the world’s most renowned producers; Château d‘Yquem, Chateau Latour, and Roederer, among others. In Napa, names like Corison, Diamond Creek, Sha ...
Edmond de Rothschild Heritage purchases Central Otago winery Akarua
The deal includes 34.5ha under vine in the heart of the mountainous Bannockburn sub-region. It is mainly planted with Pinot Noir, but there are pockets of Chardonnay and Riesling too. Sir Clifford Skeggs, a Kiwi businesmman, and Lady Marie Skeggs purchased the land for Akarua in 1995, and planting began the following year. The first wines were bottled from the 1999 vintage. Akarua is now firmly established as one of the largest family-owned operations in Central Otago, and its 100% estate-grown ...
American whiskey becomes most valuable auction sale of its kind
The Sotheby’s New York sale of Bourbon and Rye Whiskey, held at the weekend, combined two significant collections of American whiskey, with almost 100% of lots sold and 75% of them selling for above their pre-sale high estimates. The top spot for the most expensive lot in the auction went to a bottle of LeNell’s Red Hook Rye 24 Year Old Barrell #4, which sold for $43,750, double its pre-sale high estimate and making it the joint most valuable bottle of rye whiskey ever sold at auction. The sum w ...