The best wines of Lower Volga

Discover the best wines of Lower Volga as well as the best winemakers of Lower Volga and estates of Lower Volga to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Lower Volga and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Lower Volga by region

Looking for a good wine of Lower Volga among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Lower Volga. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Lower Volga with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Lower Volga

See the top 100 best red wines of Lower Volga

Want to buy a red wine of Lower Volga cheap or sell a red wine of Lower Volga at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Lower Volga

Red wines from the region of Lower Volga go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beer goulash, rack of lamb in a salt crust or watercress salad with vitamins.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Lower Volga

On the nose the red wine of the region of Lower Volga. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak.

The best vintages in red wine of Lower Volga

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.67/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Lower Volga

  • Merlot
  • Krasnostop Zolotovsky
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tsimlyansky Cherny
  • Kefessiya
  • Saperavi Severny

Discovering the wine region of Lower Volga

The wine region of Lower Volga of Russia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine КФХ Лоза or the Domaine Гусевъ (Gusev) produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lower Volga are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lower Volga often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or vegetal.

We currently count 6 estates and châteaux in the of Lower Volga, producing 39 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lower Volga go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Great white wines of Lower Volga

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Lower Volga

White wines from the region of Lower Volga go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot-au-feu, leg of lamb in braillouse or garbure landaise.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Lower Volga

On the nose the white wine of the region of Lower Volga. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal.

The best vintages in white wine of Lower Volga

  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.46/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Lower Volga

  • Riesling
  • Sibirkovi
  • Sauvignon Gris
  • Rkatsiteli
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Rión

Discover the grape variety: Saperavi

Originally from Georgia - Kakhetie region - where it has been cultivated for a long time. This variety is found in many countries such as Russia, Bulgaria, the Caucasus and Crimean republics, etc. Care should be taken not to confuse it with others, which are admittedly quite similar, but which bear the name Saperavi, generally followed by another name. In France, the "real Saperavi" is practically unknown, it is however registered since November 2012 in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.

Great sparkling wines of Lower Volga

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Lower Volga

Sparkling wines from the region of Lower Volga go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of grilled lobster with tarragon cream sauce, tomato tartar or the fisherman's pot.

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Lower Volga

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Guyot (pruning)

This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.

Great pink wines of Lower Volga

See the top 100 best pink wines of Lower Volga

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Lower Volga

Pink wines from the region of Lower Volga go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in pink wine of Lower Volga

  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.65/5

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News from the vineyard of Lower Volga

Buying wine en primeur: How to approach it

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Top Australian winery Giant Steps gets new head winemaker

Australia’s Giant Steps said that Melanie Chester joined the winery as head of winemaking and viticulture on 25 November. It marks a new chapter for one of the leading wineries in Yarra Valley, Victoria. Steve Flamsteed, who joined Giant Steps as chief winemaker in 2003, will step back from the cellar – although he is expected to continue working closely with the team. Working alongside winery founder Phil Sexton, Flamsteed has played a major role in developing Giant Steps’ reputation for excell ...

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 ...

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