The best wines of Crimea
Discover the best wines of Crimea as well as the best winemakers of Crimea and estates of Crimea to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Crimea and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Top wines of Crimea by region
Looking for a good wine of Crimea among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Crimea. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Crimea with technical and enological descriptions.
Great red wines of Crimea
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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Crimea
Red wines from the region of Crimea go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, moroccan style leg of lamb or lomo saltado.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Crimea
On the nose the red wine of the region of Crimea. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blueberry or black currant and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, earth or microbio.
The best vintages in red wine of Crimea
- 2002With an average score of 4.30/5
- 2007With an average score of 4.27/5
- 2010With an average score of 4.22/5
- 2009With an average score of 4.18/5
- 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2011With an average score of 4.09/5
The most used grape varieties in red wine of Crimea
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Kefessiya
- Bastardo Magarachsky
- Marselan
- Pinot Noir
- Ekim Kara
Discovering the wine region of Crimea
Turkey, located on the Anatolian peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, produces more grapes than any other country in the world. However, only a very small proportion of these grapes are made into wine; as a predominantly Muslim nation, Turkey's per capita Alcohol consumption is very low.
The lack of wine production in Turkey is highly ironic, as wine historians believe that viticulture and winemaking originated in this Part of the world. Archaeological projects in Turkey and neighboring countries in the Levant have uncovered evidence suggesting that primitive VineBreeding was part of life here more than 6,000 years ago, which explains the abundance of wine grapes (vinifera).
The most commonly used wine grapes in Turkey are those used as table grapes, the only use they could be put to during the seven centuries of Ottoman rule. Ampelographic research has suggested that Turkey is home to between 500 and 1000 distinct varieties of vinifera grapes.
Although Turkey's wine history is one of the oldest in the world, the modern Turkish wine industry is very Young. Turkey only began producing wine again in 1925, as a symbol of the nation's modernization and westernization.
The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, established the country's oldest winery. The largest winery in modern Turkey is owned by tobacco giant Tekel (whose name translates as "monopoly"), now a subsidiary of British American Tobacco.
Turkey's transcontinental location, between the deserts of Arabia (its eastern neighbours are Syria, Iraq and Iran) and the seas of Eastern Europe (the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea), results in significant climatic variations within its borders. While the western coastal regions have a temperate Mediterranean Climate, with hot, Dry summers and milder, wetter winters, the northern regions (on the Black Sea) have significantly higher humidity in summer and colder winters.
Great white wines of Crimea
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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Crimea
White wines from the region of Crimea go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of salmon pavés en papillote, scallop mousse or macaroonade from sète.
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Crimea
On the nose the white wine of the region of Crimea. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak.
The best vintages in white wine of Crimea
- 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
- 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
- 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
- 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
- 2010With an average score of 4.12/5
- 2000With an average score of 4.10/5
The most used grape varieties in white wine of Crimea
- Riesling
- Muscat Blanc
- Kokur Bely
- Kapselsky
- Kok Pandas
- Sary Pandas
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
Great sparkling wines of Crimea
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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Crimea
Sparkling wines from the region of Crimea go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal liver in vinegar, turkey roulades, flavoured sauce or duck breast in foil (barbecue).
Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Crimea
On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Crimea. often reveals types of flavors of butter, strawberries or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.
The best vintages in sparkling wine of Crimea
- 2015With an average score of 4.14/5
- 2016With an average score of 4.04/5
- 2013With an average score of 4.02/5
- 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
- 2009With an average score of 3.95/5
- 2012With an average score of 3.91/5
The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Crimea
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
- Riesling
- Aligoté
- Rkatsiteli
- Cabernet Franc
The word of the wine: Oxidized
Altered by oxidation.
Great pink wines of Crimea
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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Crimea
Pink wines from the region of Crimea go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of chinese fondue, lamb chops with figs and honey or veal tagine with potatoes and olives.
Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Crimea
On the nose the pink wine of the region of Crimea. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
The best vintages in pink wine of Crimea
- 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
- 2019With an average score of 3.67/5
- 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
- 0With an average score of 3.58/5
- 2016With an average score of 3.57/5
- 2015With an average score of 3.55/5
The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Crimea
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Pinot Noir
- Shiraz/Syrah
- Aligoté
- Chardonnay
- Muscatel
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Great sweet wines of Crimea
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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Crimea
Sweet wines from the region of Crimea go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or beef such as recipes of coconut curry cauliflower in the cookeo, chocolate fondant or monkfish tagine.
Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Crimea
On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Crimea. often reveals types of flavors of dried fruit, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or oak.
The best vintages in sweet wine of Crimea
- 2003With an average score of 4.70/5
- 2010With an average score of 4.22/5
- 2016With an average score of 4.17/5
- 2013With an average score of 4.14/5
- 2011With an average score of 4.13/5
- 2014With an average score of 4.11/5
The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Crimea
- Muscat Blanc
- Shiraz/Syrah
- Pinot Noir
- Muscatel
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Kokur Bely
The word of the wine: Blanc de noirs (champagne)
Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.
Great natural sweet wines of Crimea
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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Crimea
Natural sweet wines from the region of Crimea go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pot-au-feu, braised lamb with peppers or delicious thai chicken.
Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Crimea
On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Crimea. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit.
The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Crimea
- 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
- 1991With an average score of 4.20/5
- 1894With an average score of 4.20/5
- 2009With an average score of 4.06/5
- 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
- 2012With an average score of 3.96/5
The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Crimea
- Rkatsiteli
- Kokur Bely
- Muscat Blanc
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Albillo
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
A wine route in the region of Crimea ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages
- Bakhmut
- Simferopol