Gracious Crimea: winery "Massandra" and other unique wineries

World-famous factories of Crimean wines are located on the coast of the peninsula. Most of them are concentrated between Sevastopol and Feodosiya. Wine here began to produce even in antiquity. On an industrial way have passed more than 150 years ago.

Russian "Champagne"

The special microclimate of the Crimean peninsula makes it possible to grow a huge variety of varieties of grapes. Some plantations can boast of preserved local varieties of vines and especially valuable European. That is why the wine range of the Crimea is very rich.

Many local wines have international awards and prizes. Each Crimean winery has a tasting room, a small museum that preserves the history of the plant, and offers several excursion routes for production and cellars.

Winery "Massandra"

The legendary association is located in the village of Massandra on the coast of the Crimean peninsula. The winery with two branches is known in the world for a very long time. The climate of the South Coast (long arid and hot summer) gives the opportunity to cultivate a first-class vine. Plus, the high professionalism and daily work of wine growers is the secret of the famous Massandra wines. The winery "Massandra" is a participant of the majority of international tastings and competitions. At each such event, the wines of "Massandra" necessarily fall into the list of recipients, and the well-known "Red White Muscat Muscat" has two Grand Prix.

The issue of wine in Massandra is put on a scientific basis from the first day of the enterprise's operation. Scientific developments are conducted in the research institute of viticulture and winemaking "Maragach", located in the same tract on the peninsula of Crimea. Winery "Massandra" produces gourmet drinks. Sommelier of different countries of the world consider exquisite Massandra wines as a masterpiece of art. The best of them are stored in the enotecks of the Crimea.

Meet the "Sun Valley"

Since 1888, the winery estate of Prince Gorchakov called "Arhaderesse" becomes the winery "Sunny Valley". It is administered by the wine-prince Lev Golitsyn, the founder of Russian winemaking and viticulture. Under his personal leadership were laid the famous plantations in the Kozskaya Valley. For the wine factory "Solnechnaya Dolina" (Crimea), except for the grapes of Kokur, Tashly, Sary-Pandas, new vines of European varieties were planted: Sarsial, Riesling, Sauvignon, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Saperavi and Cabernet.

By the spring of 1893, under the leadership of Lev Golitsyn, a huge cellar for ripening and storing wine was cut in the rocky slope of Delikly-Kaya .

By the beginning of the twentieth century, the plant had become neglected, and the vineyards had degenerated, and only by the 50s of the last century did the slow restoration of grape plantations (especially autochthonous varieties) and wine production began.

Today the plant at the "Solnechnaya Dolina" state farm (Crimea) is one of the best wineries in the peninsula. And the drinks "Black Colonel" and "Black Doctor" are the visiting card of the plant.

Export champagne wines of the peninsula

There is a wine factory "Novy Svet" on the peninsula of Crimea. It is located in the village of the same name. The beginning of work of the enterprise is dated 1878 year. The aces of wine art make sparkling wines here: the driest, the driest, the brut and the dry.

The beginning of the production of champagne in Russia, too, was laid by Lev Golitsyn. Having purchased a mansion in the village of Novy Svet, the prince-winemaker built thorough roads, erected workshops for making wine, premises for workers and tunnels in the rocks for ripening and storing noble drinks. Then he proceeded to experiments on the production of sparkling wine. The result of a ten-year development was the champagne "Paradise". Next came the "New World" and "Coronation".

Particularly successful is the party of sparkling wine (60,000 bottles) produced in 1899. In France, this year's champagne was awarded the highest international recognition - the Grand Prix.

Modern History

Sparkling wines of the new-world manufacture are proud of the won gold (five) and silver (ten) awards, brought from the competitions of the international class.

Germany is the main exporter of the wines of the association "New World".

Homecoming

Since the Crimea returned to Russia, the "New World" wine factory is being restored, it has a lot of new traditions. One of them is excursions to famous cellars, production workshops and a museum with mandatory sampling.

"New World" is proud of its products

"A visit to Prince Lev Sergeyevich Golitsyn" - the most frequently ordered tour. After an excursion into the history of the factory with a video presentation, guests can try champagne wines, the event is attended by Lieutenant Rzhevsky, Madame Pompadour, the gods of the Greek Olympus, Ellochka the man-eater, Ostap Bender and the unforgettable spirit of Lev Sergeyevich Golitsyn. The meeting takes place in the most beautiful hall for tastings.

There is a sightseeing destination for history lovers. Its main point is endless tunnels for maintaining champagne wines. The program includes a mandatory visit to the enoteca, which stores unique samples (some of them more than 100 years old). The tour ends with a breakdown of six brands of sparkling wines and champagne. While there is a tasting, the guides tell the historical facts connected with the appearance of champagne as a drink and a house of wine "New World".

The winery "Novyi Svet" offers an interesting, informative tour of the production halls. The most intriguing part is the technological operation of disgorging. This is the first procedure for the production of champagne. In the end - mandatory tasting. Children do not take this excursion.

There is a tour "Brütherian" - for fans of dry champagne. It includes a visit to the rocky cellars. In them, tourists get on remuneration - one of the main technological operations in the production of effervescent beverages. And during the story about the history of the plant and the features of the new-world champagne in the tasting room, visitors have the opportunity to try six brands of brut.

Another incredible adventure is the "Royal" excursion. Tourists are invited to visit the cellars and taste elite brands of champagne in the study of the prince-winemaker Lev Golitsyn.