Experts of the Roskachestvo Wine Guide of Russia have compiled a guide to the Crimean "sunny wines". It includes an aperitif, white and rosé wines, and also advised what to drink them with.
The experts insist that the acquaintance with the Crimean wines should ideally begin with a glass of sparkling wine known as Russian champagne. They called the aged semi-dry pink champagne from the Novy Svet winery the best "classic", and the Balaklava Pinot Noir sparkling pink brut – the best brut.
And excellent addition, according to Roskachestvo: they go best with the Crimean oysters. Price per item in arestaurants is from 150 rubles (about $ 2). Or you can go to an oyster farm and buy the freshest delicacy there.
While compiling a rating of the best white wines, experts have identified three categories. So, Chardonnay Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris (Alma Valley Cuvee) got into the "best dry white" category, Inkerman Muscat Winemaker Selection was "the best semisweet white", and Solnechnaya Dolina Kokur dry white was "the best wine from the autochthonous Crimean grape variety".
The main dish to accompany white wine is Crimean fish: red mullet, garfish, bluefish, flounder. It is best to ask the fish of today's catch. Rapana, which are especially tasty in tomato or creamy sauce, can also be a great option.
"August in Crimea is the season of local fruits, and the best accompaniment to them (and indeed the best "summer" wine) is a rosé. Until recently, quality rosé wines were made mainly by small premium wineries. Now Crimean rosé can be found at a price of up to 500 rubles," they noted at Roskachestvo.
Experts named ZB wine My Rosé the best dry rosé wine.
