Kazakhstan makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 2 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
Kazakhstan
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
1 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
The country’s house grammar.
The 1 styles Kazakhstan makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of kazakhstan’s production.
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Northern Italy Red — the country’s most numerous bottle.
The houses that keep showing up.
1 Kazakhstan estates the prestige critics have agreed on — ordered by the count of 95+ scores across Vinous, Decanter, Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator.
Where to spend the evening.
6 rooms across Kazakhstan our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Ресторан Розенберг
Grill · Traditional · European — Astana
40
SF FOOD GUY 🌉
Grill · Modern · Fusion — Astana
40
французский ресторан и буланжерия 🇫🇷
Bakery · Pastry · European — Almaty
40
Restaurant.Iliastan
Traditional · Middle Eastern — Almaty
40
С У Б О Т А КАВʼЯРНЯ
Traditional — Almaty
40
ДУША 🪩 COCKTAIL BAR
Street Food · Modern · Ethnic Fusion — Almaty
40
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