Russia makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 19 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.
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
9 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.
Kuban
Kuban's continental climate pushes ripe, broad-shouldered reds—Cabernet and Merlot that bear little restraint—while its white producers…
Wine of Russia
Russian winemakers chase ripeness in continental climates where frost arrives without warning, coaxing dark reds from short summers and…
Krasnodar
Krasnodar's vineyards chase ripeness in Russia's warmest wine climate, yielding reds of dark fruit intensity and whites of stone-fruit…
Taman Peninsula
The vineyards of Taman face the Sea of Azov with the grit of a frontier: full-bodied reds that taste of dust and dark fruit, whites with…
Don Valley
Don Valley wines split the difference between cool-climate precision and the richness that Australian warmth permits—austere Pinots…
Krymsk
The cool-climate valleys of Krymsk coax mineral precision from Riesling and Pinot Noir where continental air descends from the Caucasus,…
Anapa
The Black Sea's continental grip shapes wines here—reds that carry the region's signature grip and salinity, whites that hold their acid…
Stavropol
The Caucasus foothills yield reds built for grip and age—tannic structures that demand cellaring—while producers chase freshness in…
Dagestan
Sparkling and still reds share equal ground in Russia's easternmost wine region, where continental extremes and high-altitude vineyards…
The country’s house grammar.
The 8 styles Russia makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of russia’s production.
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Russian Red — the country’s most numerous bottle.
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754
362
280
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The houses that keep showing up.
6 Russia 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.
12 rooms across Russia our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Flint House
Grill · European — Нижний Новгород
88
La Marée: рестораны | морепродукты | кейтеринг
Seafood · Traditional — Moscow
84
Bread Head Sandwiches
Sandwich · European — Москва
45
Nolan Restaurant
Grill · European — Saint Petersburg
43
AURA BAR
Москва
43
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French Style · Traditional — Москва
43
Oltremare
Pasta · Seafood · Italian Style — Москва
42
Kastrul
European — Moscow
42
Artist Restaurant
European · Creative — Яменское сельское поселение
42
LAVASH
Ethnic Fusion — Москва
41
Casual
Street Food · Ethnic Fusion · Street Food Concept — Санкт-Петербург
40
Kubansky 1962
Traditional · European — Krasnodar
40
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