10 countries where you can go in the fall for the world's best wine

Travel in the autumn there is a special charm — the weather is still pleasing warmth and sun, and most of the tourists have gone home. And it is in this time of year harvested grapes and make wine. And taste the wine where it is produced — whether it's the Sunny hills of Tuscany or the green Alazani valley — elegant and incomparable pleasure.

Submitted 10 countries in which a fall can not only sightsee, but also to descend into the ancient wine cellar to take part in the grape harvest, enjoy the colorful festivals, or even make their own wine.

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1. Francerussia winemaking traditions need no introduction. In Burgundy you should go for red wines from grape varieties Chardonnay, Aligote and Pinot Noir, as well as for a young wine "Beaujolais Nouveau" festival which is held every third Thursday of November. For visiting many of the famous Chateau Bordeaux you must book a tour as an independent tourist, you may not be allowed. These tours are conducted until the end of October and include a visit to Chateau, wine tasting, lunch and transfers.

If you have a "team" have a designated driver or you have enough time for long stops, rent a car and travel the Alsace wine route. Along the route you will meet many wineries and cellar doors, and charming villages of Alsace, all of October wine festivals are held. In search of the perfect champagne to go with a special "champagne road" or visit the 400-year-old Aspasie winery where the owner will conduct a free tour of his possessions. However, the temptation to buy a bottle or two of his excellent Brut de Fût or Brut Cépages d'antan you will likely not resist.

2. Italianseriea Italian wine dates back several millennia. Today the grapes are grown across the country, but the most well-known wine regions — Lombardy, Trento, Friuli, Marche and of course Tuscany. Frescobaldi Tuscan farm in the XIV century brought their wines to the Royal court. Fortunately, these days do not need to be a special blue blood to visit these wineries and try the local Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and grape vodka Grappa. A few years ago the estate in Tuscany has acquired a sting, and now produces organic Vinas poetic names like When We Dance Message In A Bottle that can be purchased in a shop in Villa musician Tenuta il Palagio.

In recent years, gaining popularity of the Sicilian wines — white Kataratto, Grillo, Carricante, Nerello Reds, Frappato, Perricone, and fortified wine Marsala, the speciality of Sicily, which is best tasting in the winery of the family Florio. If you find yourself in the Northern part of Italy, don't miss the picturesque town of Merano, to visit a wine house with a garden Kränzel labyrinth or a Grand wine festival Merano.

3. Graziadei traditions of Georgian winemaking and hospitality as a national trait make Georgia an ideal country for wine tourism. In Kakheti, the heart of Georgian wine — you can find signposts with the inscription "wine route" that does not prevent you to build your own route. Tsinandali, Napareuli, Gurjaani, Alaverdi, Telavi, Alazani valley — the normal map easily prompt wine lovers where to go. Do not miss the cozy colorful town of Signagi, with a picturesque, almost Tuscan landscapes and stunning views of the Alazani valley. Local beauty and of wine, once so admired by the American artist John Wurdeman that he opened in Singahi own winery "pheasant Tears". In the basement is a wine cellar on the first floor of the tasting, the restaurant and the second — an art gallery owner.

About the beginning of September to beginning of October in Kakheti you can participate in the celebration of the harvest, the Rtveli, which the Georgians moving in whole families. You will be given a pruner, a huge basket and sent into the field, and in the evening you are invited to join in a traditional holiday feast with folk songs, toasts, dancing and delicious Georgian cuisine. And another autumn trip to Georgia — a great opportunity to eat plenty of fresh churchkhela — the amazing Georgian sweets made from grape juice and nuts.

4. Portugalestate famous wine of Portugal is a young, green wine Vinho Verde, acting most often as an aperitif and table wines of the fertile Douro valley, including the famous port wines. In Alto Douro, the grapes are harvested from September to October, and everyone is welcome to participate in the collection. And luxury wine hotel & Spa Aquapura Douro Valley is possible to "course winemaker" and create their own wine, from a blend of wines and ending with the capping of the bottle and sticker label. While traveling through the valley don't miss the port of Vila Nova de Gaia, with its famous wine cellars and warehouses. And, of course, don't forget to look at the numerous wine growers village and wine estate "QUINTA" encountered along the way.

In early September stands out to Madeira to laze on the beaches and at the same time to catch channelvindia festival, during which visitors can not only taste the famous Madeira wine, but also to participate in its preparation. If independent tourism depresses you, portugalslotmachinesiu are always happy to help with the organization of good wine tours.

5. Ingreasing in Hungary the wine festivals in September, the international wine festival in Buda castle in Budapest and wine festival in budafok with a parade, ball and grape harvest, and in October — the Days of wine in the region of Mor with live music and fireworks. It is impossible to miss the region of Tokaj with its welcoming wine farms and the famous tokajskie wines. Try noble "Tokaji-aszú" family winery Tokaj Kikelet pince, go to the Dereszla cellars of the castle or spend a couple of days at the charming hotel Böne Vendégház offers free wifi and Borozóс own cellar, where hospitable hosts wine tasting.

The peculiarity of the Hungarian "village of cellars", where the owners of the grape plots close ranks to build the same style of juicer and invite you into their cellars to taste the local wine. The largest of these, the Swabian village of Hajós in the South of the country, about 960 cellars includes the village of Monor, 30 km from Budapest, and the village Leányvár about Sioagard Sexartikel is situated directly on the wine route, famous for its red wines, including a unique "Sekatskii kadarmi".

6. Cachekey year since September 11, the country comes the "Czech wine season", as shocking as it may sound to those who have the Czech Republic consistently associated with beer. This is the best time to go to the East of the country, to the lush vineyards of Moravia, where they begin picking grapes for numerous wineries. Smrčka wine cellar offers wine tasting and a stroll through the vineyards, but to stay in the cosy rooms and family winery Roman Polak is possible to obtain the certificate "of the winemaker in the field".

Only twenty kilometers from Prague is a fairytale town Miller. Basis of local winemaking traditions were laid in the early middle ages, and was completed in the XIV century, when the Miller delivered the Burgundy vine. Famous local wines Ludmila Melnik Chateau and its taste is hardly inferior to the best Burgundy. Every year in late September in the framework of the Vinobraní wine festival is held here three-day grape harvest festival with costumed parades and tasting the local wine.

7. Kirkitskaya tourism organization has developed several ready-made routes for the fans of the local wines. You enough to rent a car, hire a guide in one of the tourist offices and to travel on the roads of Cyprus, paying attention to the brown road signs with bunches of grapes and the name of the route.

The oldest in Cyprus is considered to be sweet wine, amber-coloured Commandaria, which is still in the early thirteenth century, produced the knights Hospitaller. In addition to the wineries, following the trail of Commandaria, it is possible to visit the artists ' village of the Deer and the birthplace of wine Commandaria, is the medieval Kolossi castle. 10 km from the castle, in Limassol, from the end of August and the first week of September is held the festival of wine. By purchasing the entrance ticket for 6 €, you get the opportunity to taste thousands of different wines and even participate in the holiday crush grapes with their feet.

8. Moldovanyi tour Moldova perfect combination of quality and price. And the citizens of Russia, moreover, for this trip do not need a visa. Every second Sunday of October in the country otechestvenny wine day, during which you can get acquainted with the production of wine and barrels, jugs and other wine accessories and of course to taste the best Moldovan wines and dishes.

A large part of the Moldovan vineyards planted with vines European and Caucasian varieties. A small proportion of local grape varieties with the sonorous name Feteasca white, Fetyaska, regala, Viorica, wine from which you can try only in Moldova. Moldovan wine trails is a 200-kilometer-long cellars Small Mici largest wine cellar in the world, the underground wine city Cricova with millions of liters of wine and a wine of the estate Purcari, national collagenogenesis and winemaking in Stanching with a rich wine collection and Braneshtsky mazes, where during the wine tasting you can try traditional local dishes.

9. Espanjasta wine routes of Spain, the first step is to call in Rioja, a region famous for its red wines that it produces from the end of XIX century. The famous "Wine battle" is held here in the summer, but in the second half of September in the capital of Rioja, logroño, conduct krascrystal wine San MATEO. In the program — wine fountains, dancing in barrels with grapes, a costume parade, a barbecue on the street and even bullfighting.

If you find yourself in the North-West of the country, look at the family winery of Bodegas Vega Siciliaв Valbuena de Duero. A trip to Barcelona can be combined with a day trip to the winery Pares Balta or to the winery Jean Leon, whose fields were once planted with French vines, a tasting of sparkling wine "cava" Freixenet winery and buying bottles of the most exclusive in Catalonia wine Clos Erasmus.

10. Russianatural in Russia is gaining momentum, and, of course, primarily we are talking about the fertile lands of the Kuban. A few years ago, the Center of wine tourism opened the largest wineries of Krasnodar Krai "Abrau-Durso". In the framework of the tours she offers to visit the legendary wine cellar, enjoy the sunset from the terrace of the house of the husbandman, or to descend into ancient tunnels and wine cellars, built in the XIX century, when the estate belonged to the Royal family.

Another direction of enotourism in the Kuban is a "garage" more production. Each guest these farms to get a special welcome in a homely atmosphere and pleasant conversation with the winemakers. You can try the wine with "wild yeast" the "Wine family home Antonenko," take a lesson garage wine Gennady Oparin, the owner of the estate "semigor", listen to a lecture about the history of the Bosporan Kingdom and to try natural wines Gennadiy Generalism. To search for wineries of Kuban there is even an app for smartphones, which can download in the App Store Google Play.published 

 

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