The first place in Crimea for accommodation I chose the city of Koktebel.
Koktebel is located on the Black Sea coast, 20 km southwest of Feodosia on the shores of Koktebel Bay. Lies northeast of the foot of the Kara-Dag volcanic massif.
This is a very famous place. There is one mountain on which there are always delightful ascending air currents. From this mountain on gliders for the first time the first Russian aviators. The mountain is called Glider.
In addition, Koktebel is known for the fact that the famous poet Maximilian Voloshin lived and worked in it. Many poets, writers and artists from the late 19th and early 20th centuries came to visit him.
And most importantly - next to Koktebel, beautiful vineyards were founded and the famous Koktebel winery was founded.
One of the main wines of this plant is Madeira. I have been hunting for this wine for a long time. The fact is that in 2016 and 2017, Madeira from Koktebel was not for sale. And only at the beginning of 2019 she again went on sale. I decided to come here to try this wine. It so happened that I went on an excursion to the factory and was able to see and try Madeira right at the production site.
Creating a wine as sophisticated in technology as Madeira requires a lot of effort and attention from winemakers, but in addition, natural weather conditions are required. Madera is ripening in the sun. Barrels of wine stand in an open way directly under the sun and heat up. This creates the conditions for the proper formation of the drink.
Winemakers talk about wine as a person. Wine grows, sometimes it hurts. The wine is young, mature ...
But I'll talk about wine another time.
Now there are just a few photos from the cellars of the factory where wines are stored and ripen.
The numbers are written on the barrels - this is the volume of the barrel in liters.
In basements, there is always a temperature of about 14 degrees Celsius.
It is interesting that the cellars would not heat up in the sun, the walls of these structures are covered with dense vegetation. These plants completely absorb the light of the sun and under their leaves a natural coolness is preserved.
The main thing, of course, I saw on the surface of the earth. A large area on which barrels of wine are installed. They are in the open sun. Madeira is in process.
Madera got wine like an accident. Barrels of wine were brought to India from Europe and ended up in calm. Six months passed and when the wine was brought to the customer, he did not accept the goods, because too much time had passed. Then the wine was sent back and after another six months they tried to deliver the goods to the sender. But here the merchant also failed.
Then the ruined merchant decided to commit suicide and decided to drink wine for courage. He opened the barrel and found that the wine had become very tasty.
This wine sold well and the merchant made a lot of money.
After that, not knowing the reason why the wine changed, he was carried on ships for many more years to get the same Madeira.
At first they thought that the matter was pitching and then the barrels of wine were swinging on a swing. But, as it turned out, the whole thing is in the sun and heating.
to be continued
