Nov 16, 2020 | Russia, Russian Wine Business, Russian Wine News, Russian Wineries
Opinion: Response to a misleading article published in the New York Times about Russian Wine Country By Charles W. Borden Link to Misleading Article in New York Times On November 1, the New York Times published a seriously misleading article: “Russia Dispatch...
Apr 15, 2013 | Russian Wineries
Kuban Road Trip Nine wineries in three days, and a dinner with a representative of a tenth – that’s how the schedule stacked up for me and John Ortega, on an early spring excursion through Russian Wine Country. I wanted to return to the countryside where I spent...
Mar 1, 2011 | Russian Wine Regions, Russian Wineries, Stavropol Region
Stavropol Region Wines Passport Magazine (Moscow) March 2011 Text and photos by Charles Borden The northern route of the Silk Road crossed Stavropol region long before it joined Russia’s frontier at the foot of the Caucasus mountains. During the reign of Catherine the...
Feb 5, 2011 | Russian Wine Business, Russian Wineries
Passport Magazine February 2011 Text and photos by Charles Borden Vinzavod, literal translation “wine factory,” was the term used in the former Soviet Union and now in Russia for the plant and facilities that manufacture a grape-flavored alcoholic beverage called vino...
Jan 3, 2011 | Features, Russian Wineries, Sparkling Wines
Passport Magazine January 2011 Text:Charles Borden, Photos: Charles Borden and courtesy of Abrau Durso The sharp pop from a bottle of Shampanskoye echoes across every almost every home, restaurant and park in Russia at midnight on New Year’s eve, followed by a fizzy...
Dec 2, 2010 | Russian Wine Business, Russian Wine Regions, Russian Wineries, Sparkling Wines, Wine Shopping
Passport Magazine, December 2010 Text by Charles Borden This time of year I often get asked about wines for a company party, for a unique gift to take home for the holidays, or a Moscow New Year’s present for the boss. Here is my comprehensive 2011 Moscow Holiday Wine...
