Beykush Winery, Artania Dry Red Blend, 2022 new-arrival with the fruit giving way

with the fruit giving way to a soft touch of oak that adds creaminess without overwhelming the freshness

a touch of sea salts and a nice topnote of rancio

it fills the palate with an elegant mousse

This 2018 dry Riesling is taut

Decant if drinking early (you’ll want hours)

Beykush Winery, Artania Dry Red Blend, 2022 new-arrival with the fruit giving wayA serious dry red made 100 meters from the Black Sea, in a Ukraine still very much at war, is reason enough to pay attention. Beykush farms in the village of Chornomorka, in the Mykolaiv region, and Artania is their most ambitious red: a blend built around Merlot and Tempranillo, rounded out with Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and a splash of the rare Bulgarian crossing Rubin. The grapes are hand picked in mid October at full ripeness, and each