Crimean wineries: Eternal values

Crimea has much to offer to wine enthusiasts. It is worth taking a dedicated tour to immerse yourself in the history of winemaking and the variety of flavours: from the eastern bouquets of Solnechnaya Dolina to the dry sparkling wines of Sevastopol, from indigenous grapes of ancient Greece to today's high-tech plants.

Crimea carries on its wine-making traditions, with wine being one of the republic’s calling cards

Growing grapes for wine and viniculture have been practiced in Crimea ever since ancient Greeks reached the peninsula

It takes many years of hard work to go from grafting grapes to raising a glass of wine

Wine-making in Crimea spans many centuries and has gone through periods of decline and growth

In the early 19th century, many noblemen took up wine-making for pleasure, rather than profit

Count Vorontsov, one of the pioneers of Crimean wine-making, planted a large number of grape varieties and built vaults in his estates in Alupka, Massandra, Ai-Danil and Gurzuf

In 1878, Prince Lev Golitsyn bought the Paradise Estate near Sudak and founded a champagne winery there

Later, Paradise was renamed Novy Svet. Legendary sparkling vines are still made here

The southern coast is famous for its fortified and dessert wines. Legendary Crimean Muscat grapes grow here

Famous sparkling and dry wines are made in the east and west of Crimea

Crimea accounts for about half of all vineyards in Russia

Travel to Massandra, Solnechnaya Dolina, Koktebel, Novy Svet, Inkerman or Balaklava to sample Crimean wines

Every year Crimea hosts the NovemberFest Wine Festival with its special programme of tours and wine tasting

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Crimea carries on its wine-making traditions, with wine being one of the republic’s calling cards

RIA Novosti, Aleksey Malgavko

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Growing grapes for wine and viniculture have been practiced in Crimea ever since ancient Greeks reached the peninsula

RIA Novosti, Aleksey Malgavko

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It takes many years of hard work to go from grafting grapes to raising a glass of wine

RIA Novosti, Aleksey Malgavko

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Wine-making in Crimea spans many centuries and has gone through periods of decline and growth

RIA Novosti, Aleksey Malgavko

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In the early 19th century, many noblemen took up wine-making for pleasure, rather than profit

RIA Novosti, Aleksey Malgavko

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Count Vorontsov, one of the pioneers of Crimean wine-making, planted a large number of grape varieties and built vaults in his estates in Alupka, Massandra, Ai-Danil and Gurzuf

RIA Novosti, Aleksey Malgavko

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In 1878, Prince Lev Golitsyn bought the Paradise Estate near Sudak and founded a champagne winery there

RIA Novosti, Aleksey Malgavko

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Later, Paradise was renamed Novy Svet. Legendary sparkling vines are still made here

RIA Novosti, Vladimir Astapkovich

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The southern coast is famous for its fortified and dessert wines. Legendary Crimean Muscat grapes grow here

RIA Novosti, Vladimir Astapkovich

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Famous sparkling and dry wines are made in the east and west of Crimea