introduction to production facilities, tasting of wines in a specially equipped fireplace
hall, an auction of the best vintage wines of "Colonist" takes place, along with the
theatricalization of the Bulgarian national holiday with dinner from traditional national
cuisine dishes. And visiting the winery in August-September allows one to take part in
the collection of grapes, squeezing the grapes with bare feet under the inflammatory
music of foreign performers and try fresh grape juice. In order to create full impression,
the tasting of "Colonist" wines in vineyards and dinner from the kitchens of the Danube
Bessarabia are organized for tourists.
In order to popularize local wines in the Odessa region there are numerous wine
and gastronomic festivals and exhibitions: International Exhibition "Wine and
Winemaking. High Degree", the Odessa Wine and Food Festival, The Wine and
Cheese Festival, etc.
The great variety of soil and climate conditions in the regions of viticulture and
winemaking in the Kherson region is favorable for growing valuable European grape
varieties and producing high-quality silent and sparkling wines, cognacs, Table grapes
of various maturing periods. A significant amount of cultivated grapes and the use of
various technological methos in winemaking make it possible to create a wide range of
Table, strong, dessert, and flavored wines. A characteristic feature of the wines of this
region is their low acidity.
Kherson region has an area of more than 6 thousand hectares of grape plantations
and about 6o enterprises of the vine-growing and wine-making complex.
The unique destination of the wine tourism in the Kherson region is "Winery of
duke P.N. Trubetskoy", which positions itself as the only historical chateau of the
country. The enterprise is located in the village Vesele, Beryslav district of the Kherson
region, which was founded in 1896 by duke P.N. Trubetskoy and his famous relative
L.S. Golitsyn, who made a selection of vines and their varieties. The chateau got a lot
of prestigious awards for their wines.
In Soviet times, the enterprise became state-owned and was called "Lenin
Vinradgosp", which collapsedin 2000. The situation changed in 2003 with the advent
of new investors.
The revival of chateau "Winery of duke P.N. Trubetskoy" began with the selection
of varietal composition and placement of vineyards. The area of land on the banks of
the Dnieper, which has been used for vineyards since the days of duke Trubetskoy, is
more than 200 hectares. European seedlings (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc,
Merlot, Pinot Noir, Pti Verdou, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc,
Aligote) were planted there. High-quality seedlings were used and consultations on
planting were provided by invited specialists from Italy, France, and Israel.
In 2004-2009 a complete reconstruction of production facilities was carried out.
At the core of the primary production are classical technologies of winemaking, which
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