grape wines with an explanation of the basics of enogastronomy, visiting a unique art
gallery and an opportunity to buy wines and accessories in a brand store [9].
One more special niche is the ecological wine tourism, that is, introduction to the
production of "biowine". Organic wine or "biowine" is a wine made from grapes,
grown without or with minimal application of herbicides, pesticides, fungicides and
other fertilizers. The process of winemaking must also be natural, without the use of
chemical additives and various technological methods.
The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) has
developed a number of recommendations for organic winemaking.
Additionally, producers on their own initiative create almost non-waste
production, using must to produce their own wine, grape seeds for alcoholic tinctures
and oils, and pulp is processed into fertilizers and sold for use in the cosmetic industry.
Italy, France, USA, and Spain are the leaders by the number of organic
winemaking enterprises. According to the Organic Trade Association, the United
States take the first place by the volume of production, both natural and cash.
Production and consumption of biowines on the American continent grows annually
by 15-17% [1].
The first biodynamic vineyard appeared in Ukraine on the farm of Pavel Shvets
in 2008 in the Rodnoie village in Crimea.
Beykush winery is a small family-owned enterprise, founded in 2010 in the
Mykolaiv region, near Ochakov on the shores of the Beykush Gulf. The owners of the
farm are focused on the production of high quality wines that are able to compete with
quality wines from any other winemaking country.
In the spring of 2012, 11 hectares of vineyards were planted on the Baykush Cape.
This place, located between Berezansky Liman and Beykush Gulf, where the Dnieper-
Bug Liman falls into the Black Sea, has beautiful ecology, diverse and rich in nature.
Beykush vineyards grow Chardonnay, Pinot Gry, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc,
Riesling Rhine, Rkatsiteli, Saperavi, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, as well as the
experimental plantings of Alvarinho, Tempranillo, Timorasso, Malbec, Chenen Blanc,
Pinot Tazh, and Cabernet Franc.
Beykush vineyards are located in the climatic zone of the dry steppe, where dark-
brown soils were formed in the arid climate. This contributed to the creation of a unique
terroir, which allows to obtain high quality crops and produce small amounts of original
high quality dry wines. Tourists can visit the vineyards and family wineries, tastings,
enogastronomic lunches, etc. [14].
The original destination of industrial wine tourism is "ARTEMOVSK WINERY"
(Artemivsk, Donetsk region), which provides a unique opportunity to get involved with
the intricacies of creating sparkling wines according to classical French technology. It
is the largest enterprise of Eastern Europe that produces sparkling wines according to
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