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Eno Tourism (winemaking). Odesa. Southern Ukraine


The Odesa Cognac Factory “Shustov” is a Ukrainian enterprise for full-cycle brandy production, located in Odesa. It specializes in the production of brandy and related products under the trademark “Shustoff.” It is one of the most powerful enterprises in the industry in Europe.
The enterprise was founded in 1863 in Odesa by the trade and industrial association “Shustov and Sons”.
The factory is a full-cycle brandy production enterprise using the classic French (Charente) technology. The factory owns extensive areas of elite vineyards (about 1,000 hectares). In the company’s nurseries, such grape varieties as Chardonnay, Rhine Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pink Traminer, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot are cultivated.
During the distillation season, the factory has the capacity to distill up to 1,000 liters of absolute alcohol per day — which equals 10,000 bottles of brandy. The distillation workshop of the factory is one of the largest in Europe. The new workshop is equipped with alembic stills made of red copper, manufactured in France. The equipment was fully assembled and launched into production by the French company “Prulo.”
The factory currently operates about 15,000 barrels in which brandy is aged. This is the largest barrel stock in Ukraine. Among them are casks that are more than 100 years old.
N.L. Shustov Cognac Museum is located in historical part of Odesa – in the old cellars at Odesa cognac factory. We invite you to learn more about one of the largest Cognac Houses of Ukraine, where experienced specialists will dedicate you to the secret of creating a noble drink and help you to understand the science of tasting. You will make an unforgettable journey in time and touch the “Angels shares” during the visit the shop of aging and blending cognac spirits, and we will slightly open the veil of the mystery of the birth of cognac and share the unknown stories of old Odesa.
Only in N.L. Shustov Cognac Museum. You will have opportunity to blend cognac spirits of different age to get your own, perfect blend. You will get samples of cognac spirits from 6 to 34 years old and will try to mix them in order to get perfect blend, that you will take with you. At home you will hold incredible tasting with your friends of the only one of the world brandy by your own recipe. The brandy created by you is poured into a bottle in volume of 0,25 liter with a label which you sign personally.

In “Wine culture center Shabo” the theme of the culture of wine is revealed comprehensively and with great emotional force. Duration of the excursion with a tasting – about 3 hours, guests are accompanied by highly professional guides.
Excursion programs are fascinating and varied. Everything breathes history here, everything inspires by here and now. Connoisseurs of fine drinks, during their visit of magnificent old objects – bicentenary Royal, Sherry, two-story cellars, underground wine storages, etc., have an opportunity to learn about history of wine and the identity of the terroir Shabo.
No one will be indifferent to majestic architectural complexes, unique objects of contemporary art, unusual landscape design exposition located on the territory of the ” wine culture center Shabo “: the only vineyard monument in Ukraine, the art ensemble “Trilogy of the vine”, the Shabo Art Center gallery, multimedia sculpture Fountain of Dionysus, museum labyrinth, Georgian marani, two museum cinemas, alpine slide, museum “Shabo” and etc.
The winemakers of the company “Shabo” have no secrets from their consumers. Therefore, doors of all divisions of the company are open before guests: a state-of-the-art grape receipt and processing facility, a huge underground wine storage, elite Shabo wine section, a powerful Shabo brandy and grape vodka production complex, and Shabo Sparkling Wine House. Moreover, all that is right next to Shabo terroir vineyards.
For the convenience of our guests, Shabo has an original store offering the entire range of Shabo products, which includes over 80 brand names of the highest-quality beverages and where you can also buy souvenirs. Next to Shabo Wine Culture Center is Shabo Court, a cozy restaurant where you can wash down any meal with an excellent choice of Shabo’s still and sparkling wines, vermouths, brandies and grape vodkas.

The V. Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking was established in 1905 as the experimental farm “Winemaking Station of Russian Vine Growers and Winemakers”. Its founder was the editor of the magazine “Bulletin of Winemaking”, an enthusiast of viticulture development—V. Tairov. At the initial stage, a small cellar was equipped, and a library was assembled. From 1910 to 1912, the construction of a complex of buildings for the station was completed on the shores of the Sukhyi Lyman, and a research vineyard (3 hectares) was established, along with a grafting workshop. In 1931, the station was reorganized into the Ukrainian Research Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking. A museum of viticulture and winemaking was opened to mark its 100th anniversary, showcasing the main directions of the development of the domestic winemaking school.
→The introduction to the National Scientific Center “V. Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking,” the oldest and most renowned research center in the scientific world for viticulture and winemaking, begins with a tour. During this excursion, guests learn about the history of the institute, visit the Museum of the History of Viticulture and Winemaking in Ukraine, established in 2005 for the institute’s 100th anniversary, and explore the beautiful dendrological park surrounding its main building.
→Then, guests move to the underground gallery, where they exchange the sun’s brilliance for the cool twilight of the cellar and discover the ancient wine collection.
→From the wine cellar, guests ascend the spiral staircase to the tasting room, where they will be introduced to elite, original brands of wine created through the inspired work of the institute’s staff and united under the brand “Tairov Wines”.
The wines offered for tasting are the result of the work of the winemaking scientists at the Research Center. Over the past five years, these wines have received more than 50 gold and silver medals at various international competitions, the European Quality Mark in Brussels, the International Quality Mark “Higher Sample,” the “100% Natural” conformity mark, and have been awarded numerous other honors. A standard snack is provided at the tasting: cheese, crackers, and nuts. Additionally, there is an option to order cold and hot appetizers and main courses. During the grape harvest season (July to September), the institute’s winemakers are ready to offer a tasting of fresh grapes—showcasing the best varieties from the Institute’s selection.
→At the end of the tasting, those interested are offered the opportunity to order lunch or dinner from a local restaurant (the order is delivered to the tasting room), featuring dishes from Odesa cuisine.

“Kolonist” represents Plachkov family’s pride, the result of their ongoing devotion and the expression of love and passion for the land and its generosity. The Plachkov family founded their own winery in 2005 in order to produce premium local wines.
Kolonist winery is situated in a famous Ukrainian wine producing region – Danubian Bessarabia (the South of Odessa region), where viticulture has been established since the Greeks and the Thracians first discovered these fertile soils.
“Kolonist” tooks its name from the Bulgarian colonists who inhabited this area in the XIX century. The founder and the owner of the company – Ivan Plachkov – is a descendant of this nationality who made a great contribution into turning this burned steppe into a prosperous and fertile land.
Kolonist wines are made from grapes grown on the south-western slopes of the biggest fresh-water lake in Ukraine – Yalpug. Due to the slopes, vineyards receive double sun rays from the sun and reflected ones from the surface of the lake, they are also well blown around with the winds. 30 hectares of vines are pruned by the Guyot and Cordon methods, grow on the loam soils which are rich in minerals with deep layers of lime. This modern pruning systems provide low crop capacity, which in combination with with special terroir give high-quality grapes. Each grapevine bears only a few bunches (harvested manually) which has rich flavour and gives wine strength, harmony and elegancy. Geographical position at the same latitude with Bordeaux in France and Piedmont in Italy gives an excellent opportunity to grow grapes in perfect climate conditions. The combination of a unique terroir, modern equipment from France, Germany and Italy and the traditional French 100-year-old oak barriques gives the Kolonist a right to be proud of its high-quality wines.
In 2008 a famous enologist from Bordeaux, France, Mr. Olivier Dauga joined Kolonist. He and his wife Kati Sokazo came into the process of honest wine-making with a great enthusiasm. This cooperation appeared to be very successful and today Kolonist wines can be found not only in the best restaurants, various wine shops or wine bars in Ukraine, but also in France, Great Britain and Poland.
Kolonist wines have been represented twice in the Parliament of UK, in the Embassies of Belgium, France, Poland, Bulgaria, Greece and Germany, in the Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Juice grapes, tender sea, incredible wine and great mood… Best of the best, that hospitable land of natural winemaking!
The full experience of the soul of wine and feeling of the highest pleasure from the taste of this sun drink of Gods, are only possible in certain places. One of this wonderful places, where nature gives birth to the best grapes and talented winemakers produce perfect wines – is Koblevo. It is located in wonderful corner of nature between Black Sea and Tylihul Estuary
PJSC “Koblevo” open doors of tasting tour for all guests of sunny coast – connoisseurs of fine art and and those who are just discovering the noble drink.
Every year the company is visited by thousands of guests from Ukraine, Moldova, France, Italy, Switzerland, China, Germany and another countries. Tasting tour in Koblevo is giving amazing opportunity to see the whole process of production of His Majesty: from cultivation graves and its primary processing to fermentation, filtration, cold processing and at the end pouring wine in a bottles.
The best winemakers of “Koblevo” are not just telling about variety of wine and dishes. They also teach you all the subtleties of proper tasting, explain you rules of combining different wines and dishes. After all is really important , that this honorable drink emphasize the taste of dishes, but didn`t join in the fight for the taste effect.

Endless vineyards, warm steppe wind and of course the best Besarabian wines! Enotourism is not only a Bordeaux chateau, it is also a vacation in Ukrainian Besarabia near Lake Yalpug. From grape vines to aging in oak barrels and bottle seals, experienced winemakers and oenologists will guide you on an exciting journey into the world of wine.
In the tasting rooms, at the winery, you can fully feel all the colors of the terroir of Lake Yalpug by tasting unique samples of wines from different years of harvest. This vertical tasting will not leave indifferent any wine lover.
The winery is part of the Road of Wine and Taste of Ukrainian Besarabia: more than 50 delicious locations are ready to open their real fascinating Besarabia for everyone. This route will connect local tourist and gastronomic establishments from Odessa to Izmail: you will have the opportunity to visit various wineries, taste local wines, visit the production of local delicacies and restaurants with traditional cuisine – only carefully selected locations with a high level of service.

Just twenty kilometers from the center of the city of Odesa is located one of the largest winemaking enterprises in southern Ukraine, Vintrest, a sector leader in technological advancement since 2004.
State-of-the-art equipment from internationally recognized manufacturers, including Bucher Vaslin, Zip Technologies, Velo, and Della Toffola, together with cooperation with suppliers of premium oenological materials such as Enogrup, Lallemand, and Institut Œnologique de Champagne, ensures a European standard of winemaking at every stage of production.
The company cultivates more than 140 hectares of certified French-selected planting material of European grape varieties, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Traminer, Riesling, and Pinot Gris. These vineyards were planted between 1998 and 2006 and are situated in the very heart of a unique area in southern Ukraine, within Odesa District. Proximity to the sea, combined with a mild and temperate climate and fertile mineral-rich soils, creates ideal conditions for producing refined light white wines and full-bodied, high-quality red wines. Following manual harvesting, the grapes are delivered to the winery within no more than twenty minutes, where the winemaking process begins immediately.
Since 2015, Vintrest has produced its finest wines under its own trademark, “Grande Vallée,” named in honor of the region in Odesa where the vineyards are located; translated from French, the name means “Great Valley.” Since 2018, the Grande Vallée range has expanded to include sparkling wines of its own production, crafted both according to the traditional method and by the Charmat method, also known as the tank fermentation method.
A high standard of viticulture and strict adherence to all technological requirements of wine production ensure a full, balanced, and harmonious taste in every wine.
“Grande Vallée” is a Ukrainian wine with French roots.

The history of Bolgrad wine dates back to 1900, as evidenced by the architectural ensemble of ancient Bolgrad, which gracefully fits into the State Wine Warehouse, which was one of the city-forming enterprises. The fertile soil of the lands of the landowner Davydov, the merchant Vasiliev and others, were and still are a springboard for growing various varieties of grapes, forming the basis for the creation of some of the best wines in Ukraine.The plant included large farms, for example, the V. Suvorov, who was one of the leading grape growing farms not only in the Odesa region, but throughout Ukraine. Although the history of the creation of the plant goes back to 1900, it is believed that the enterprise itself, called the Belgrad Wine Factory, was founded in 1945, by order of the People’s Commissariat of the Food Industry of the Ukrainian SSR dated April 28, 1945.
Nowadays it is a Ukrainian enterprise whose main activity is the production and sale of alcoholic beverages (wines, cognacs, vermouths, champagne, etc.). The company is one of the largest winemaking operators in Ukraine, owns the trademarks “Marelli”, “Bolgrad” (TM Bolgrad) and “Cardial”, has vineyards in the Bolgradsky district of the Odessa region on the slopes of the hills around Lake Yalpug and along the fortifications of the Roman Empire – Troyanovo shaft. This region is truly rich in traditions, culture of processing and processing of vines. For more than 17 years of work on the market, TM “Bolgrad” has managed to form a full cycle of winemaking, to establish production and quality control at each stage of processing grapes into wine.

The family winery SHEVINO of Maryan and Nataliya Shevchenko began its history in 2012, when the first vines of European grape varieties were planted. Today, the vineyard area of the winery covers 0.5 hectares. The production volume amounts to about 6,000 liters per year.
The small winery SHEVINO is equipped with all the necessary technical facilities; stainless steel tanks and oak barrels are used for wine storage and aging. A spacious gazebo for tastings has been built among the vineyards, and there is also a wine cellar with a carefully curated collection. The special pride of the winery is the wines made from local grape varieties — “Sukholymanskyi Bilyi” and “Odeskyi Chornyi” — as well as the winemaker’s signature blends “Velvet of the Dniester” and “Black Sea Pearl”.
In 2022, the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine forced Maryan Shevchenko to suspend wine production and join the Armed Forces of Ukraine to defend his country. The Shevchenko family believes that their best wine is yet to come — the wine of “Ukraine’s Victory!”.
Currently, the Shevchenko family’s wines from previous harvests are taking part in charity auctions and helping support the Ukrainian army.

V. Petrov family winery of organic wines is located in the center of Ukrainian Besarabia and specializes in the production of natural wines in accordance with the international certificate Organic Standard Ltd. Vineyards with an area of 76 hectares were laid near the village of Ruchey by the farming family of Valery and Svetlana Petrovs. During the cultivation of grapes, they use only special biological products that are listed in the organic register. Sulfuric anhydrides and stabilizers are not added to finished products.
The winery produces white and red ordinary wines, as well as three types of grappa: silver (refined with silver), red (infused with grape seeds), gold (aged in an oak barrel).

Chateau Lacarin located off the road, among the vineyards. This is a small estate founded by the Swiss winemakers of Tsar Alexander II in the 19th century, who in Soviet times became the tractor brigade of the Lenin collective farm. The estate seems to be a refuge of peace, far from worries, where nature wins: horses, goats, sheep graze everywhere, dogs runs, cats bask in the sun. Marianne Lacarin prepares wonderful meals using natural products from her farm. And the winemaker Christophe Lacarin himself, like a true Frenchman, enjoys spending time with guests at the table, talking about life, wine, business. And then he leads them to his huge wine cellar, demonstrating the process of making wine and champagne, carefully making sure that the glasses do not remain empty.
At Chateau Lacarin, tastings and excursions are combined and held outdoors during the warmer months. In the rain and during the cold season – in a spacious salon with a fireplace, decorated with paintings and antique utensils. A variety of wines are provided, accompanied by pate, goat cheese and homemade bread. The salon can accommodate 10 guests + the owner, taking into account the distance (salon-114.5 sq.m). At the tasting, guests are offered to try several types of white, rose and red wines of different years and different production technologies. The Marquis de Lacarin pours as much wine as the tourist asks, but without driving him to a state of intoxication.
After the first tasting and communication with the winemaker himself, Christophe Lacarin, guests go to inspect the vineyard in a VAZ “cabriolet” (if the group is not large) or in a tractor trailer “Belarus”. Upon their return, guests go directly to the wine cellar, where they continue to taste wine directly from the wine tanks, and most importantly, the Marquis de Lacarin tells and shows how he makes champagne brut natural, using the old French technology “Dom Pérignon”, and the guests taste several types of champagne helping the Marquis in the process of “disgorgement”.

Wine cellar “Vinaria” is located in the old part of Izmail and offers local Besarabian wine and organic vinegars from their own small family winery, as well as traditional Besarabian cuisine.
The institution was founded in 2017 in an old Besarabian house next to the Izmail Historical Museum and the Holy Intercession Cathedral, 3 km from the Izmail Fortress. The old cellar style, vintage decor, art forging and designer furniture are harmoniously intertwined here.
The institution offers exclusively dry wines of Western European varieties, as well as original wormwood wine according to the recipe of local ethnic Bulgarians. The wines are made by hand byclassic technologies on modern Italian equipment.
On order for tourist groups, complex dinners-tasting of traditional Bessarabian dishes are offered.