The best wines of Ukraine

Discover the best wines of Ukraine as well as the best winemakers of Ukraine and estates of Ukraine to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Ukraine and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Ukraine by region

Looking for a good wine of Ukraine among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Ukraine. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Ukraine with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Ukraine

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Want to buy a red wine of Ukraine cheap or sell a red wine of Ukraine at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Ukraine

Red wines from the region of Ukraine go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), wild boar leg of 7 hours or royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez).

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Ukraine

On the nose the red wine of the region of Ukraine. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blueberry or black currant and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, earth or microbio.

The best vintages in red wine of Ukraine

  • 2002With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.11/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Ukraine

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Kefessiya
  • Bastardo Magarachsky
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Ekim Kara

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Ukraine

A wine route planned in the region of Ukraine? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Ukraine.

Discovering the wine region of Ukraine

Ukraine is a large country in Eastern Europe (the second largest on the European continent, after Russia) bordering Poland to the west, Russia to the east and the Black Sea to the South. By 2014, the Ukrainian wine industry had become a major player in Eastern Europe. But that year, Crimea came under the control of Russia. There are several small wine regions in the country, which contribute to the production.

However, Crimea was (is) by far the largest, with the best conditions. Two famous wineries from the Tsarist era, Massandra and Noviy Svet, were seized in 2014, nationalized by Russia, and then heavily subsidized. Overall, wine producers gained easier access to the Russian market, but have since faced export bans to other countries due to sanctions against Russia. Crimea has a Long history of wine production, and during the Soviet era it was a Center of mass wine production distributed throughout the USSR.

However, the total area of vineyards was cut in half as Part of Mikhail Gorbachev's campaign against Alcohol abuse.

Great white wines of Ukraine

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Want to buy a white wine of Ukraine cheap or sell a white wine of Ukraine at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Ukraine

White wines from the region of Ukraine go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of potato and tuna gratin, express seafood spaghetti or red mullet fillets in saffron sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Ukraine

On the nose the white wine of the region of Ukraine. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in white wine of Ukraine

  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1991With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Ukraine

  • Riesling
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Kokur Bely
  • Kapselsky
  • Kok Pandas
  • Sary Pandas

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Ukraine

A wine route planned in the region of Ukraine? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Ukraine.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sparkling wines of Ukraine

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Want to buy a sparkling wine of Ukraine cheap or sell a sparkling wine of Ukraine at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Ukraine

Sparkling wines from the region of Ukraine go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tenderloin with chorizo and peppers, baked pork chops or duck breast with honey, potato and onion with garlic.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Ukraine

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Ukraine. often reveals types of flavors of butter, strawberries or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Ukraine

  • 2015With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.91/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Ukraine

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Riesling
  • Aligoté
  • Rkatsiteli
  • Cabernet Franc

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Ukraine

A wine route planned in the region of Ukraine? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Ukraine.

The word of the wine: Wine library

Cellar in which are kept bottles that retrace the history of a domain, a vintage, an exceptional wine, etc., and which constitute a collection. It is also said of a place that offers a very wide choice of wines served by the glass. The oenotheques are more and more widespread in the living rooms opened to the public.

Great pink wines of Ukraine

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Want to buy a pink wine of Ukraine cheap or sell a pink wine of Ukraine at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Ukraine

Pink wines from the region of Ukraine go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, imene's tunisian ojja or pljeskavica (balkan hamburger).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Ukraine

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Ukraine. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, cranberry or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, fresh grapes or microbio.

The best vintages in pink wine of Ukraine

  • 2014With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.48/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Ukraine

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Muscatel
  • Aligoté
  • Muscat Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Ukraine

A wine route planned in the region of Ukraine? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Ukraine.

Discover the grape variety: Saperavi

Originally from Georgia - Kakhetie region - where it has been cultivated for a long time. This variety is found in many countries such as Russia, Bulgaria, the Caucasus and Crimean republics, etc. Care should be taken not to confuse it with others, which are admittedly quite similar, but which bear the name Saperavi, generally followed by another name. In France, the "real Saperavi" is practically unknown, it is however registered since November 2012 in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.

Great sweet wines of Ukraine

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Want to buy a sweet wine of Ukraine cheap or sell a sweet wine of Ukraine at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Ukraine

Sweet wines from the region of Ukraine go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or beef such as recipes of carrot soup with curry and coconut milk, gaufress and light or traditional hungarian goulash.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Ukraine

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Ukraine. often reveals types of flavors of dried fruit, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or non oak.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Ukraine

  • 2003With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.08/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Ukraine

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir
  • Muscatel
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Kokur Bely

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Ukraine

A wine route planned in the region of Ukraine? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Ukraine.

The word of the wine: Wort

Juice before fermentation, still loaded with sugar.

Great natural sweet wines of Ukraine

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Want to buy a natural-sweet wine of Ukraine cheap or sell a natural-sweet wine of Ukraine at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Ukraine

Natural sweet wines from the region of Ukraine go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or kimo (malagasy dish with beef).

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Ukraine

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Ukraine. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Ukraine

  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1991With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1894With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.96/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Ukraine

  • Kokur Bely
  • Rkatsiteli
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Albillo

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Ukraine

A wine route planned in the region of Ukraine? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Ukraine.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News from the vineyard of Ukraine

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Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced

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Gérard Basset Foundation launches wine scholarships for victims of war

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