Artwinery
Coordinates: 49°02′32″N 3°57′32″E / 49.0421111°N 3.9588939°E
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Winery |
| Genre | Ukrainian winery |
| Founded 📆 | 1950 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | 87, Patrisa Lumumby Bakhmut Ukraine |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
| Products 📟 | Ukrainian wine |
| ₴49,4 million (2018) | |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 470 (2019) |
| 🌐 Website | artwinery |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
| Artwinery | |
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| Wine region | Bakhmut |
| Cases/yr | 25,000,000 |
| Known for | KrimSekt, Artwine, Artemivske |
| Varietals | Pinot blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Aligoté, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Saperavi |
| Website | artwinery |
Artwinery is a Ukrainian sparkling wine producer, headquartered in Bakhmut, Donetsk region. It is the largest producer of traditional method sparkling wine in Eastern Europe.[1] The entire production cycle at the enterprise is located underground, at a depth of over 72 meters, in gypsum cellars, where gypsum mining began in the middle of the 18th century.
History[edit]
The history of Artwinery (then Artemivsk Sparkling Wine Factory) began in 1950 when it was decided to create an enterprise for the production of classic sparkling wine in the gypsum cellars of the city of Bakhmut. The technology of production is absolutely identical to champagne, and conditions in underground cellars were ideally suited for this purpose. The temperature and humidity there are stable regardless of the season. The decision to establish the Artemivsk Sparkling Wine Factory was signed at the end of June 1950 by Joseph Stalin himself.[2]
In 1954, the Artemivsk Sparkling Wine Factory produced the first batch of premium Sovetskoye Shampanskoye. Even though Sovetskoye Shampanskoye was a generic brand that has mostly used the continuous method in its production, here the sparkling wine was made under the classical French technology that included ageing in a bottle from nine months to three years, depending on the vintage. The following year, 1.3 million bottles were produced, and in 1959 - 2.7 million bottle, increasing every year.
In 1991, after Ukraine gained independence, the Artemivsk Sparkling Wine Factory received the right to produce sparkling wines under its own trademarks. Shortly, the winery has presented its own brands - Artemivske (aged in the bottle for over 9 months) and Krym (aged in the bottle for over 36 months). At the end of 2007, total production reached 12.5 million bottles per year. Then, in 2007, the process of global modernization of the enterprise's production facilities began. All automated workshops have been re-equipped, the laboratory was fully renovated, as well as partially automated manual production processes. Currently, the production capacity of Artwinery is 25 million bottles per year.
In 2016, the company was renamed into Artwinery Private Joint Stock Company.
Achievements[edit]
Artwinery has received various awards of local and international competitions and exhibitions, such as London Wine Competition and Decanter. These awards include 13 Grand Prix, 76 gold, 44 silver, 7 bronze medals, and more than 75 diplomas.[3]
In 2020, one of their signature wines, Artwine Brut Rosé was named the best in the world in its category according to the juries of PAR Wine Award Dusseldorf, earning 96 points out of 100.[4]
Availability[edit]
Currently, Artwinery sparkling wines are represented in over 20 countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Israel, Cyprus, Moldova, Russia, Thailand, United Kingdom and Croatia. Artwinery's red KrimSekt is a very popular choice in Germany.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "A Different Sort of Champagne Socialism". Retrieved 6 Apr 2017.
- ↑ "A Champagne Made in Donbas". Retrieved 8 Jan 2019.
- ↑ "Awards and achievement". Retrieved 13 Sep 2020.
- ↑ "Results 2020". Retrieved 13 Sep 2020.
- ↑ "Der letzte Rest". Retrieved 30 Dec 2019.
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