World of Russian Wines




Shopping for Wine in Moscow See Passport Magazine's monthly wine tasting results from its panel of expat connoisseurs in Moscow.



The Soviet Union was one of the largest producers of wine in the world; in 1980 it ranked fourth producing three times as much as the United States. Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia were the principal wine producers of the USSR.See the following pages for more information on Russian wineries that produce authenic Russian wines from their own grapes and those of surrounding vineyards. For information about the history of Russian wines. Coming soon: Tsimlanskoe Winery, Rostov region Semigor Winery, Novorossisk district Mirny Winery, Temruk district Saook Durye Winery, Krimsk district Kavkaz Winery, Anapa district Karakezidi Winery, Novorossisk district Mashuk Winery, Stavropol region

RussiaWines is the authoritative source about wines and wineries of Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. The editor of the RussiaWines website is Charles Borden, who for eight years was the only Western businessman to work with Russian wine producers to produce, package, and distribute some of the best wines of Russia.

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The wine grape growing regions of Russia are located in the south between the Black and Caspian Seas. See the following pages for information about the regions where authentic Russian wines are produced: Krasnodar region Stavropol region Rostov region Daghestan



Tour Russia's Black Sea Wine Regions Join Us for a visit to Russia's finest wine producing districts -- Anapa and Temruk -- located on the Black Sea coast. There are daily flights from Moscow and three times weekly on Austrian Airlines from Vienna to Anapa. We can make complete arrangements for your visit.

Last Update: 22 March 2006