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Praskoveya
Winery (legal name SKP Praskoveyskoe) is located just south
of the city of Budyonnovsk in Stavropol region. Praskoveya
Winery
is the oldest and largest winery in Russia. It now produces over
twenty types of wines, as well as brandies and sparkling wines.
Praskoveya has over 800 hectares of grapes and continues to plant
additional hectares every year.
SKP
Praskoveyskoe was originally founded in May, 1898 as a warehouse
for wine for the region's tax authorities. It soon became
a winery and grapes were planted in the area. In Soviet times the
winery was Vinsovkhoz Praskoveyskiy. With the end of the Soviet
Union, like all State Farms, Praskoveya Winery was privatized. The
members of the State Farm became owners of Praskoveya Farm and Winery.
In
1945, the winery began to cellar wines for collection. This
collection is now over 100,000 bottles. In
1970, Vinsovkhoz Praskoveyskiy began production of brandy. It
has continued this production until today and now markets three
brandies: Stavropol aged 7 to 8 years, Dombai aged 8 to 10 years,
and Prakoveyskiy aged more than 10 years.
Praskoveya
Winery has made considerable investments in its plant and equipment
during the past few years under the leadership of its General Director,
Boris G. Pakhunov.
At
the invitation of Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, the winery opened a
shop and wine bar in Moscow nearby the Barricadnaya Metro Station,
not far from the American Embassy. There
you can try many of Praskoveya's fine brandies and wines.
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