Wines of Ukraine, Yesterday, Today, and a Hopeful Tomorrow | S10E4

Glass in Session® Winecast

This episode explores the history of wine in Ukraine, styles, grapes, and vineyard areas through the unavoidable lens of current events.

*Note: We wish to provide information on the wine culture and history, and understand things change. So yes, Crimea is part of the wine culture history, and we included it.

This episode is presented in the spirit of hope, and dedicated to the brave, inspiring people of Ukraine.

Resources from this episode:

Books:

Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours [Kindle Edition], Robinson, J., Harding, J., & Vouillamoz, J. (2013)

Websites:

Army SOS: https://armysos.com.ua/

Britannica: Ottoman Empire, Shaw, S.J. and Yapp, M.E. (nd) https://www.britannica.com/place/Ottoman-Empire/Selim-I

CIA: Ukraine (15 June 2022) https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/ukraine/

Decanter: Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 - Results Announced, Mason, O. (7 June 2022) https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/decanter-world-wine-awards-2022-results-announced-480910/

Decanter: Ukraine Winery’s Mission to Deliver Bottles to DWWA, Mercer, C. (6 April 2022) https://www.decanter.com/decanter-world-wine-awards/ukraine-winerys-mission-to-deliver-bottles-to-dwwa-477464/

Drinking and Knowing Things: "Why Ukrainian Wine is Dope AF,” [newsletter subscription] Juergens, M. (8 March 2022) https://www.drinkingandknowingthings.com/

Drinks Business: Ukrainian Toast ‘Budmo’ Meaning ‘let us be’ Honours Country’s Positive Spirit, Mason, J. (23 Feb 2022) https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2022/02/ukrainian-toast-budmo-meaning-let-us-be-honours-countrys-positive-spirit/

Forbes: Raise a Glass to Ukraine’s Wine History, Bartolot, L. (26 February 2022) https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanabortolot/2022/02/26/raise-a-glass-to-ukraines-wine-history/?sh=570584b62730

Glass of Bubbly: Sparkling Wine from Ukraine, Mann, T. (28 July 2017) https://glassofbubbly.com/sparkling-wine-ukraine/

Hudin: Ukrainian Winemaking in War, Nikolaichuk, E. (11 April 2022) https://www.hudin.com/ukrainian-winemaking-in-war/

Shabo: History http://shabo.ua/en/istoriya/

Swiss Info: War in Ukraine Reaches Former Swiss Colony of Shabo, Eichenberger, M. (14 March 2022) https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/war-in-ukraine-reaches-former-swiss-colony-of-shabo/47423042

Tribeca Wine Merchants: https://www.tribecawine.com/

TVP World: The Ukrainian Perspective 05.06 - Interview with Viktor Tregubov & Oleksii Savchenko [video 07:40] from the Army SOS (5 June 2022) https://tvpworld.com/60597961/the-ukrainian-perspective-0506

Ukraine: History - The past that shaped present day Ukraine https://www.ukraine.com/culture/history-of-ukraine/

Ukraine: Ukrainian Wine: https://ukraine.ua/explore/ukrainian-wine/

Ukraine Today: The Best Ukrainian Wines - Choosing Sommeliers, Foccusser, (7 January 2020) https://ukrainetoday.org/2020/01/07/the-best-ukrainian-wines-choosing-sommeliers/

Ukraine Today: Massandra Winery in Occupied Crimea Sold to “Putin’s Cashier,” Veth, (14 December 2020) https://ukrainetoday.org/2020/12/14/masandra-winery-in-occupied-crimea-sold-to-putins-cashier/

Wein Plus: How the War is Destroying Ukrainian Viticulture, Usai, R. (16 March 2022) https://magazine.wein.plus/how-the-war-is-destroying-ukrainian-viticulture-weapons-instead-of-wine-vintners-fight-for-ukraine-s-freedom

Wein Plus: Ukraine https://wineguide.wein.plus/wine-regions/ukraine

What’s On Kyiv: A Guide to Toasting in Ukraine, Reany, L. (14 May 2019) https://whatson-kyiv.com/a-guide-to-toasting-in-ukraine/

Wine Enthusiast, Beverage Industry Enthusiast: How Russia’s War on Ukraine Threatens Decades of Winemaking Progress, Rail, E. (16 June 2022) https://www.winemag.com/2022/06/16/ukraine-wine-russia-war/?utm_source=AfternoonBrief&utm_medium=newsletter

Wines of Ukraine: https://ukr.wine/

Yahoo News: Ukraine Revamps its Wine Culture After Losing Crimea Vines, Shylenko, O. (3 March 2018) https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-revamps-wine-culture-losing-crimea-vines-031744152.html

Glass in Session® Episodes Mentioned in this Session:

S9E6: Vodka Wars, Empires, and Culture https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s9e6-vodka-wars-empires-and-culutre

S9E5: Swiss Wine, Sweet Stories https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s9e5-swiss-wine-sweet-stories

S9E4: The Silk Roads Lead to Samarkand and Uzbek Wine https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s9e4-the-silk-roads-lead-to-samarkand-uzbek-wine

S8E1: Thunder Dragon (Part 1) - Bhutan and Wine with Michael Juergens https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s8e1-thunder-dragon-part-1-bhutan-and-wine-with-michael-juergens

S4E4: Meet the Teinturiers: https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s4e4-meet-the-teinturiers

S2E4: Orange (Amber) Wines https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s2e4-orange-amber-wines

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