Plant vintage wines and brandies "Koktebel"
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Known plant vintage wines and brandies "Koktebel" - one of the brightest sights of the Crimea, whose products are well known and in great demand both in Ukraine and abroad.

Grape growing and winemaking in the valley Otuz engaged in ancient times, local wines were famous in the days of Medieval Russia and Khazar Khanate. After the annexation of the Crimea to the Russian Empire viticulture and winemaking in these parts began to develop rapidly. By the end of 19 century. there have been several large wine-growing economies Green, St. George and others. Thanks to the diligence of Count Vorontsov, and then Prince Golitsyn, eventually they managed to bring the industrial level.

After the establishment of Soviet power in Crimea in Koktebel valley was organized by State Farm and several small wine-growing cooperatives. In 1930, they were united in two collective farm, located in the Upper and Lower Otuz. During the Great Patriotic War of Koktebel winery it was completely destroyed. At the end of the war it was restored and created a large pool of the farm "Koktebel".

Eventually it was decided to move to the new production level, and in 1958 began construction of the largest winery in the Crimea. As the scale of construction were great for the underground works were invited to the Moscow metro builders. Lower storage represented 8 shestidesyatimetrovoy tunnels, crashed into a mountain, they are connected devyanostometrovoy gallery. The upper vault consists of five tunnels, but their length is several times more.

Today the plant vintage wines and brandies "Koktebel" specializes in the production of excellent strong, dry and sweet wines, as well as classic vintage cognacs. All these people here because of soil and climatic conditions have the original taste.

The range of wines and cognacs are very diverse, but the most famous are "Cabernet Koktebel", "Madera Koktebel", "Aligote Koktebel", "White Port Koktebel", "Red Port Koktebel", "Karadag", "Old Nectar", "Muscat Koktebel "and 7-year-old brandy" Koktebel ".

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