Ukrainian Bessarabia is a region located in the south of the Odessa region. Two of its main features are the natural environment and multiculturalism. There coexist peacefully Ukrainians, Bulgarians, Moldovans, Albanians, Jews and many other ethnic groups.

10 – 11th of October wine lovers and admirers from all over Ukraine will gather in Kiev since these days in the “Lavra” gallery the fourth wine festival “Kiev Food & Wine Festival: bread and wine” will be held.

“I genuinely congratulate the whole team of Kolonist with the 10th anniversary! 10 years – it is a bit, but also much. I am incredibly grateful to all of you! It is unbelievable, but 10 years ago this day on September 17 at the newly built

​In an interview with UNIAN the owner of Kolonist winery and the head of the Ukrainian Bureau of Vine and Wine Ivan Plachkov told about harvest prospects and how annexation of the Crimea affected the Ukrainian winemaking

The beginning in article –“French paradox” and Ukrainian wine” Wine as a kind of philosophical category, its wisdom and strength, Ukrainian grape varieties and how this business is fascinating and difficult, – about all these things a journalist of the newspaper “Zhyvy aktyvno”

“Odessa black” (125 UAH) from the Kolonist winery is made of the Ukrainian grape variety. Odessa black was born by crossing 2 grape varieties: Alicante Bouschet and Cabernet Sauvignon. At Ivan Plachkov’s winery this well-balanced wine without extra acidity is produced from a local Odessa

Wine as a kind of philosophical category, its wisdom and strength, Ukrainian grape varieties and how this business is fascinating and difficult, – about all these things a journalist of the newspaper “Zhyvy aktyvno” talked with the founder of a family winery Ivan Plachkov and his wife.