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Recent Russian shelling destroys Ukrainian wine warehouse
by Sergey Panov | 06-07-2026
On the night of July 2, a Russian strike on Kyiv destroyed the central warehouse of the OKWINE wine store chain and the distributor Wine Hunters. The company reported that this was one of the... more »
Russians destroy historic 19th-century Ukrainian winery
by Miquel Hudin | 09-03-2026
On 12 February, two 500kg, Russian FAB-500 aerial bombs completely destroyed the 19th-century building of the Prince Trubetskoi Winery in the Kherson region of Ukraine. The winery was originally founded 130 years ago by a... more »
Ukrainian wine/war film, “Wounded Land” wins Most Festival
by Miquel Hudin | 13-11-2023
At this year’s Most Festival in Catalunya, Spain, the Grand Jury Prize was awarded to the Ukrainian wine/war film, “Wounded Land“. The festival, now in its 12th edition is currently the only film festival in... more »
Looking back, looking forward with Ukraine
by Miquel Hudin | 27-02-2023
Whatever Putin may have been planning in order to mark the one-year anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine didn’t come to pass last week despite the rumors. Russia simply continues with more of the... more »
Ukraine sees its first “Grad Cru” wine
by Miquel Hudin | 05-12-2022
The world was still reeling from the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine when the morning of 5th of March arrived in the second week of their invasion. Mykhailo and Georgiy Molchanov, the father and son... more »
Wine & the War-Life balance in Ukraine
by Jenia Nikolaichuk | 21-11-2022
Much like all other aspects of the country, Ukrainian winemaking is going through extreme times. The 2022 vintage has been one of the best of the previous decade–according to those who were able to harvest... more »
Ukraine’s wine people finding homes around Europe
by Miquel Hudin | 20-05-2022
The war in Ukraine continues to be a heinous atrocity. The only thing that’s clear now is that there will be no resolution any time soon, especially as Russia seems hell-bent to grind on despite... more »
Ukrainian wine, at a fragile moment
by Miquel Hudin | 10-05-2022
Since February 24th 2022, the world has quickly learned a great deal more about Europe’s second-largest country, Ukraine. Most notably will be our profound admiration for the Ukrainians’ continued resistance of the invading Russian Army.... more »
Ukrainian winemaking in war
by Jenia Nikolaichuk | 11-04-2022
Most of the territory of Ukraine has been scarred by war because the Russians have been actively destroying civilian infrastructure and this fate hasn’t spared the wineries of our country. Since the beginning of the... more »
Wine in Ukraine, an interview with GoodWine
by Miquel Hudin | 04-04-2022
As the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine continues, it’s important to remember that a lot is at stake in geopolitical terms but also in economic terms–both big and small. While before February 24th some... more »