Famous state winery with several satellite wineries in Ukraine on the outskirts of Yalta on the southern coast of the Crimean peninsula. Near the village of Massandra, Count Mikhail Vorontsov (1782-1856) had the Alupka Castle built and had vineyards planted for which he imported new grape varieties for the Crimea, including Aligoté, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pedro Ximénez and Sémillon. Prince Lev Golitsyn (1845-1915) owned the Novyi Svet (New World) winery nearby, where he produced sparkling wines and established the fame of Crimean sparkling wine.
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