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| rural localities in krasnodar krai | |
| settlements established in 1870 | |
| wine regions of russia | |
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Abrau-Dyurso or '''Abrau-Durso''' () is a ); 2,792 ( 1989 Census ). Abrau-Dyurso is the center of Russia's most important wine-growing region. The settlement was founded on November 25 , 1870 as a royal winery which was to provide wine for the Tsar 's household. These plans were brought to fruition twenty-one years later, when Prince Leo Galitzine , renowned for his his Crimean vineyards of Massandra and Novyi Svet , was appointed Surveyor of Imperial Vineyards at Abrau-Dyurso. It was he who brought to Russia a team of skilled winemakers from France. By 1897, Abrau-Dyurso boasted champagne cellars containing in excess of 13,000 bottles. The Russian Revolution Of 1917 brought an end to Abrau-Dyurso's prosperity, if only for a short time. The French specialists fled Russia, but their work was continued by their Russian apprentices. Throughout the Soviet period, Abrau-Dyurso was reputed for its sparkling wine, which was marketed under the name of '' Sovetskoye Shampanskoye '' ("Soviet Champagne"), or "champagne for the people". As of 2005, the local winery produced 5,800,000 bottles of champagne. There is a museum of sparkling wines on its grounds. EXTERNAL LINK |
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