Wine with Leslie: Sláinte to Irish vineyards this St Patrick's Day
Quaint river through the medieval town of Semur en Auxois, Burgundy, France
The appalling events in Ukraine in recent weeks has led many people to ask me if Ukrainian wines are available in Ireland and unfortunately the answer seems to be no.
Ukraine has a long wine tradition dating back to at least the 4th century BCE, especially in the south of the country near the Black Sea and of course in Crimea. The region around Odessa is the largest and growing conditions are not dissimilar to Hungary and Romania and in 2019 more than 130 million litres of wine were produced on 40,000 hectares. If you curious to read more log on to ukr.wine and hopefully in the future we might get a chance to taste some and support their economy.
