The regions of Ukraine
Choose a region to read about its wines and explore the smaller growing areas within it.
- 01ChernivtsiNo producers listed yetChernivtsi lies in southwestern Ukraine on the borders with Romania and Moldova. Its landscape moves from the plateau between the Prut and Dniester rivers through foothills to the Carpathians, where a mountain climate brings a shorter growing season than on the plateau.
- 02CrimeaNo producers listed yetCrimea is a Ukrainian wine region on the peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Its climate varies, with Mediterranean conditions on the southern coast. Muscat grapes and local varieties such as Kokur grow here, and wines range from dry styles to sweet and fortified wines.
- 03KhersonNo producers listed yetKherson lies in Ukraine's southern Black Sea wine region, alongside Odesa and Mykolaiv. Low rainfall, high evaporation and dry spells of up to 100 days mark its vineyard climate. The Russian invasion brought occupation, looting, mined vineyards and major losses to the region's wine infrastructure.
- 04Mykolaiv1 producerMykolaiv is one of Ukraine's southern Black Sea wine regions, alongside Odesa and Kherson. Its hot, dry steppe climate draws on both continental and maritime influence. Fertile black soils are characteristic, while drought remains a recurring concern for wine growing.
- 05Odesa3 producersOdesa is a wine region on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, with salt estuaries and fertile black soils. Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, south of Odesa, is a historic wine area. Grapes grown across the region include Chardonnay, Muscat, Traminer, Cabernet, Bastardo and Pinot Noir.
- 06Other producers10 producersThese Ukrainian producers have no more specific region listed.
- 07Zakarpattia1 producerZakarpattia is a wine region in Ukraine, with many vineyards planted on sunny slopes. White wines remain important, while red grapes are becoming more widely grown. Producers also make sparkling wines and amber wines, made by fermenting white grapes with their skins, and work with disease-resistant grape varieties.