Abrau-Dyurso or Abrau-Durso (russian: Абрау-Дюрсо) is a

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(a '' selo'') under the administrative jurisdiction of the

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of Novorossiysk in

Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of ...

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. It is located on the shore of

Lake Abrau Abrau (Russian: Абрау; from the Abkhaz word for "sinkhole") is a karst lake in Russia, the largest in Krasnodar Krai. It lies at 84 metres above sea level, among the foothills of the Forecaucasus, about 14 kilometres from the Black Sea ...

, west of Novorossiysk. It should not be confused with the ''

khutor A khutor ( rus, хутор, p=ˈxutər) or khutir ( uk, хутiр, pl. , ''khutory'') is a type of rural locality in some countries of Eastern Europe; in the past the term mostly referred to a single- homestead settlement.

'' of Dyurso,Resolution #2741-P of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai of December 19, 2006 ''On Establishing the Borders of the City of Novorossiysk of Krasnodar Krai and of the Administrative-Territorial Units Under Its Jurisdiction''. Items 4.8 (Abrau-Dyurso) and 4.10 (Dyurso). () which is located to the south, where the

Dyurso River Dyurso may refer to: * Dyurso River, a river in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, near the ''selo'' of Abrau-Dyurso *Dyurso (rural locality) Dyurso may refer to: * Dyurso River, a river in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, near the ''selo'' of Abrau-Dyurso Abrau-Dyu ...

enters the

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, and which is sometimes incorrectly considered to be a part of Abrau-Dyurso.Idisuda.ru
Population:

History

The settlement was founded on November 25, 1870 as a royal winery which was to provide wine for the

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's household. These plans were brought to fruition twenty-one years later, when Prince

Lev Golitsyn Prince Lev Sergeyevich Golitsyn (russian: Лев Сергеевич Голицын; 24 August 1845 – 26 December 1915) was a Russian winemaker of the 1890s. He established the production of sparkling wines in Russia. Biography Lev Sergeyevich ...

, renowned for his Crimean vineyards of

Massandra Massandra or Masandra ( crh, Massandra; russian: Массандра; uk, Масандра) is an urban-type settlement in the Yalta Municipality in Crimea. Occupying the spot of an ancient Greek settlement (Tavrida-Ταυρίδα), Masandra w ...

and

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, 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 ''Sovetskoye Shampanskoye'' (Сове́тское шампа́нское, 'Soviet Champagne') is a generic brand of sparkling wine produced in the Soviet Union and successor states. It was produced for many years as a state-run initiative. Typical ...

("Soviet Champagne").

Economy

Abrau-Dyurso is the center of Russia's most important wine-growing region. In August 2002, the local

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located upstream of the Dyurso River collapsed, washing away some of the grape fields in the Dyurso Valley and killing 2 people. As of 2005, the local winery, Abrau-Durso, produced 5,800,000 bottles of sparkling wine. There is a museum of sparkling wines on its grounds.

References

External links

Official website of the Abrau-Dyurso wineriesPhotos from Abrau-Durso
{{Authority control Rural localities in Krasnodar Krai Populated places established in 1870 Wine regions of Russia 1870 establishments in the Russian Empire