Description of the attraction
The Alkadar winery is located seven kilometers from Sevastopol. Since ancient times, grapes have been grown in these places, wonderful, pleasant wine has been made. In 1872, V. S. Perovskaya, who was the mother of the famous revolutionary Sophia Perovskaya, became the owner of the Primorskoye estate. In 1889, the famous entrepreneur F. O. Stahl acquired these lands, and the economy became famous for its products. Since then, more and more wine connoisseurs have appeared. These wonderful wines appeared on the king's table. Viticulture and winemaking would have developed further at this pace if not for the events of 1917. Eyewitnesses claim that at the beginning of the revolution, all the wine was poured from the entrepreneur's basement so that no one would get it.
With the advent of Soviet power, the state farm "Alkadar" was created. In 1927 it was renamed and named after Sophia Perovskaya. The previous name of the state farm remained in the Sevastopol Agricultural Production Association, created in 1991. The name "Alkadar" is present at JSC S. Perovskaya as a trade mark and the name of a winery. This plant had a large capacity, which made it possible to process almost 8000 tons of various grapes per year. For wine materials, 250 thousand tons of high quality grapes were sold. Wine materials were delivered to factories that were engaged in secondary winemaking, and then to tables for holidays and celebrations.
JSC named after Perovskaya has 800 hectares of vineyards. A large area is devoted to technical varieties of various grapes, which are intended for the production of vintage wines, as well as different varieties of champagne. The well-known vintage wines were made here: "Riesling", "Aligote", "Chardonnay", "Cabernet", "Rkatseteli" and many others.
In 2002, a wine tasting room was opened at the Alkadar plant. In this hall, not only the tasting of the best wines, which were awarded high awards at international competitions, takes place, but also an acquaintance with the history of the development of winemaking.
The tasting room is equipped with oak tables, made to order and designed for 60 seats. The hall is also equipped with air conditioning. Coolness reigns in the hall in summer, and warm in winter. Each arriving tourist is offered nine samples of various wines, mineral water and several types of biscuits in the hall. All tasters listen to a story covering the history of winemaking, drinking culture, the benefits of wines, the unique Sevastopol zone and, of course, there are all sorts of legends about wines.
