New additions to the Wine Atlas of Russia: Krasnodar Region and Adygea

New additions to the Wine Atlas of Russia: Krasnodar Region and Adygea

Roscongress Foundation platforms for the wine industry have contributed to the development of viticulture and winemaking in Russia, promoting Russian wines and creating a place for professionals to engage in dialogue and share experience. One of the most important of such events is the VinoGrad thematic area, once again planned for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, taking place in 2025 from 18 to 21 June. Participants will discuss current market trends, share the best in domestic wine production, and find new opportunities for collaboration.

One of the most notable of these projects is the Wine Atlas of Russia, which has now added maps of the Krasnodar Region and Adygea. The Krasnodar Region is one of the country's most significant, fastest developing wine-growing regions.

"This is a very good time for winemaking in Kuban. The region currently produces 46% of Russian wine and 51% of champagne, and it has made a name for itself far outside the region. We intend to hold fast to our position, something we are well-positioned to do. The Federal Law on Viticulture and Winemaking, the adoption of which we played a role in, established the concept of vinelands. We are planting more and more new vineyards every year, adopting a scientific approach, attracting more investment, and participating in top exhibitions. The Wine Atlas of Russia project is yet another tool we can use to popularize Kuban wine,"Krasnodar Region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.

The Wine Atlas of Russia is a project dedicated to telling the story of Russian winemaking. Maps are created with information from a variety of sources: the register of vine plantations of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, the register of licensees of the Federal Service for Alcohol and Tobacco Market Regulation, data from the Federal Spatial Data Fund, materials from the public cadastral map of Rosreestr, information from the Association of Winegrowers and Winemakers of Russia, information from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, and cartographic bases in NextGis.

"Projects like the Wine Atlas of Russia contribute to the development of the wine industry, unlock the potential of our many regions, and create new opportunities for them to step onto the national and international stage,"Head of the Republic of Adygeya Murat Kumpilov said.

The maps all contain infographics and statistics with wine regions, individual vineyards, and micro-zones. The maps also contain key wine industry indicators: total area planted, average vineyard density, area of new vineyards planted by year, and gross yield by year. Users of the atlas can also learn more about the grape varieties planted in the vineyards.

The map of the Krasnodar Region required the most work of all the regions included in the Wine Atlas of Russia. Project Founder and Adviser to the Director of the Roscongress Foundation Pavel Shinsky said: "I predicted during the project presentation at SPIEF 2024 as part of the 'New Russian Lifestyle: Russian Wine' session that the greatest challenges would await us in the Kuban wine region. The sheer size of the region together with the number of wineries and diversity of terroirs made it difficult to keep the map clear and readable while including the abundance of information about winemaking in the region."

The first stage of the Wine Atlas of Russia is winding down. Six maps have already been finished. Besides the Krasnodar Region, they include the Stavropol Region, Sevastopol, Crimea, the Rostov Region, and the Republic of Dagestan. The atlas will grow again in the near future with two more maps of Russian winegrowing and winemaking regions: the Lower Volga and the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus.