📍 Kyiv region
A northern zone with small craft vineyards.
Kyiv region is a northern wine zone with small craft vineyards, and its story is mostly one of winter. Historical vineyards stood near Kyiv at Mezhyhirya, Holosiyevo and Kitaevo, but severe winters often froze them. One of the first trials to select grapes for northern Ukraine took place in the Botanical Garden of Kyiv University in 1842.
Today the region has around ten licensed winemaking enterprises, which grow grapes locally and also buy fruit from Odesa and Mykolaiv regions. Biologist Winery in Lisnyky farms biodynamically and is planting Riesling seedlings brought from Moldova as warming pushes growers north. Solaris, a PIWI hybrid, is also grown and made into a fruity white by Kulynychenko winery; Pinot Noir is listed among the main grapes too.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Kyiv region ← grows in ← 🍇 Riesling → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🗺️ Ukrainian wine
- Grapes
- 🍇 Solaris, 🍇 Riesling, 🍇 Pinot Noir
Frequently asked questions
Where did Kyiv's historical vineyards stand?
At Mezhyhirya, Holosiyevo and Kitaevo.
What does Biologist Winery do?
Farms biodynamically in Lisnyky and plants Riesling seedlings from Moldova.
Where do local winemakers buy extra fruit?
From Odesa and Mykolaiv regions.
Similar
📍 Podillia · 📍 Zaporizhzhia region · 📍 Mykolaiv region · 📍 Zakarpattia · 📍 Odesa region · 📍 Kherson region
Sources
- Mind.ua: GI «Закарпаття / Закарпатське вино» registered
- Держпродспоживслужба: Закон «Про виноград, вино та продукти виноградарства» (2026)
- OIV country statistics
- Odessa Journal: wineries of central Ukraine
- Odessa Journal: Riesling in Kyiv region