📍 Shabo
A village on the Dniester Estuary where Swiss settlers made wine as far back as the 19th century.
Shabo is a Ukrainian wine village in Budjak, Odesa Oblast, on the strip of land between the Dniester Estuary and the Black Sea. Its vineyards are planted mainly with three grapes: Telti-Kuruk, Rkatsiteli and Cabernet Sauvignon.
The wine tradition here came from Switzerland. In 1822 winegrowers from the canton of Vaud, led by Louis-Vincent Tardent, founded a colony in this corner of Bessarabia, having set out from Vevey on 19 July that year. Wine was already being made in the village in the 19th century.
Today's Shabo winery took shape after 2003, when a new owner took over the local farm cooperative and began rebuilding it from the ground up. It now farms about 1,200 ha of vineyards with some 4 million vines. Its vines grow on the same land where the Swiss settlers arrived more than two centuries ago.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Shabo ← grows in ← 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
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Frequently asked questions
What grapes is Shabo known for?
Telti-Kuruk, Rkatsiteli and Cabernet Sauvignon.
How large are Shabo's vineyards?
About 1,200 ha with some 4 million vines.
Is Shabo in Bessarabia?
Yes, it lies in Budjak, a region of Bessarabia, in Ukraine's Odesa Oblast.
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