📍 Tairove
A settlement near Odesa, home of the Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking.
Tairove is a settlement on the Sukhyi Estuary in Ukraine's Odesa Oblast. The Tairov research institute traces to 1905 and moved to a Sukhyi Estuary site after a land gift in 1909. It was renamed after its founder Vasyl Tairov in 1922 and reorganised as a Ukrainian research institute in 1931.
Today it is a National Scientific Centre under the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences, and it is Ukraine's leading viticulture institution. The settlement also hosts the Vasyl Tairov Museum of the History of Viticulture and Winemaking.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Tairove ← grows in ← 🍇 Riesling → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Odesa Black Sea coast
- Grapes
- 🍇 Alibernet, 🍇 Aligoté, 🍇 Riesling
Frequently asked questions
When was the Tairov institute founded?
It traces back to 1905.
Why is it named Tairov?
It was renamed after founder Vasyl Tairov in 1922.
What is its status today?
A National Scientific Centre under the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences.
What to read next
- 🍇 Riesling — A white wine grape from the banks of the Rhine, making wines from dry to sweet.
- 🍇 Aligoté — A white variety from France, an offspring of Pinot and Gouais blanc; in 2009 it covered 9,625 ha in Ukraine.
- 🍇 Alibernet — Red colouring grape from Odesa, a 1948 cross of Alicante Henri Bouschet and Cabernet Sauvignon; gives dark wine and colour for blends.
Similar
📍 Ovidiopol · 📍 Odesa Black Sea coast · 📍 Odesa region · 📍 Bălți (Northern zone) · 📍 Bačka · 📍 Bitola
Sources
- Mind.ua: GI «Закарпаття / Закарпатське вино» registered
- Держпродспоживслужба: Закон «Про виноград, вино та продукти виноградарства» (2026)
- OIV country statistics
- Tairov Institute
- Travels in Ukraine - Tairov museum