Vina Bani

Main article: Russian wine

Family winery. The name of the winery is explained by the fact that the production was built on the site of the Soviet state farm bath.
2022: Head - Yuri Khimichev (hereditary winemaker)
The owners of the winery are Yuri and Victoria Khimichevs. Yuri - a fourth-generation winemaker, a native of the Don land, has a huge professional experience as an enologist.

Vineyard area. Geography

Rostov region, Malaya Martynovka farm.
Vineyards belonging to the farm of Vina Bani are located between the rivers Sal and Don.
The total vineyard area is:
2023:130 ha
2022:111 hectares, of which about 20% are Don autochthonous varieties.

Terroir

Due to low temperatures in winter, all grapes are sheltered for the winter. Soils are loamy and calcareous, with severe frosts and blowing winds protecting against pests and fungi, and the large difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures during ripening contributes to better grape quality.

A set of grapes

European and Don autochthonous grape varieties make up the main line of mono wines. At the winery, a uterine nursery was created, in which they try to preserve the almost disappeared Don autochthons. Over the past decades, more than 30 varieties have been collected in it: Kumshatsky Beliy, Pukhlyakovsky, Sibirkovy, Tsimladar, Krasnostop and other autochthons, which were undeservedly forgotten, and today they are actively developing and used.

Tourism

Tours and tastings are held, there is a reception room, a park

History

2010

In 2010, the owners placed modern equipment and several barrels in the building of the former Soviet bath and released the first wine under their own brand

1977

The history of the family winery begins in 1977. Founder of the winery Nikolai Methodievich Khimichev