"Today, the total area of vineyards is 1,150 hectares. This year, we planted 47 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. The first small crop will be in the third year after planting. Now there is an active harvest, as well as the installation of trellises on young plantings. Next year we plan to plant Merlot grapes on 50 hectares ", said Anna Kovalenko, Executive Director of Koktebel vintage wine factory LLC.
The process of expanding and updating production is in an active phase a new blending shop with a capacity of 100 thousand daL has been launched, a new bottling line has been purchased, which is planned to be launched in November.
Now, the necessary premises are being repaired. Line will become the main one in mass production, while the old one with the function of reconfiguration for different containers will remain for exclusive orders and projects.
Constant modernization and improvement of the production process is underway, and a new line of wines has been released. This summer, the factory has pleased holidaymakers and launched a new stylish label-geometry. According to employees of brand stores, which are already five on the peninsula, the wine in the new original design is sold very quickly and is in high demand.
For reference: the amount of investment in the project was 846.9 million RUB. Almost 500 jobs were created. Since 2015, about 255 million RUB have been paid to the Federal budget, the budget of the Republic of Crimea and local budgets. An enterprise is a member of Free Economic Zone.