Winemaking in Ukraine: “I have no right to complain”

International Wine Challenge (Canopy) publishes an in-depth interview with Beykush Winery founder Yevhen Schneideris as the third instalment in its series on Ukrainian winemakers during wartime. He recounts the winery’s origin story: it began with his wife wanting to keep chickens, for which he decided to build not an ordinary coop but a small castle — complete with a wine cellar and a children’s playground. A neighbour later offered him wine made from home-grown grapes, and Yevhen realised he wanted to make wine himself — the chickens moved on, and the castle became a winery.

The article covers Beykush’s varieties in detail, including Timorasso — rare in Ukraine — which impressed the Colli Tortonesi consortium at a tasting in Italy. Yevhen reflects: “We are still in a very dangerous zone, but I have no right to complain. Compared to many others, we are doing fine.”

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