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Chateau Chizay Winery
LocationBerehove, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates48°13′34″N 22°38′24″E / 48.226077°N 22.640079°E / 48.226077; 22.640079
Founded1995
Cases/yr1 300 000
Known forFurmint Late Harvest, Ice Wine, Troyanda Karpat, Kahor Zakarpattya
VarietalsCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Traminer, Chersegi
DistributionInternational
TastingAvailable
Websitehttps://chizay.com

Chateau Chizay is a winery company with its production facilities located in the city of Berehove. Established in 1995, the company owns 272 hectares of vineyards in three districts of the region and is a leading wine producer in the region..[1] It is one of the most renowned wineries founded in independent Ukraine that is not based on Soviet heritage.[2]

The company's wines are exported to 21 countries worldwide, including the USA, Japan, Norway, Singapore, and traditional winemaking countries like Italy and France. In recent years, the company has won medals at prestigious international competitions such as Decanter, London Wine Competition, Paris Wine Cup, Japan Wine Challenge, Mundus Vini Dusseldorf, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Wine & Spirits Ukraine Awards, Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, and others[3]

Chateau Chizay is a popular tourist attraction.[4] The winery welcomes guests daily for tours and tastings in various formats, including non-alcoholic options, and organizes wine tours and children's quests.

Chateau Chizay Vineyards

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The company owns 272 hectares of vineyards in the foothills of the Carpathians, on slopes mainly of volcanic origin.[5] The vineyards were planted in 2006. The company cultivates European white and red grape varieties, including rare and exclusive ones for Ukraine. The vineyards do not use artificial irrigation, and most of the work is done manually.

Chateau Chizay Vineyard

Chateau Chizay Wines

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Chateau Chizay produces wines from its own harvest. The product range includes premium collections such as Carpathian Sekt, which became the first mono-varietal sparkling wine from Chersegi[5] and Pink Traminer in Ukraine. In 2023, Furmint Orange and Furmint Late Harvest were released, becoming ambassadors of Ukrainian winemaking on the international stage.

Notes

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  1. ^ "The Story of Chateau Chizay".
  2. ^ "How Transcarpathian wine conquers the world. Report from "Chateau Chizay"". Economic Truth (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  3. ^ "Sweet and fortified wines step into the limelight". concoursmondial.com. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  4. ^ "Where to go on a trip for delicious Ukrainian wine?". tripadvisor.
  5. ^ a b "Chateau Chizay". BoundbyWine. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
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Chateau Chizay Website