ODESA, SEPTEMBER 21st, 2011, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE — People’s Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Party of Regions, Sergiy Kivalov says our state stays afloat due to such enterprises as Wine Cultural Centre Shabo, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

“Our state stays afloat due to such enterprises as Wine Cultural Centre Shabo because they are already this year, they have paid more than UAH 200 million in tax. Probably, it is very important and we as politicians, should support such enterprises”, said the People’s Deputy.

“I think today a, it is a historic event not only for our region, and in general for Ukraine, because a ukrainian company has entered the European market”, he added.

INFORMATION: Production and trading wine company Shabo is vertically integrated wine-making holding with full production cycle, manufacturing all kinds of spirits based on grapes. Production capacities of the company are located in v. Shabo (Ukraine, Odessa region).

Great attention to each bunch of grapes on vineyards with area 1000 hа, compliance high quality standards make “Shabo” company the model of growing the best grapes on Ukrainian market: since the company’s foundation we have been carefully working over improvement of imported European grapes and over their adaptation to natural and climatic conditions of Shabo region. We also raise our own unique grape varieties which are ideal for our wine and brandy.