ODESA, SEPTEMBER 21st, 2011, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE — Head of the European Heritage Days programme, the Head of the project Wine, Cultural and Tourist Exchange, Madelena Grossmann of the Regional Co-operation Division Directorate of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage Council of Europe says Days of European Heriatge in Shabo is the basis for further development of wine culture in Europe, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

“Heritage is a very important factor in European culture. This is perhaps the most important project (European Heritage Days — Edit.) as far culture in Europe is concerned”, said the head of the project.

“The wine museum Shabo has a European approach. And so, it gives the possibility of cooperation with other wine museums of Europ”, added Ms Grossmann.

“For us, it is particularly important that this type of cooperation will provide the basis for further development of the wine culture in all of Europe”, she pointed out.

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.